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Originally Posted by Lauxa  I don't see how it could even be possible to prove LoA scientifically.
We can't measure yet the two key components: thoughts and emotions. |
It's much simpler than you think, actually.
For example, take a group of patients suffering from similar medical conditions. Give them the same kind of medical treatment. In addition, half the patients are asked to spend 20 minutes thinking positive healing thoughts, say, twice a week. Measure & compare the rate of recovery. Example:
Harvard Gazette: Hypnosis helps healing
You can play with various permutations of the above. For example, take a group of patients suffering from similar medical conditions. Give them the same kind of medical treatment. In addition, get some other people to pray for the spedy recovery of half the patients. Measure and compare the rate of recovery. Example:
http://www.science-spirit.org/articl...article_id=295
Another kind of experimental structure is to see whether thoughts can generate a specific change in physical matter (other than the human body). Dean Radin has an experiment on how thoughts affect the molecular structure of water crystals.
Another example of how LOA might be studied is through research on extraordinary individuals like psychic Nina Kulagina. In fact, Russian scientists studied her for more than a decade.
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There have been a wide variety of other experiments done. For example, Stanford scientist William Tiller has got experiments where meditators meditate and send positive thoughts to some fruit fly eggs. Later it is discovered that these eggs hatch faster, and the fruit flies are hardier and have a significantly longer lifespan than other fruit flies from eggs that had not been meditated on.
There's also an experiment where people are asked to visualise and imagine doing gym workouts; without actually doing any gym workouts. It is discovered that they subsequently develop increased muscular strength.
Etc etc.
Not commenting further on the details of the studies. Just wanted to illustrate how it is possible to conduct experiments related to thought.