Prosetic License - Colin gives good advice

There is no derivation of the word prose that is analogous to the word poetic, so I made one up. That in itself is an example of Prosetic License.

Colin gives good advice

Derek Says:
March 6, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Just a few comments on the “healing” story:

In many instances of pain, the mind can have greater control over the “feeling” of pain than any real physical injury. Many studies have shown that people can be told they’re taking pain medication, but in actuality they are given sugar pills or “placentas”, and still feel an improvement because they have convinced themselves that positive effects will occur.

In times of dire pain or illness, people will convince themselves of many things in order to avoid facing their reality.

Colin Says:
March 6, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Derek,

You may want to look up the word ‘placenta’ before you use it again.

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Via The Frame Problem:

http://theframeproblem.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/the-short-comings-of-every-theistic-argument-that-i-have-ever-heard-and-the-one-type-of-case-that-gives-me-some-pause/