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Acupunture - pseudoscience?
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RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience?
November 2, 2016 at 4:54 pm
(November 2, 2016 at 1:41 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:
(October 31, 2016 at 10:29 pm)Aractus Wrote: No it isn't, no one know why the placebo effect works. It works even when the response is purely biochemical in the body. You can't control biomechanical processes by thought!

bold mine

What do you consider biomechanical?

I can control my heart rate by thought. I can control my blood pressure by thought. I can definitely control my breathing by thought. 

However, long term control is a pain in the ass.

You can control your arm picking up peas with a knife by a (series of) thought.
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Acupunture - pseudoscience?

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Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by mcolafson - September 23, 2016 at 8:49 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by account_inactive - September 23, 2016 at 8:49 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Alex K - September 23, 2016 at 8:49 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by mcolafson - September 23, 2016 at 8:55 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by FatAndFaithless - September 23, 2016 at 8:57 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Esquilax - September 23, 2016 at 9:02 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by mcolafson - September 23, 2016 at 10:01 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Alex K - September 23, 2016 at 9:08 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Homeless Nutter - September 23, 2016 at 9:19 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Pat Mustard - October 30, 2016 at 5:01 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by mcolafson - September 23, 2016 at 9:24 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by FatAndFaithless - September 23, 2016 at 8:50 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Esquilax - September 23, 2016 at 8:54 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by mcolafson - September 23, 2016 at 9:08 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Esquilax - September 23, 2016 at 9:15 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by mcolafson - September 23, 2016 at 9:29 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by johan - October 31, 2016 at 6:51 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by downbeatplumb - October 30, 2016 at 6:02 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Aroura - October 30, 2016 at 12:52 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Anomalocaris - September 23, 2016 at 9:25 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by FatAndFaithless - September 23, 2016 at 9:04 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Amarok - December 6, 2016 at 1:54 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by vorlon13 - September 23, 2016 at 9:09 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by vorlon13 - September 23, 2016 at 9:30 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Aractus - October 30, 2016 at 6:34 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Anomalocaris - October 30, 2016 at 9:36 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Aractus - October 30, 2016 at 6:17 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by brewer - October 30, 2016 at 8:23 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Aractus - October 30, 2016 at 8:46 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by brewer - October 30, 2016 at 9:09 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by vorlon13 - October 30, 2016 at 10:01 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Aroura - October 30, 2016 at 12:54 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by chimp3 - October 30, 2016 at 10:33 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by brewer - October 30, 2016 at 12:35 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by brewer - October 30, 2016 at 9:51 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Aractus - October 31, 2016 at 1:22 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Doubting Thomas - October 31, 2016 at 1:46 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Minimalist - October 31, 2016 at 7:59 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by abaris - October 31, 2016 at 8:02 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Aractus - October 31, 2016 at 10:29 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by vorlon13 - October 31, 2016 at 10:33 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Doubting Thomas - November 1, 2016 at 1:59 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by brewer - November 2, 2016 at 1:41 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Pat Mustard - November 2, 2016 at 4:54 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by brewer - November 2, 2016 at 5:32 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Minimalist - October 31, 2016 at 8:10 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by abaris - October 31, 2016 at 8:11 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Minimalist - October 31, 2016 at 8:37 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by vorlon13 - November 1, 2016 at 2:00 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Edwardo Piet - November 2, 2016 at 8:24 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by bennyboy - November 3, 2016 at 6:26 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Sal - November 3, 2016 at 7:38 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by bennyboy - November 5, 2016 at 10:22 am
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by johan - November 6, 2016 at 8:45 pm
RE: Acupunture - pseudoscience? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2016 at 2:31 pm

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