Comment by roel_v

This is the same reasoning that somebody used when I was debating with her if insurances should reimburse homeopathic and other alternative treatments. Her reasoning was 'well if it works, it should be reimbursed, doesn't matter if it's from a placebo effect or not'; my position is that they shouldn't be reimbursed, but quite honestly, I don't really have a rational reason for it (at first I thought I had but it turned out I couldn't formulate it, which is the same as not having it).

So, while I have no option (for now) but to acknowledge your position, I still feel dirty for doing so.