Why do we give up to the scientific community the role of being the arbiter of what is ‘right’ and what isn’t? Scientific thinking evolves and what was a scientific ‘fact’ ten years ago becomes a footnote in history today. If we measure science and the areas of therapy that scientists deem acceptable by their own standards, they often fail! As just one example, scientists preach objectivity and the value of ‘pure’ research; yet how many studies are at least part, if not fully, funded by the companies behind whatever is being tested, companies who at the same time are making ‘donations’ to the establishments carrying out the tests?
If science is the yardstick by which everything gets approval, and if something only exists if scientists can prove its existence, could a scientist please explain consciousness to me? Or measure love? Or define the location of the mind? Or give me a read out of the strength of a belief?
Science is concerned with the material world and is treading on dangerous ground when it tries to extend its reach.
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