Is it all in the mind?

March 8, 2006

This morning I was watching the Biography Channel that had

a program about Lourdes and the various attitudes, myths and

skepticism about the miracles happening there.

One scientist said that most " miracles " eventually are rationally

(conscious mind) explained.

Sometimes I wonder where Western medicine would be if

they USED the power of the mind rather than depending on

the knife or the pill.

Something like, " Look how powerful the mind is. How I can

use that in my practice? "

I wonder what that scientist would have to say after one of

Doc's trainings? How would he rationalize that?

Mary

March 8, 2006

, " M J Nelson "

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> One scientist said that most " miracles " eventually are rationally

> (conscious mind) explained.

>

> Sometimes I wonder where Western medicine would be if

> they USED the power of the mind rather than depending on

> the knife or the pill.

>

> Something like, " Look how powerful the mind is. How I can

> use that in my practice? "

>

> I wonder what that scientist would have to say after one of

> Doc's trainings? How would he rationalize that?

Hey Mary,

I think you have a good point. It seems to me that science is useful -

particularly the idea of testing theories and accumulating evidence

for them. It's easy to see scientists as hidebound, skeptical and

close-minded and throw the baby out with the bath water. Properly

used, the scientific method can be a wonderful tool for separating

what works from what doesn't. Just worth being aware of the problems

that can crop up... scientists are people and that means they can fall

into thinking traps...

1. The Prejudice Trap - A skeptic does the drill and then evaluates

the results. Someone who is prejudiced hallucinates the drill not

working and then evaluates the results. Skepticism good, prejudice bad.

2. The Certainty Trap - It is hard to prove anything 100% but some

assumptions become so embedded that they seem 'certain' rather than

probable. I once read a quote that said 'these are the laws of

science, the gospel truth right up until the journals are published

again next month'. So hopefully, good scientists believe firmly in the

model but are constantly open to updating it with new information.

3. The Conservatism Trap - People can be afraid of change, they become

conservative and like to keep their beliefs and opinions the same.

This can lead them to misuse reasoning and the scientific method to

delete or distort evidence to fit their existing beliefs.

Bottom line: Science and scientists are valuable, they can just, like

everyone else, suffer from a few thinking traps.

Have fun,

Phil

March 9, 2006

Hi Mary

Last year my

Husband had a heart

attack

His brother is a heart surgeon

–even an excellent one

And he took care of the

all thing

BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND ASKED

ME ’’DO HUNA FOR ME’’

I told him I will but ‘’DON’T

TELL ANYTHING ABOUT IT TO

YOU’RE BROTHER’’

I did my HUNA and forgot

about it

My brother in law the Professor

had already plans

For ‘’bypass

operation’’-HE WAS PREAPARING THE KNIVES-

WE KEPT QUIET

And then all the tests

showed NOTHING

5 DOCTORS INCLUDING MY

BROTHER IN LAW

SAID ’’NO

NEED FOR ANYTHING’’

The thing is that if I tell

the professor what really happened-

He will think its crazy-

So we keep quiet-

But when it was an emergency

situation –I did call the ambulance

Because

to that point was my believe

Orna

So my husband which is

not a heart surgeon professor

Started to see there is

something about HUNA

His brother EVEN DIDN’T