The bottom line of all this is that any intervention in almost any context will subjectively seem to work. There are a host of observational and psychological factors that will result in a real change in behavior but also a biased assessment of the results. This often leads to the false conclusion that the specific intervention (a treatment, a diet, a self-help strategy, or whatever) has specific efficacy and therefore the underlying philosophy must be valid.
Interesting. So the ceremony works itself
