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Originally Posted by Seawolf
Isn't that what 'double blind' experiments are for? To prevent observer bias? If I was studying a healing method, I wouldn't want any bias to enter the testing so I can find out if it really works.
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But you then have to account for those being studied... Bruce mentioned a study that was focused on the placebo effect. Cancer patients were split
into two groups with half being given chemo treatments and the other half placebos. Roughly a third of those given the placebo experienced the actual
symptoms of chemo... including "hair loss" and the usual nausea... even though no actual chemicals were involved... the patient "believed deeply" and
so they created... double blind may work with inanimate objects but conscious beings weave their own tales... and these interior story lines can often ripple
outward, thus becoming observable components...