I’ve been looking into feng shui lately, specifically the concepts about what makes a person feel more safe or at ease in a space, such as relaxing or sleeping facing the entrance / exit.
While reading, I came across the guidance that you should always shut your toilet seat to prevent your good fortune from being flushed. The real reason you should keep it shut is so it can’t mist shit-water all over your toothbrush every time you flush. Also so your pets don’t drink out of it.
What other things did humans throughout history accidentally get right?
That’s because it’s all placebo effect. That doesn’t make acupuncture effective. Anything you can make someone believe can be just as effective.
You not only don’t need to hit the meridians, but you also don’t need to penetrate the skin.
What do you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.
Actually, since the placebo effect is well documented to have an effect, anything that induces the placebo effect is effective.
I understand how that’s inconvenient, but that doesn’t make it untrue.