When Acupuncture is put into a biomedical space and conducted in clinical trials, often times the argument is that no placebo effect is effective since 1) patients will feel if a needle is not placed in them, 2) even if a false needle (I forgot the correct term, its the needle that is placed on the skin and then with slight pressure will snaps up into a small box so that it never penetrates the skin) ...anyway, this type of needle still applies acupressure and acupressure has beneficial effects. I wonder if more studies show that placebo effects are not necessary to prove a study effective if this will then lead to helping the validity of acupuncture in biomedical views.
Although my trust in TCM and acupuncture is not shaken, whether or not there is "scientific" proof, the steps that some practitioners take in order to "validate" acupuncture within biomedicine is important to a degree. Funding for acupuncture for more accessibility as well as acupuncture being incorporated into more medical spaces such as hospitals would be a step in a good direction I would hope. Especially if acupuncturists are not limited by "set treatment plans" which limit their point selection. The dream is there but of course, the road to get there does not seem to be smooth.
Also on the flip side, "toothpick" acupuncture clinical trials are then more validated with the idea that even without a needle, maybe acupuncture is not really effective, it is all in the minds of the patient receiving it (although in reality, the toothpick is technically performing acupressure).
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What we will learn from Venus is that the understanding of life is more complex and not as simple to understand. Despite environments that seemed unfit for life to live, there is possibilities that life can occur. And with more discoveries will be more knowledge that can disprove previous theories.
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