Hopff W H
Pharmakologischen Institut der Universität Zürich.
Wien Med Wochenschr. 1987 Dec 15;137(23):542-8.
The revival of neomysticism, especially promoted by nonqualified representatives of press and tv, leads to a worldwide trend to homoeopathy, acupuncture, herb-cure, Christian-Science, and to many others. According to the comprehensive publications of Prokop, the successful treatment by paramedical methods are due to placebo and self-healing. The statements of paramedical representatives will be accepted by the public, if representatives of science do not offer adequate criticism. Successful healing by any kind of treatment--e.g. of disturbances of well-being--is well established. Representatives of paramedicine applying "mystical treatment" to humans are obliged with necessity to explain success as "mysticism". In any case it is unwise to use the basis of natural science to explain mystic phenomena, as the representative of paramedicine--and occasionally a "mystic-oriented" representative of natural science--proves his lack of sound judgement.
新神秘主义的复兴，尤其是在新闻界和电视界不合格代表的推动下，导致了顺势疗法、针灸、草药疗法、基督教科学派等在全球范围内的流行趋势。根据普罗科普的综合出版物，辅助医疗方法的成功治疗归因于安慰剂和自我治愈。如果科学界代表没有提出充分的批评，辅助医疗代表的说法就会被公众接受。任何一种治疗方法（例如对健康问题的治疗）取得成功都是有充分依据的。采用“神秘疗法”治疗人类的辅助医疗代表必然会将成功解释为“神秘主义”。无论如何，用自然科学的基础来解释神秘现象是不明智的，因为辅助医疗代表——偶尔还有“以神秘主义为导向”的自然科学代表——都证明了他们缺乏正确的判断力。
