They could do with defining what "the placebo effect" they are refuting actually is.
I thought placebo proponents were usually advocating it for things like pain relief, tinnitus, fatigue, etc. Things where what you are consciously thinking can make a difference to your experience even if it doesn't actually fix the underlying issue.
I think that's quite a bit different from thinking that placebos actually heal wounds.
I thought placebo proponents were usually advocating it for things like pain relief, tinnitus, fatigue, etc. Things where what you are consciously thinking can make a difference to your experience even if it doesn't actually fix the underlying issue.
I think that's quite a bit different from thinking that placebos actually heal wounds.