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Ted Kaptchuk

Cited in 4 segments across 2 recordings · 2017 to 2018 · person/person:ted-kaptchuk

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15 Apr 2018Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions If exorcisms and ruqya sometimes work, does that prove possession is real? No: real symptoms can be produced or relieved by belief alone, as Ted Kaptchuk's study with fake pills and retractable needles showed, so an exorcism or ruqya can 'work' through the placebo effect. Some people would also have recovered regardless. Lessonposition checkedTed Kaptchuk (placebo researcher)placebo effectnocebo effectruqya (reading Quran over the afflicted) machine3 min 56 s40:37on YouTube
15 Apr 2018Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions If jinn do not possess people, what is ruqya for? The Quran is a cure for what is in the hearts, meaning disbelief and superstition, not a medical treatment. Ruqya and the du'as taught against omens are a scaffolding that steadies a person's faith until it can stand on its own, because the mind clings to ritual. Lessonposition checkedruqya (reading Quran over the afflicted)shifa (cure)Quran 10:57 (a cure for what is in the hearts) [?]iman machine3 min 55 s44:33on YouTube
20 Sep 2017Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions If someone got better after ruqya or an exorcism, does that prove it worked? Not necessarily: the placebo and nocebo effects produce real relief and real symptoms, as Kaptchuk's trial with cornstarch pills and retractable needles showed. Some patients would also have recovered anyway and are counted as cures. Lessonposition checkedTed KaptchukHarvard Universityruqya (reading Quran over the afflicted) machine3 min 56 s1:31:20on YouTube
20 Sep 2017Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions If jinn do not possess people, what is ruqya for? The Quran is a cure for what is in the hearts, meaning disbelief and superstition, and ruqya and the taught du'as are a scaffolding to steady people's iman because humans cling to ritual and fall easily into superstition. The du'a against omens shows the Prophet using this method. Lessonposition checkedQuran 10:57 (a cure for what is in the hearts)ruqya (reading Quran over the afflicted)report: o allah there is no omen but your omen and no good but your good and no god but youtiyara (belief in omens) machine2 min 36 s1:35:16on YouTube