(March 6, 2016 at 4:31 am)pocaracas Wrote: The problem with the supernatural is that it can't be repeated... Any scrutiny into it is barred at the gate... All we can work with is someone's testimony. And testimony is a remarkably fragile sort of evidence, considering all the ways in which our brains conspire to make us use faulty reasoning, faulty memories, and reach faulty conclusions based on those.Agreed!! And from personal experience I've seen all manner of crazy claims to witnessing supernatural acts that aren't really supernatural at all. Trust me, I get the skepticism. At the end of the day, you have to weigh up the evidence and make your choice. We all have our biases - as for me I have faith that the supernatural exists. For others, they would deny it, even if they saw the dead raised, nothing would break down their prejudice.
(March 6, 2016 at 4:31 am)pocaracas Wrote: A good subject to learn about is psychology. It may seem unbelievable to you, but all sort of crazy stuff has been catalogued as illusions, ways to deceive your brain and systematically make you reach a particular result.I'll check it out.
Here, have fun with this sample: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/14/137552517/...-our-lives