How pseudoscience tries to fool you

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From Skeptical Raptor:
How pseudoscience tries to fool you

 

There is no evidence based science that humans have an indwelling spirit or soul. We then must be pure physical matter and when we die, we become nothing but dust.

Skepticism is healthy, but I do believe there are things that science has yet to prove because we are much more than than our physical body and our powerful minds.

Steven

 

Agreed, but I think many are not clear exactly what skepticism is. Skepitcal Raptor defines it as:

I am a member of the Skeptics Society and listen to the Skeptics Guide to the universe on my longer runs! ... as they say in that "your escape to reality".

 

Aloha,


I must admit that wanting something proven true is a slippery slope that all innovators must traverse delicately. Especially when there is financial gain or prestige involved.

Here is one of my favorite rebuttals to slippery slope science...

http://ramblerandom.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/fight-em-phiten/


How should we approach this "science" ?
From Podiatry Management Webizine this week

"Earthing and grounding footwear has recently gained recognition from many in the medical industry. Dr. Roy Lidke, podiatrist and physicist, tends to agree regarding the massive healing potential in earthing. Dr. Lidke explains, “The greatest benefits of earthing lay in the potential for free electrons. Atoms and molecules do not like to be unbalanced - having a single electron in the outer shell of their structure."
“Oxidative stress,” Dr. Lidke goes on to say, “is related to cell damage in the inflammatory process and can eventually lead to cell death," Lidke added. Luckily, grounding can provide the electrons for the atoms and molecules to alter these free radicals.
Source: BioPortfolio [9/5/13]

Mahalo Craig for wearing crampons of solid science.

A Hui Hou,
Steve

 

Another from Skeptical Raptor:

Judging the quality of science sources

 

"There is no evidence based science that humans have an indwelling spirit or soul. We then must be pure physical matter and when we die, we become nothing but dust. "

Yep but on the other hand there can't be any 'evidence based science' because as of yet neuroscience has failed to ascertain where precisely on your brain your consciousness exists and therefore cannot comment or carry out any evidence based science. So we have no evidence either way. I highly recommend reading The Spiritual Brain or any work by Christian De Quincey! You can only measure (science) what you know about; you can't deny the existence of something because you can't find it!!!

 

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Yep but on the other hand there can't be any 'evidence based science' because as of yet neuroscience has failed to ascertain where precisely on your brain your consciousness exists and therefore cannot comment or carry out any evidence based science. So we have no evidence either way. I highly recommend reading The Spiritual Brain or any work by Christian De Quincey! You can only measure (science) what you know about; you can't deny the existence of something because you can't find it!!![/QUOTE]


My personal belief is that our body is just our vehicle for our spirit to explore, create, and learn from the greatest teacher of all, Life. Our spirit is beyond 3D so the rules and laws of the 3D linear world cannot apply. Our spirit has consciousness of the world and that awareness resides not in the brain but is rather decoded there. Our brain is simply the hardware and when it is unplugged, it is dead, but our consciousness follows our spirit and remains alive. Only my belief.

Steven

 

Our brain is simply the hardware and when it is unplugged, it is dead, but our consciousness follows our spirit and remains alive. Only my belief.

Fine; and this is the difference between science and faith. My belief is that we had better do what we can to make some improvement - however small - in this existence because when we die, we die and can then have no effect.

All the best

Bill

 

I just started reading: Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future ..... this looks like a good book