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Originally Posted by Mark Lapierre  Improving mental health (something very important in this age of increasing life-spans and increasing complexity of life) requires doing all that we can to understand how the mind works, and that includes exploring all psychic phenomenon, and pursuing those explorations wherever they lead. So I see nothing wrong with looking for "proof" of psychic experiences, as long as both those experiencers and "proof-seekers" are free to do what they want as long as it doesn't harm anyone else. |
I notice brains, minds and neural pathways and their workings are often compared to computers, circuits, programmes, etc, which all obviously have an intentional designer, builder or creator, and operator. So the simplest most accurate way of discovering their workings is to consult the manual, or ask the designer and creator or operator. Yet suddenly, in the case of the brains, minds and pathways, the wall goes up, and the notion of a designer, creator and operator is fervently rejected, leading to blindly trying to figure out what the things do. And how. Little wonder scientists have virtually no knowledge of them, and what they are capable of, or whether they are causing or creating harm. And little wonder, as you point out it seems more and more difficult to live for many. When some people aim at finding and consulting the designer and creator, with spectacular results, any information and results are rejected by some, because it doesn't resemble, or rely on the creation.