And I was not using it as an attack if thats what you think

I don't want to sleep my life away, y'know.

or uh god of the gaps

@Estavor.eldritch It's a summation of pretense. XD

than placebo

there are no rhinos

therefore it must be rock

Praise be to the true god

Nah, you're looking too far into the metaphor.

Rock.

*this is your brain on autism*

Like way too far into the metaphor.

🍝

But I've wondered... depending on how faith is defined, it can actually be very relevant to such things as medical or psychological recovery

yeah i have a tendency to do that

More so than some think

Theres some wisdom, then, in that form or definition of faith.

Yeah, and - regardless of validity - faith is useful.

But then you could say it involves deceit in a way

but to trust a doctor

to trust a ritual

Trust is not negative

well we know positive mindsets and happiness are linked to aging and life expectancy

the more unhappy you are

the quicker youll age

Which is why we're basically choosing between Islam or Christianity at the moment ...

apparently a jovial attitude can raise your life expectancy by years

unless you have like shit idk cancer or something

id assume its because mood is hormones

and bad hormones influence some kind of stressor on cells

idk

im not a biologist

though i do read way too many fucking science journals for my own good and understand about 40% optimistically

Its not just positivity

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For many people, a blue pill can cause more of a calming effect for instance

It isn't so linear

yeah colour is also linked to mood alteration

apparently wearing red as a male makes you less attractive to the opposite sex

Placebo/nocebo has limitations, but it is quite powerful

but wearing red as a female makes you more attractive to men