Bridge, there are and have been numerous definitions for ‘science’, ‘scientific method’, ‘scientific’ etc. One need not limit one’s self to a single meaning just as most do not limit other words and concepts to but one.
On Aug 19, 5:29 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Simon, you appear to start out with the assumption that there is a > total separation between scientific methodology and things ‘mystic’. > And, it seems that this axiom of yours is at or near the foundation of > your epistemology. > > By analogy, there would be no way to respond to your argument by > rhetorical question in a way that you could easily assimilate and > accept just as there was no way to describe our world to the > inhabitants of Flatland. > > I do grok and appreciate your evangelical empiricism and further am > quite content in not questioning it let alone attempting to convince > you of possible meme options. > > On Aug 19, 3:37 pm, "Simon Ewins" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:29:17 -0400, ornamentalmind > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Simon, yes! You very clearly repeat the current meme! > > > Good. So if mysticism is scientific how is it mystic, exactly? > > > -- > > "Music is my religion" [Jimi Hendrix] > > > "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." > > [Andre Gide]
