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15. Yeah, just because it works for you doesn't mean that it works

If someone is in pain and uses a placebo drug or method that reduces the experience of pain in that person, then I'm in favor of placebos. Placebos are quite often more effective than nothing at all, and sometimes that is due to the placebo effect. So what.

Science is a great analytical tool, but scientific method in the abstract doesn't do anything. People in pain need relief. If acupuncture works, as it does for many, so what that science doesn't explain it.