But there is a testable claim here [...] The possible gains seem to me to outweigh the costs of the training and the low prior probability of the claim.
Most quack/traditional remedies are testable. Indiscriminately testing them in hopes of finding ones that work is potentially fruitful, but given the current level of scientific knowledge it’s probably orders of magnitude more marginally useful to focus on testing the hypotheses located based on biological/medical expertise.
Most quack/traditional remedies are testable. Indiscriminately testing them in hopes of finding ones that work is potentially fruitful, but given the current level of scientific knowledge it’s probably orders of magnitude more marginally useful to focus on testing the hypotheses located based on biological/medical expertise.