Like – if it’s based on a person’s physiological responses, isn’t it possible that a response to a question like “did you murder your hamster” would register as a lie due to the increase in heart rate and blood pressure cause of anxiety associated with being accused of something?
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They don’t, which is why lie detector tests are considered pseudoscience and are inadmissible in courts of law.
Other commonly accepted pseudosciences:
– Chiropractic
– Magnet Therapy
– Accupuncture (some people might like the endorphin release, but evidence is weak for treatment of anything)
– Most of Chinese “medicine”
– Reflexology
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