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In reply to the discussion: Naturopaths and the creep of pseudo-science [View all]NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)The only difference currently that makes conventional medicine "ethical" is that the doctors are also tricked into thinking their methods actually work (and mind you, in some European countries it is considered ethical to prescribed placebos and actually done in practice per recent documentary aired on CBC). Of course, there is a massive hit to the pocketbook of patients, as well as health risks, to consume non inert but equally ineffective medications to obtain such an "ethical" classification.
If doctors are so foolish to be tricked into thinking their risky medications are the best of all worlds, it should not be a challenge to trick them into prescribing placebos as well.
But in any case, thats the value of natural paths. They already think their placebos work