hi all. one of my biggest drives in life is music. playing or listening im game.
i play guitar, drums, bass and a little keys and i also sing. i am now, also learning saxophone!!!!
who else here is a musician and what do you play?
please link me a YouTube, bandcamp or soundcloud below.
find me at
soundcloud.com/dwindley
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dwindley
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if it makes you happy its all good.
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Nice dwindley, you're pretty good!
I don't agree with the homeopathic stuff though. Not statistically significant meant it is the same as placebo, the man giving the interview either doesn't understand that, or he was being dishonest.
It's like flipping a coin twice, guessing it right each time, and claiming to be psychic. Why is that not proof? You got them right 100% of the time! Because of the very small number of coin flips; you had a 25% chance of guessing them both right anyway.
I can explain it more if you want, but having positive results that are not statistically significant is a way to lie to people by cheating in the experimental setup -- that's why statistics are so important.
That said, the placebo effect IS very strong (placebo is the power of the mind to affect perception), so sugar pills CAN make people feel better. The bedside manner in alternative medicine is much better, and can have a big effect on patient treatment (compared to a doctor who just writes a prescription and sends the patient away).
However, placebos (the power of the mind) can only affect perception (like pain and suffering) and create a more positive outlook. They can't directly combat disease itself -- e.g. cancer doesn't respond to placebo, because cancer has no mind to fight against. The same with bacterial or viral conditions.
I don't have a problem with placebos, they are very useful, but there are a lot of dishonest people lying about them and cheating the public out of a lot of money by overcharging, and even claiming they treat serious diseases, which is killing people (like Steve Jobs).
I don't agree with the homeopathic stuff though. Not statistically significant meant it is the same as placebo, the man giving the interview either doesn't understand that, or he was being dishonest.
It's like flipping a coin twice, guessing it right each time, and claiming to be psychic. Why is that not proof? You got them right 100% of the time! Because of the very small number of coin flips; you had a 25% chance of guessing them both right anyway.
I can explain it more if you want, but having positive results that are not statistically significant is a way to lie to people by cheating in the experimental setup -- that's why statistics are so important.
That said, the placebo effect IS very strong (placebo is the power of the mind to affect perception), so sugar pills CAN make people feel better. The bedside manner in alternative medicine is much better, and can have a big effect on patient treatment (compared to a doctor who just writes a prescription and sends the patient away).
However, placebos (the power of the mind) can only affect perception (like pain and suffering) and create a more positive outlook. They can't directly combat disease itself -- e.g. cancer doesn't respond to placebo, because cancer has no mind to fight against. The same with bacterial or viral conditions.
I don't have a problem with placebos, they are very useful, but there are a lot of dishonest people lying about them and cheating the public out of a lot of money by overcharging, and even claiming they treat serious diseases, which is killing people (like Steve Jobs).
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dwindley
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you raise some fair points. I've never really thought about it that much.
placebos are great for calming people down and in a hospice they could be extreamly useful for giving a patient a more peaceful end to their lives.
thanks for your compliments. im currently taking a step back from playing live but i am working on some new material and will be looking to form a project in the near future.
placebos are great for calming people down and in a hospice they could be extreamly useful for giving a patient a more peaceful end to their lives.
thanks for your compliments. im currently taking a step back from playing live but i am working on some new material and will be looking to form a project in the near future.