From: Scott Badger (w_scott_badger@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Sep 04 2000 - 18:05:39 MDT
--- Max M <maxmcorp@worldonline.dk> wrote:
> Well now that's interresting. But has hypnosis ever
> been scientifically
> prooved to work??? Is there any papers? Any data
> other than anecdotical(?)
> evidence??
>
> There has been some articles in Sceptical Inquirer
> that gives som very
> reasonable alternatives to "hypnosis" and what it is
> that people experience
> if hypnosis does not work.
>
> To me hypnosis is in the same vein as dream
> interpretation and the Rorshack
> test. Which is to say untested maybe even
> unfalsifiable, and at best with
> very little effect. Given the evidence and sources I
> have been able to find.
>
> But I'm always open for new evidence.
Sorry I can't recall more details, but I did see a TV
news report several days ago talking about how MRI
researchers found clear differences in the MRIs of
hypnotized subjects vs. non-hypnotized. I also found
this article:
http://www.uclm.es/inabis2000/posters/files/037/default.htm
For me, the jury's still out.
--Scott
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