The Edge Annual Question 2008 When thinking changes your mind, that's philosophy. When God changes your mind, that's faith. When facts change your mind, that's science.
WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT? WHY? Science is based on evidence. What happens when the data change? How have scientific findings or arguments changed your mind?" 164 contributors; 111,530 words http://www.edge.org/q2008/q08_index.html I hope others will join in with their own. I'll start: This year I decided to explore if a version of meditation has a place in my life based on the research described by Jon Kabat-Zinn. I was pretty resistant to the idea because of a "been there done that" attitude. I also attribute assistance in thinking about meditation in a fresh way to many contributors by FFL posters. Although I have a pretty entrenched opinion about MMY's perspective on the whole thing, I realize that his POV is not the only option, and that secular research is possible. So far it is still a dilettante's interest, but it is a change of mind for me.
