Posted by Gabbette on July 3, 2009, at 6:50:33
In reply to Occum's razor, posted by Timne on July 2, 2009, at 15:44:51
Occam's razor- it points to The simplest answer- but the simplest answer according to what?
It works in many areas, but belief systems isn't really one of them.Much of our "reality" is cultural indoctrination, it's subjective, there
are other simple explanations, but validation by mainstream science is still almost synonymous with what is considered reality. Habit? I don't know but it baffles me. Scientists have been dreadfully slow at allowing us to believe what we already knew.."We will now allow you to believe that fire does actually make you feel warm because we can now explain using our definitions how it can have that effect"
Okay, that was a stretch but unfortunately not much of one.
I'm not remotely dismissing it's value but it's stubbornly limited.
As to Dinah's question: Residual energy - termed " psychic imprinting"
would be the Occam's razor to those who have a different level of knowledge, ancient intelligent but not given the O.K by the guys in lab coats. Well... so what?
Science has dismissed, scoffed loudly and then acknowledged the validty of "quacks, old wives tales, and anecdotal evidence" as a matter of course.I haven't a clue what I believe; mystification and fascination are about as rigid as I get in that regard.
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