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In reply to the discussion: Speed the 150-year-old tortoise dies at San Diego Zoo [View all]The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)25. Yes, you have fallen into confirmation bias
"What you have fallen into is confirmation bias, the tendency to selectively believe facts one believes and dismiss facts which one does not."
When it comes to acupuncture, you will dismiss all facts that are not from double blind studies, and those double blind studies that contradict your bias, you dismiss as flawed. Scientific method is a lot broader than double blind studies. It is the gold standard of the FDA's method for testing drugs, but it is not the only modality of scientific method. Gravity has not been tested double blind, but when you trip, you certainly fall to the ground because of gravity, anecdotal or not. You might want to read up on scientific method. Kuhn would be a good start.
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actually it has shown some efficacy in studies for pain and other conditions
restorefreedom
Jun 2015
#3
Acupuncture is limited to certain types of ailments. It's not a cure-all for everything. It
Cal33
Jun 2015
#42
Do you really believe all these colleges would be offering the courses (with Masters and
Cal33
Jun 2015
#46
hang the flag of rubbish on the shell of a dead tortoise to better illustrate how clever we are...
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#45
Years ago, I saw two of the tortoises at the San Diego zoo 'enjoy a moment'
suffragette
Jun 2015
#36