Posted by alexandra_k on January 1, 2006, at 18:58:07
In reply to Re: Astrology » alexandra_k, posted by Larry Hoover on December 31, 2005, at 21:45:56
> I don't even care *how* she did it. It was impressive.see...
thats one thing i can't muster...
the 'i don't even care *how* she did it' thing.
i do care.
i care a great deal.
and...
i don't believe in ghosts or demons or spirits or souls or phlogiston or the tooth fairy etc etc etc
because...
IMO
acceptance of a 'super-natural' explanation...
acceptance that one doesn't even want an explanation...well...
that is not scientific.
it is not.
natural explanations for natural phenomena.
the trouble with natural explanation...
is that it can be demystifying...
and sometimes...
people believe they need mystery
they believe they need to believe in magicbut if you believe in good magic and that helps you...
do you believe in bad magic?
and does that make you feel afraid?
i don't believe in either.
i have nothing to fear.
i have a naturalistic explanation to gain.
of course we don't have everything explained yet.
science is far from complete.
but i'd rather work towards its completion (which may never arrive...) but i'd rather work towards it than...
accept a magical explanation.
which is of course akin to accepting defeat.
giving up on a naturalistic understanding of our world.
can you think of some experiments Larry?
some experiments to see whether she can tell the past / future / heal people?
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