RE: The Evidence Required Is?
March 3, 2012 at 9:57 pm
(This post was last modified: March 3, 2012 at 9:58 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
"Remember science is a process of investigation." - Stimbo
Natural science is only one means of investigation. Mathematics investigates relationships of another kind. Contemplation investigates the inner life. Music investigates the power of beauty. Literature explores meaning and values. The ways of investigating the world are more rich and diverse than you are willing to admit.
"...things as mind-body interaction most certainly can be investigated, though I may personally lack the knowledge to explain how." - Sounds like blind faith to me. You have no idea how it could be and yet you believe it to be so.
"Your placing something beyond the reach of scientific investigation is a double-edged sword, by so doing you are also removing any effect it can have on the Universe since such effects clearly do fall into the reach of scientific investigation." - Stimbo
Not so. What is the cause of time and space? Is your experience of pain more painful than mine? These are real yet scientifically non-falsifiable inquiries.
Natural science is only one means of investigation. Mathematics investigates relationships of another kind. Contemplation investigates the inner life. Music investigates the power of beauty. Literature explores meaning and values. The ways of investigating the world are more rich and diverse than you are willing to admit.
"...things as mind-body interaction most certainly can be investigated, though I may personally lack the knowledge to explain how." - Sounds like blind faith to me. You have no idea how it could be and yet you believe it to be so.
"Your placing something beyond the reach of scientific investigation is a double-edged sword, by so doing you are also removing any effect it can have on the Universe since such effects clearly do fall into the reach of scientific investigation." - Stimbo
Not so. What is the cause of time and space? Is your experience of pain more painful than mine? These are real yet scientifically non-falsifiable inquiries.
