How would you go about determining if any of the things you experience are a product of your mental issues, and therefore just internal to your mind, or some real external phenomena?
What kind of test would you design to differentiate?
My brother-in-law's brother is a schizophrenic. He blames his medication being thrown away on aliens.
What method should we use to determine if he's relaying something that is happening in reality, or a product of his schizophrenia? Could we use the same method on your claims?
Scientists are extremely curious people. Why do you think they become scientists?
As soon as you have some repeatable, verifiable, demonstrable phenomena to study, it will be studied.
If by 'over skeptical' you mean that we do not believe things until they are supported with demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument, then count me as an avid member of that group.
What kind of test would you design to differentiate?
My brother-in-law's brother is a schizophrenic. He blames his medication being thrown away on aliens.
What method should we use to determine if he's relaying something that is happening in reality, or a product of his schizophrenia? Could we use the same method on your claims?
Quote:So, because there is no sincere curiosity, no science will ever develop, and the cycle will continue of “I don’t believe in it because there is no science and there is no science because I don’t believe in it”.
Open your minds ye over skeptical! Don’t let your skepticism border on ignorant!
Scientists are extremely curious people. Why do you think they become scientists?
As soon as you have some repeatable, verifiable, demonstrable phenomena to study, it will be studied.
If by 'over skeptical' you mean that we do not believe things until they are supported with demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument, then count me as an avid member of that group.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
