Is it better to keep silent or even lie to not ruin people's hope, or to be honest and dispel myths?

[subfield]

Your question is difficult to answer.

I think in the bulk, dependence on myth and belief without reason (that's first order reason for you nitpickers out there) is harmful to humankind.

But I think that for the individual, this is not necessarily the case.

Someone once told me: "You need some of everything to make a world". So I can just say: act when you think or feel you should.

 

[Pearwood]

Medicine is serious business. You don't fuck about with lies and half-truths with medicine. Ok, you shouldn't as a rule anyway, but especially not in this case.

Sometimes, especially with colds and a lot of psychological disorders, a placebo really is all you need though.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

Alternative medicines by definition have not been proven to work, or...have been proven not to work.

I'd speak out against it. At best its misguided, it's often simply a scam, and at its worst it's getting in the way of actual treatment. I wouldn't let my loved ones put their eggs in the crazy basket without trying to convince them otherwise.