Thanks! Great call on the VR being used for super placebo, i will not take that bet. Though i wonder if the nagging sense in the back of your head that you are not in reality might, for some or most people, prevent the magical effect. And i think you are totally right about needing to leave the “metaphysical backdoor” open by remembering…
Thanks! Great call on the VR being used for super placebo, i will not take that bet. Though i wonder if the nagging sense in the back of your head that you are not in reality might, for some or most people, prevent the magical effect. And i think you are totally right about needing to leave the “metaphysical backdoor” open by remembering that the story of consciousness/physics is not settled (and never will be). This is like the modern version of “enchantment” though i guess im somewhat dubious that it can function similarly, like if you are already thinking about “physics” you are in a non-magical headspace.
A secondary issue: aren't Autism and Schizophrenics/Bipolars "immune to propaganda" (at least in research setting)? Are these developmental quirks merely a nocebo countermeasure against the busting of backdoors? If so, how can one induce these effects at will?
Side question: will this problem force all scientific studies to redefine the applicable "bar of success" against placebos?
Thanks! Great call on the VR being used for super placebo, i will not take that bet. Though i wonder if the nagging sense in the back of your head that you are not in reality might, for some or most people, prevent the magical effect. And i think you are totally right about needing to leave the “metaphysical backdoor” open by remembering that the story of consciousness/physics is not settled (and never will be). This is like the modern version of “enchantment” though i guess im somewhat dubious that it can function similarly, like if you are already thinking about “physics” you are in a non-magical headspace.
A secondary issue: aren't Autism and Schizophrenics/Bipolars "immune to propaganda" (at least in research setting)? Are these developmental quirks merely a nocebo countermeasure against the busting of backdoors? If so, how can one induce these effects at will?
Side question: will this problem force all scientific studies to redefine the applicable "bar of success" against placebos?