Hi folks,
Just thought I'd better check as I remembered something odd about "placebo":
PLACEBO;Noun
1. innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control
group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
2. In Roman Catholic Church: vespers of the office for the dead
I meant (1) of course...................
There *was* an outrageous "study" I recall some thirty years ago to deny
the existence of the placebo effect.
As a psychologist way back in the last century, I recall working with
Evans in the U.K., on past-life regression and one excellent subject who
would demonstrate extraordinary facial blistering which vanished upon
returning.
The female subject very accurately reported details of being a 24 y.o. male
in Venice some 200 years prior - one of which was a pestilent disease which
forced the wearing of a mask constantly.............
Any reasonable hypnotist can demonstrate astounding physiological control
of the body by a participant.
(Don't even get me started on what hypnosis is!) :-)
Any old school Medical practitioner knows about the "will to live" - or die.
Any reasonable observer should understand, IMHO, that life is the 3-legged
stool of Taoism: Mind AND Body AND Spirit. Not too useful without any one
of them.
The body however, is subject to very earthly rules: needs very earthly
support.
No amount of psyche effort can replace the need to eat - or more
importantly - drink ....... at least in this plane/zone/dream/reality.
Thank heaven for CS!
Cheers,
Himagain
Oh, Ode, In the oldest book of knowledge known to man it is stated several
times that the logic of culling the weakest 30% is understandable ......
otherwise the earth would soon overflow with people!
Sadly, I believe that we have seen the last of the "old people who
didn't/don't get sick".
The typical life expectancy in the USA/West is dropping like a stone and
the non-public actuarial statistics now show why *anyone* can get life
assurance, so long as it doesn't cash in before age 66. The chances of
anyone born after 1970 living to 60+ is very low. The 21st century
"lifestyle" will kill 'em.
John Rigby
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