Thanks for posting these shots. Where is Lilly buried? Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Lilly's Tomb and a Trick of Light? Replies: 2 Views: 3249 Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:03 am Jump to post
And now for something completly different CSICOP PROVES THERE IS NO SOUL The Committee for the Investigation of the Paranormal announced today that it has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the illogical and superstitious idea that human beings possess a soul has been once and for all been disproved. "Throughout the ages man has oper... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: James Randi vs YouTube Replies: 12 Views: 4037 Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:18 am Jump to post
Well, I am back after my glorious trip to England. I really must find a way to get to the UK more often, it is where my soul compass points. We missed seeing you there Deb! Thanks to the generosity of Rudolf Smit, I now have a copy of the correlation article that Dean points out as his reference for... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:51 am Jump to post
Just one more additional thought regarding "objective" astrology. I strongly encourage anyone who has not read the interview that Garry Phillipson did with Robert Hand (located on this website) to do so. It is a quite striking article by someone who has been engaged in the discipline of as... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:14 pm Jump to post
Garry: not least of all in improving the reach, the utility, the attitude, and the image of science itself Hear Hear!....how do you find this stuff?........priceless. Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:37 am Jump to post
Smit has graciously mailed me a copy of Dean's original article from Correlation. As I am leaving for England (finally!) this week, it will likely be after July 17th before I get to review said article. So we will have to wait till then to see if I will be needing any of Deb's recipes for baked astr... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:42 pm Jump to post
Malcolm, I see the Big Bang theory, and parts of quantum physics, as filling a space in sciencists' minds that could otherwise only be filled by some sense of the Divine I have often been struck by how much even a hard nose rationalist like Dawkins can absolutely glaze over in near mystical bliss wh... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:32 am Jump to post
Malcom, But on a personal level I want to see astrology proved so that I can mention my interest in it without the response of "That rubbish" that I got recently from someone who admitted to knowing nothing at all about it. Yes, quite understandable. Although, I have a master?s degree in C... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:07 pm Jump to post
Thanks for clearing that up. Of course if no-one wanted to apply astrology and just wanted to experience the enchantment as you do you are 100% correct that no proof would be necessary for anyone. By this you appear to be implying that as long as I don't want to apply astrology I can stay in my ench... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:53 pm Jump to post
Amelia, I appreciate your comments but I the interest of friendly debate, I would take issue with this statement: I don't know about proving astrology scientifically, in the broadest sense of the word "scientifically", but if scientifically means statistically then I think this statement m... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:36 pm Jump to post
Malcom you stated: On the quantum physics findings, James; it's a good point, but I don't think it's the strangeness of astrology that causes them problems, it's the fact that it implies a degree of order in the universe that conflicts with the foundations of their world view. My impression is that ... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:58 am Jump to post
Deb, You have given me reason to pause for thought and admit that my definition would appear to be far too restrictive. I was more or less comparing Newton to the likes of Kepler or Galileo where we have evidence of them drawing charts. Actually, in practice, I would allow that anyone who considers ... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: hopeless evidence?? Replies: 78 Views: 43556 Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:49 am Jump to post