"he added a final twist by adding naloxone, a drug that blocks the effects of morphine, to the saline. The shocking result? The pain-relieving power of saline solution disappeared."Was there a typo in this sentence? I'm confused. I was expecting it to say that the saline placebo effect still occured even when using naloxone, but instead it says the pain-relieving power disappeared.Why am I confused?
so endorphines realize that there is a second drug, counter acting the drug, the placebo replaces?That would only make sense, if endorphines "react" with this 2nd drug as well.
On an infinite plane all points are the center.Think about a pacman game, since the space is infinite (if you go off the edge you double back) then all points could be considered the center.Our universe could be a three dimmensional version of that.
But he makes a point. And a good one. Remember people the stuff cosmologists tell you now is guess work at best. it's a fun academic study, but nothing to be taken seriously. Theories are all well and good, but empirical evidence MUST be present to have the theory become fact.Faith in dark matter (or any other commonly held scientific theory that hasn't been proven with empirical evidence) is no better or worse than religious faith in God. I, for one, hold both at the same value. Just another ignorant human grasping at straws trying to understand the (currently) un-understandable.(Un-understandable... It is so a word!)((Also, ignorant is not an insult here... Just fact))(((Parenthesis... the new slashie!!!)))
hoogie7dowserJul 7, 2006
"he added a final twist by adding naloxone, a drug that blocks the effects of morphine, to the saline. The shocking result? The pain-relieving power of saline solution disappeared."Was there a typo in this sentence? I'm confused. I was expecting it to say that the saline placebo effect still occured even when using naloxone, but instead it says the pain-relieving power disappeared.Why am I confused?
Closed AccountJul 7, 2006
so endorphines realize that there is a second drug, counter acting the drug, the placebo replaces?That would only make sense, if endorphines "react" with this 2nd drug as well.
sage_techJul 8, 2006
This was posted on Digg last year. It's still a good read.
laharJul 8, 2006
And what's the deal with airplane food? :P
kaidadragonflyJul 8, 2006
On an infinite plane all points are the center.Think about a pacman game, since the space is infinite (if you go off the edge you double back) then all points could be considered the center.Our universe could be a three dimmensional version of that.
videogamechampJul 8, 2006
Did you knmow that according to all laws of aerodynamics, bumble bees shouldn't be able to fly?
fluxcapacitorJul 9, 2006
bury
jggrJul 9, 2006
But he makes a point. And a good one. Remember people the stuff cosmologists tell you now is guess work at best. it's a fun academic study, but nothing to be taken seriously. Theories are all well and good, but empirical evidence MUST be present to have the theory become fact.Faith in dark matter (or any other commonly held scientific theory that hasn't been proven with empirical evidence) is no better or worse than religious faith in God. I, for one, hold both at the same value. Just another ignorant human grasping at straws trying to understand the (currently) un-understandable.(Un-understandable... It is so a word!)((Also, ignorant is not an insult here... Just fact))(((Parenthesis... the new slashie!!!)))
antiheroJul 10, 2006
For all the great midget porn?