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In Reply to: Yes, it is. posted by Bruce from DC on March 21, 2007 at 08:06:55:
If by that you mean that the device probably doesn't have any scientific basis, I am inclined to agree with you. However, what many fail to take into consideration is that the effect of something which operates via the "placebo effect" is every bit as real to the individual as something which operates via a non-psychological mechanism.Consider the following: Suppose you were not feeling well and went to your physician for a check-up. He or she examines you, diagnoses the problem and presecribes a medication. You take said medication and feel better. At some later date you learn that the medication was in fact a placebo. Do you call your physican and threaten a lawsuit for medical malpractice, or do you thank him or her for having the insight to utilize the placebo effect, thereby providing a side effect-free cure?
What is noteworthy (to me, at least) is that it is those who don't believe in the Intelligent Chip whose panties are in a knot, whereas those who hear sonic benefits froms its use are happy as clams.
Larry
Follow Ups:
You've just defined a con, which, in case you didn't know, is short for "confidence game."A "confidence game" is where the "mark" is persuaded to part with something of value (usually money) because he is led to believe that he's getting something of value in return, but, in reality, is not.
There is, in the United States and elsewhere, a well-developed jurisprudence of consumer fraud law which, in simple terms, requires an advertiser to be able to back up performance claims in an ad with objective data.
And, while it's nice, from the high perch of being a "reviewer" for some obscure Internet website, to look down with condescension at the people "whose panties are in a knot," about things like this, the fact is that a person's money spent on a con could have been spent, for example, on a piece of recorded music. Presumably, for most people, the playback of recorded music is, after all, the object of all of this hardware. Consequently, even you might agree that it's better for the hobby to keep those people in business (i.e. musicians and songwriters) than the people who make things like "Intelligent Chips."
How's it going Bruce?Glad to see someone is finally calling these "devices" what they really are.
his panties in a twist. Like Dan, actually.
...he's a con!clark
One of your better posts; here's to more like it.
d.b.
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