Re: [Vo]:The Science of Intention

[Edmund Storms]

Let me answer your question, Richard.  The issue was how does a person 
evaluate reality. Of course, different kinds of or different levels of 
reality exist. Therefore, different methods are required. Science uses 
objective evaluation of observation in the material world. The question 
was raised about thought transfer as an example of a phenomenon that 
appears to be outside of the material world. The resulting discussion 
involved how this phenomenon is investigated and how would it behave if 
real? I provided another example of this type of reality in the person 
of Sai Baba. No mysticism is involved. My point is that examples exist 
of phenomenon beyond our understanding of the material world that can be 
tested and verified.  Faith and religion are not involved. Of course, 
these examples impact on religion, but they do not require a religious 
belief. The examples have the same reality we attribute to any chemical 
or physical reaction, except they have no physical explanation. How does 
an open minded person deal with such a situation? Dismissing the 
phenomena as mysticism is a cop-out.

Ed

R C Macaulay wrote:



Thanks for bringing Sai Baba back to my attention, Ed. How foolish of

Money could not be a problem for a miracle worker, of course -- it
takes only the slightest ability to affect the laws of chance, or the
teeniest ability to predict the future, to allow one to amass as much
wealth as you could possibly need.


Particularly one who can materialize gold coins, eh?


Howdy Vorts,
'Bout now the boys at the Dime Box are scratching their heads in wonder 
how this thread morphed in eastern mysticism.  I thought wez discussing 
how the bartender could somehow slide a mug of beer down the bar at just 
the right time... but .. I can understand that people might not 
understand the understanding with the patrons.

Richard