As long as these treatments can provide confidence, that alone is of immeasurable help. Thus the significance and value of alternative treatments far transcends any evaluation of them from a purely scientific angle, "says Tseng. Confidence, a pillar of support in time of need, can come from variety of sources, including religion or something the doctor says, and it can also come from alternative treatments.
只要那個療法可以帶來信心，對他就有莫大的幫助，那也遠遠超過用科學的角度去批判另類療法的意義或價值存在」，曾巨威說，那個信心的支柱可以來自各處，可以是宗教、可以來自醫師的一句話、也可以來自所謂另類療法的一部份。