Homeopathy For Dogs

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 17:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Can homeopathy actually work if someone knows it is a placebo? What if, for example, a skeptical Science 2.0 group was told they got a placebo and that nutritionists were getting medicine? Would we feel better anyway?(1)Of course it's possible, it just wouldn't be due to magic water. It's a mystery of biology why some people just feel better taking something. That is why homeopathy still exists a few hundred years after its invention even though it has never worked.(2)Does the placebo effect apply to dogs? Do they understand the concept of medicine? If not, they have a placebo effect. read more

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