People Addressing The Soul From A State Of Ignorance

[gomtuu77]

Scientists Scanned A Woman's Brain During An Out-Of-Body Experience — And What They Found Was Amazing

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/scientists...52794.html

What's happening?

Even if there is no soul stuck in our bodies, this woman isn't making this up. There's obviously something happening in her brain that is making her experience the world in a different way — but researchers can't yet say exactly what it is. Plus, this study was about one woman's out-of-body experience, not all out-of-body experiences.

The fact that people writing about this don’t even know how to talk outside of a materialist category, since a soul would be present only illocally, is not a material thing and therefore, has no extension in space; leaves me with NO ability to take this kind of writing and commentary seriously.

I hope people appreciate science, but I wish people were more conversant with some of the philosophical disciplines, such as the basic uses and function of logic and logical categories in our speaking and writing. It is really frustrating to see the mass ignorance that seems to coat nearly all of society like a wet blanket.

[Esquilax]

The fact that people writing about this don’t even know how to talk outside of a materialist category, since a soul would be present only illocally, is not a material thing and therefore, has no extension in space; leaves me with NO ability to take this kind of writing and commentary seriously.

So, basically you're pissy because these scientists didn't immediately accept the unevidenced concept of a soul and work from that assumption, with no evidence? Your problem here is that these scientists did science and worked from the evidence, rather than engaging in the brand of mystical bullshit you engage in?

I hope people appreciate science, but I wish people were more conversant with some of the philosophical disciplines, such as the basic uses and function of logic and logical categories in our speaking and writing. It is really frustrating to see the mass ignorance that seems to coat nearly all of society like a wet blanket.

So your entire point is that you're frustrated that scientists aren't philosophers? Or that they'd prefer to do science, rather than wiffling on about things they can't detect?

[Jacob(smooth)]

Reading between the lines.

When can't explain something I fall back on "goddidit"

Everyone else should do the same.

I wonder how you'd have felt if the scientists had started talking about chi, or invoking gaia.

[max-greece]

It is really frustrating to see the mass ignorance that seems to coat nearly all of society like a wet blanket.

I know what you mean. We call that mass ignorance Christianity.

[Rampant.A.I.]

"Scientists scanned a woman's brain during an out of body experience: And what they found next was amazing clickbait"

[Mr. Moncrieff]

It's like Flatliners.

But shitter.

[MindForgedManacle]

Scientists Scanned A Woman's Brain During An Out-Of-Body Experience — And What They Found Was Amazing

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/scientists...52794.html

What's happening?

Even if there is no soul stuck in our bodies, this woman isn't making this up. There's obviously something happening in her brain that is making her experience the world in a different way — but researchers can't yet say exactly what it is. Plus, this study was about one woman's out-of-body experience, not all out-of-body experiences.

The fact that people writing about this don’t even know how to talk outside of a materialist category, since a soul would be present only illocally, is not a material thing and therefore, has no extension in space; leaves me with NO ability to take this kind of writing and commentary seriously.

Funny, the paltry nature and stupidity of your complaint leaves me unable to take you seriously.

I hope people appreciate science, but I wish people were more conversant with some of the philosophical disciplines, such as the basic uses and function of logic and logical categories in our speaking and writing. It is really frustrating to see the mass ignorance that seems to coat nearly all of society like a wet blanket.

I suggest you actually learn more philosophy yourself, particularly in the areas of epistemology and philosophy of mind.

[Kayenneh]

You just had to make a new thread, when another had been made regarding this topic 10h ago..

http://atheistforums.org/thread-24491.html