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so the methods work, but we just can't tell if they're working? I imagine that would be quite financially convenient for people selling methods that don't work. if it's a game you can't measure if you're winning, it's a casino game. and casino games always favor the house.

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In holistic approaches, sometimes, the treatment works, but the cause and effect cannot be pinpointed. Oftentimes, it's not repeatable. That is because the state of the body is different from one point to another.

"Selling" these techniques or drugs complicates the matter. And this is why [alternative] therapies have a negative taste in scientific communities.

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