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Old 07-31-2012, 05:36 AM   #40
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Default Re: Doesn't Bleed- Rules Exemption (Bleeding)?

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran View Post
The placebo effect is specifically when the patient doesn't know they don't have an effective treatment, so I don't see how meditation has anything to do with it.
Actually, it can still have an effect if real medicine is given, resulting in overrated effectiveness of medicine (e.g. when the biochemistry accounts for +2 and the placebo effect for +3).
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