Myth Debunked: Full Moon Does Not Increase Incidence of Psychological Problems

[Mr Skeltal]

The whole myth is a bunch of lunacy

[ladiida]

So without the Moon, there will be no tides and the ocean will be still?

[Barbarian887]

I remember the last solar eclypse, the light outside was like a dark, orange tungsten looking weirdness

I felt like I was trippin

[Zephyrs]

[QUOTE=Lachz0r;38595555]full moon gives me a boner explain that 'scientist'[/QUOTE]

Are you from Japan by any chance?

[Best4bond]

But ive seen people doing stupider stuff when theres full moons?

[Zephyrs]

[QUOTE=Best4bond;38598009]But ive seen people doing stupider stuff when theres full moons?[/QUOTE]

Confirmation Bias and Placebos.

It is exceedingly difficult to analyze something like this yourself, and not allow factors such as these to influence the results, or your perception of them.

[TheDecryptor]

When somebody does something stupid on a normal night, nobody really cares. When somebody does something stupid on a full moon, they claim it's because of the moon.

[MarkG06]

[QUOTE=Rocko's;38593157]My mum thinks the Full Moon causes people to go insane and drink blood, and she won't take this. At least I know this myth has been debunked, it was stupid to begin with.[/QUOTE]

What are you talking about every full moon I become incredibly hairy and go on a horrendous killing spree.

[ShaunOfTheLive]

[QUOTE=Chrille;38593233]Who thought this to begin with? I have never even heard of it.[/QUOTE]

There was a study that showed correlation, but not causation.

[FPtje]

Astrology describes this behavior. I'm glad to see this myth debunked. Another part of astrology disproven.

[DarkendSky]

[QUOTE=yawmwen;38593134]well duh how would the lunar cycle impact mental health anyways?

i mean the moon is so weak it can only pull something with the surface area of an ocean by a few meters, how could it make an impact on an individual's brain?[/QUOTE]

the people who believe this crap don't know anything about stuff like universal gravitation, let alone occam's razor. they just believe what they want

[B_I_G__C_U_M]

hahahaha people actually believed this shit in the first place? even if there was any evidence for it, it would probably be a case of correlation not causation

[coup]

This has been known for many years now, how is this news?