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backscatter712

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18. Polygraphs, aka "lie detectors" are nothing but woo.

Reply to sorefeet (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:27 PM

Jan 2013

Far too many false-negatives and false-positives. You get about the same accuracy from flipping a coin.

And I might mention that Aldrich Ames, the intelligence officer that turned out to be a Soviet spy, who gave the CIA one of its biggest pantsings in history, passed two polygraph exams while he was actively spying for the Soviets.

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So, Lie detector test for pain???? [View all] sorefeet Jan 2013 OP

doesn't stress throw off the results? bettyellen Jan 2013 #1

There is a guy here dying sorefeet Jan 2013 #5

again. what societal problems are a few opiate addicts causing that alcoholics aren't causing worse? bettyellen Jan 2013 #7

+1. Our laws toward people who use illegal drugs are punitive yardwork Jan 2013 #24

What about big pharma? ananda Jan 2013 #27

A person in great pain... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #2

True! Lie detector tests are notoriously poor for determining the truth. intheflow Jan 2013 #10

"lie detectors" are pseudoscience Mosby Jan 2013 #17

Being addicted to pain killers does not mean someone is not suffering from chronic pain. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #3

yeah, actually, i can tell you that modern science can't tell if the person is an addict or in pain. unblock Jan 2013 #4

Not everyone reacts the same way to any given drug Fumesucker Jan 2013 #6

Just like any job sorefeet Jan 2013 #8

How would you tell someone wasn't lying if they were in severe pain? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #9

ridiculous. spanone Jan 2013 #11

I have no idea the context behind this post is, but there's an old trick TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #12

Lie detectors are pretty much infallible???? ret5hd Jan 2013 #26

Another option is caring less whether people 'deserve' drugs cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #13

stupid idea. cali Jan 2013 #14

I wish they had left the... one_voice Jan 2013 #16

I don't know about the name but at least they are now focusing on the complexity of pain liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #20

I'm sorry your husband has to live with that... one_voice Jan 2013 #21

Mine weren't quite that bad; I'd get about 3 days a month without a full-blown migraine REP Jan 2013 #28

I agree. And man, you have my deepest sympathies cali Jan 2013 #22

In our state doctors are only allowed to dispense a certain amount of pain killers and then liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #15

Polygraphs, aka "lie detectors" are nothing but woo. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jan 2013 #19

The number of people addicted to prescribed opiates (and other prescribed drugs) cbayer Jan 2013 #23

Lie detectors are the biggest scam yet. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #25

I'm pretty sure they could look at my X-rays, MRIs, biopsies and surgical notes REP Jan 2013 #29