| The human mind is a incredibly powerful thing. There is so much that we still dont know about it. The placebo effect is very well documented and is a proven fact in scientific study. Look at hypocondriacs (I know the spelling is terrible, I need a damn spellchecker), they are able to produce illnessess that they dont really have, but demonstrate all the symptoms. So if people can create a disease in there head that translates into physical illness I dont see why this could not be reversed.
You also have to look at religion. Religion is a extremely strong "emotion". Very religious people can almost get in a trance or frenzied state when they believe strong enough. You dont see this kind if faith or belief in something intangible except with religion. I think religion in most people is even more powerful then love, which is really saying something. It does not surprise me at all that these people are able to help their bodies heal in some way or another.
I also think luck and coincidence plays a factor to a certian extent.
I sometimes wish I had faith in something as strongly as most Americans do. It would be nice to beleive that some divine power could save me. I think there is certian level that the brain could help but I dont think it could cure something in-curable like Aids or Cancer. It could help in the remission of cancer though.
Yes, I know I don't know how to spell. What can I say, I was born in the era of spellcheckers. |