"Applying numbers to magic does not make it science."

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"Applying numbers to magic does not make it science."

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That’s the problem with studying magic. There are no real rules. This raises p-hacking to a new level, because you can arbitrarily make up whatever variables or thresholds you want. Essentially all they are doing in this and the other studies they tout is cherry picking favorable trends.
Steven Novella on Transcendental Meditation Pseudoscience

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/inde ... #more-9902
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