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Meditation, in small doses can it have large effect? your thoughts on this article
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RE: Meditation, in small doses can it have large effect? your thoughts on this article
(October 17, 2011 at 6:51 am)Jay1982 Wrote: That's the second time someone on this thread has used the term "woo". I was just wondering if this is just an arbitrary word used to describe the proposed spiritualistic claims supposedly found in things like meditation, or if it's a shortened down version of a longer word denoting something similar? can anyone enlighten me?.. pardon the pun there lol

WOOOOOOOooooooooooooooowwoooooooooooooooooooo

As in spooky / "spiritual" (tongue in cheek) or pseudo-scientific.

A derogatory term in atheistic circles and an immediate put down.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/woo

http://www.skepdic.com/woowoo.html
woo-woo

skepdic.com Wrote:Woo-woo (or just plain woo) refers to ideas considered irrational or based on extremely flimsy evidence or that appeal to mysterious occult forces or powers.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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RE: Meditation, in small doses can it have large effect? your thoughts on this article - by KichigaiNeko - October 17, 2011 at 7:35 am

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