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[scourge728]

As a general rule, I don't believe in things involving psychic energy, as cool as it would be

[Hanslanda]

As a general rule, I don't believe in things involving psychic energy, as cool as it would be

The huge lack of evidence supporting theories of psychic energy is pretty noticeable.

[scourge728]

As a general rule, I don't believe in things involving psychic energy, as cool as it would be

The huge lack of evidence supporting theories of psychic energy is pretty noticeable.

Also the main reason I don't believe in magic healing rocks or astrology

[Neonivek]

Now if only we could disprove Acupuncture!

Though frankly... incredibly dubious "effectiveness tests" and the explanation being "magnetic fields".

Though before anyone goes for one, I should state ALL disease "supposedly" can be treated through acupuncture.

[ChairmanPoo]

I pretty much regard acupunture as disproven for practical intents and purposes.
Or rather: without hard evidence behind it, and little to no rationale.

[pisskop]

i am aghast.

you know its a term for mental energies and not telepathy, yes?

its used as a measure of motivation and focus and mental acuity

[scourge728]

i am aghast.

you know its a term for mental energies and not telepathy, yes?

its used as a measure of motivation and focus and mental acuity

I actually didn't

[EnigmaticHat]

Sent somewhat curt text to subletter asking if anyone had knocked on the door in the past two hours.  Got an iPhone screen long text about how me and my friend/non-illegal roommate are ignoring her all the time (I missed ONE TEXT, granted my roomie actually does ignore people) and about how she doesn't like living here because of multiple problems including a smell in the kitchen.  And its like, A, you and the other roomate only clean up their own messes, you don't actually clean common areas.  B, I'm not my friend, if you have a problem with her chores then just tell her.  C... this sounds harsh, but I got a subletter because I wanted more money.  Not because I wanted a BFF.  I talk to you when I see you in the kitchen in living room, I answer questoins when you ask them, like, that's about what roommates are.

She's 19, first time living on her own and clearly lonely and unprepared.  Plus the feelings she's describing I can relate.  So I'm not mad and I've already sent my own text wall defusing things without giving in.  Its just... annoying, and it came at a bad time.

[IcyTea31]

It'd be cool to see a large-scale study done on the effects of acupuncture. Take four groups of thirty random people. One group gets acupuncture, one group gets nothing, one group gets anesthesia, the last group gets anesthesia and acupuncture. Compare results of feelings of wellness, general pain, anxiety, whatever acupuncture fixes.

Too bad it's impossible to double-blind, yeah?

Control group gets nothing, group A gets a pharmaceutical drug or other previously-proven method, group B gets acupuncture, group C gets a placebo sugar pill, group D gets a placebo of being randomly stung with needles. Interview subjects before and after either in person or with questionnaires, using researchers different from those who applied the treatments/"treatments". Collate the results, publish findings.

[Neonivek]

Or here is something...

Have one of the groups get fake Acupuncture.

It does everything Acupuncture does but the needle points need not be the correct ones.

[IcyTea31]

Exactly my point (heh). I would say acupuncture is nothing more than a placebo, but that is something we can test.

[heydude6]

Or here is something...

Have one of the groups get fake Acupuncture.

It does everything Acupuncture does but the needle points need not be the correct ones.

Doesn't fake acupuncture hurt though? I thought the whole reasoning behind it was stabbing needles in places where stabbing needles won't hurt. I'm pretty sure people will immediately notice that something is wrong when supposedly painless needles start hurting.

[IcyTea31]

There aren't any special places where needles don't hurt, except maybe the outermost part of your heels if you walk barefoot a lot. However, the sharper and thinner the needle, the less it hurts. That is why taking an injection barely hurts at all but stepping on a d4 makes you want to murder their inventor, even if it doesn't pierce your skin.

[Paxiecrunchle]

That's true, but  there are definitely some places were needles hurt less, and some places where they hurt more, I can attest to this after relatively recently having an intramuscular injection, which is just loooovley.

[pisskop]

Muscles are the worst place to receive a needle or pressurized batch of air and chemical.