If a person a) is poorly, b) receives treatment intended to make him better, and c) gets better, no power of reasoning known to medical science can convince him that it may not have been the treatment that restored his health.

Summary

This quote suggests that when someone is ill, receives treatment, and subsequently recovers, it can be challenging to convince them that the treatment may not have been the sole factor responsible for their improvement. No matter how logical or reasonable the explanation may be, the person's belief in the effectiveness of the treatment makes it difficult for them to consider alternative possibilities. This highlights the power of our subjective experiences and the tendency to attribute positive outcomes solely to the intervention we received.

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