Home remedies, hydroxychloroquine, and other illusions
Home remedies, hydroxychloroquine, and other illusions “The human mind is a delusion generator, not a window to (the) truth” Scott Adams This post is about why the human mind is such a sucker for sops. So if you feel strongly in favour of home remedies or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, then you should stop right here. You may not like the tone of what I say. And I don’t want any adverse astral energy fields turned against me. This is strictly for the healthily ambivalent folks out there. I expect that some of you may find my clubbing grandma’s home remedies together with a legitimate medical product somewhat disconcerting. But I think that the underlying misperceptions driving us to hold unfounded beliefs apply equally to both. And also, the combination makes for nice alliteration. Honey, pepper and homeopathy The most famous endorsement for “the biggest game changer in the history of medicine” aside, the internet is awash with innumerable other “proven cures” ...