On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >Regarding subjects that Dr. Jose does know something about, I am curious >as >to how he is going about looking for scientific explanations for the >>cures/recoveries he has observed for which there is no known medical >>explanation. >
Jose would want to speak for himself. But from my understanding of how scientific professionals like him address this important question, I can say the following. When a scientific professional says "until I find a scientific explanation", as Jose has done, he means three things: 1. He recognizes the possibility that the scientific explanation might already be known, but he is not yet aware of it himself. So he would have to consult other experts, particularly physician scientists who are actively involved in cutting edge research on the subject. 2. He recognizes that there is a possibility that he may have missed something, and that another expert, especially one who focuses on the particular subject, might be able to lead him to right scientific explanation. 3. He recognizes that the very nature of scientific endeavor is to mount a long-term research effort to find a natural explanation for unexplained cases and phenomena. His education, training and knowledge of the history of science tell him that sooner or later this effort would be successful, and on that day he would have found the correct scientific explanation. Fr. Ivo, on the other hand, appears not to know any of this at all. Despite having no background in science, and despite having been easily and repeatedly misled by bogus claims on the internet and elsewhere, he believes he has prescient knowledge as to which unexplained cases and phenomena will defy scientific explanation forever (Please see below). No scientist dead or alive has ever claimed to have such a prophetic foresight. Cheers, Santosh Fr. Ivo wrote: > >***You are speaking of phenomena in general, not of 'extraordinary' cases, >>which will defy scientific explanations. When one says "miracles", one can >>mean also healings that are unexplained now, but could be or not explained >>later on. >
