> If the science isn't finding an effect, they are either not measuring the right thing or they are not measuring it with a large enough sample size.
This is a very dangerous idea to have. Placebo is a very well known effect.
This is a very dangerous idea to have. Placebo is a very well known effect.
To be very clear, you can test for the abscence of an effect. It is a little bit more challenging than finding a "true" effect, but it is feasible.
It is a dangerous, and common, misunderstanding to not distinguish between "no significant effect" and "statistically significant zero effect".