Is it a sin for researchers to give placebos?

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Is it a sin for researchers to give placebos?

After all, they *are* lying, right?

2007-01-06 12:16:12 · 2 answers · asked by mullah robertson 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

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According to religion, its a sin to be a researcher in the first place. "People arent being cured by doctors, but by god" LOL
So placebo or not, the self-contradicting religion will always find a sin somewhere.

2007-01-06 12:31:27 · answer #1 · answered by Nostromo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

I believe that the subjects are told that they may receive the actual drug or a placebo. No, they are not lying. It is important for researchers to use placebos to be able to compare that with the results of the real drug.

2007-01-06 20:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by Weird Darryl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋