--- In [email protected], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Scientists demystify secrets behind hallucinations > . . . > They say that what we see is driven as much by what we expect > to see as by the patterns of light and colours picked up by > our eyes.
Exactly. A Christian practicing a technique that is supposed to allow him visions doesn't tend to see Krishna. A Hindu doesn't see Jesus. A person practicing a technique that was touted as giving him the ability to fly doesn't suddenly start having stigmata instead. The placebo effect is *not* to be ignored in the analysis of spiritual traditions. At least not to be ignored if you want to consider all the possibilities.
