Chief Walkin Eagle
Well-Known Member
And this is central imo. I am torn between dismissing the paranormal as the product of a psychological predilection (essentially a quirk of wiring) and an actual phenomenon that, for as yet undetermined reasons, is rare and not consistent by/with our current mechanist paradigm.
Anything neither reproducible nor consistent by current method.
People whom i trust have had experiences that are beyond any sort of explanation by randomness. But the subjective "bearing of witness" makes these accounts scientifically inadmissible. I do however have an expectation that, if they are real, we'll eventually develop a method to look into them. Our physical science is really only about three centuries old. our viewpoint is essentially medieval in both heritage and form. I wonder what the frontiers of physics will look like in a millennium, presuming of course we don't live A Canticle for Leibowitz.
You've mentioned these experiences by your trusted friends a few times now, care to share their stories and what you make of them? Its odd seeing a skeptic dipping his toes into these almost forbidden waters. I completely agree with what you have to say about this subject (The current relationship between science and the supernatural) and I have attempted to share my similar opinion but you worded it much better than I ever could which is probably why I had so much more opposition when I was expressing it, that and you have much respect and you express yourself with such clarity.