[fylham]

Well given how complex the brain is, and how young neuroscience is, it’s no surprise that we haven’t unlocked deep knowledge about why psychopharmacological agents work. But granted the above, it isn’t prudent to wait decades for the brain to be understood before we try to help people struggling with mental health. If we can demonstrate that something is reasonably safe and makes a decent difference in helping someone’s life, shouldn’t we offer it to them (even if we don’t know on a deep level how it works)?

[NoZebra120vClip]

> If

Yes, if. We can, and we have, but instead the field has been usurped by junk science, and those who would dump industrial waste on us and into the water supply.

[whats_a_quasar]

Huh? What exactly are you claiming?