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uslic001
on April 3, 2020
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Reiki can’t possibly work, so why does it?
Magical thinking and placebo effect. I don't see any Reiki masters on the front line fighting COVID-19 because they know it has no real effect.
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Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.
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fortran77
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Actually, if you google, you'll see everyone from Chiropractors to acupuncturists to reiki practitioners claiming they can help. (The most outlandish claims are coming from the chiropractors!)
jayjay71
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Fun fact: at least in the United States, chiropractors do not have medical degrees and so they are not licensed doctors.
sneak
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Yet it is still somehow legal for them to market themselves as “Dr. $NAME”. It’s baffling.
crispinb
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Chiropractic can cure all known ailments. Which is nearly as many as are smited by the mighty turmeric.
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