Anything can be debunked. Usually, one case is exposed as BS and then that one case is used to discredit the entire field. The same thing can be done for any disease treatment since none of them work for everyone all the time. Further, the power of belief is so strong that even a total farce can be effective. The mind is in charge of the bodys functions as hypnotism has proven...but who is in charge of the mind? I say, if it works for you, use it. But don't discount everything else. If it doesn't, do something else. It is , after all, possible to have multiple and sometimes contradictory beliefs.
It could even be that the scientifically provable is nothing but a commonly held [in whatever nonlocal mental field] belief. Ken At 11:23 AM 3/26/01 -0600, you wrote: >Before we get a very long thread going on the paranormal I strongly suggest that >you obtain a copy of Andre' Kole's book "Mind Games" as he very effectively >debunks ALL of the paranormal "junk". > >This will offend many who wish to believe that stuff, but it can only be exposed >by the abilities of the professional magicians. > >Our so call scientific investigators are just as easily deceived as the rest of >us. In fact many of the Christian writers have made horrible mistakes because >they are not trained in the art of deception. > >"Ole Bob" > >[email protected] wrote: > >> List: If anyone is inclined towards studying paranormal research under >> controlled conditions, I would enjoy receiving your impression of this >> research. Roger >> >> http://www.issseem.org/vol1no1.html >> Human Volitional Effects on a Model Bacterial System. Elizabeth A. Rauscher, >> Ph.D. >> >> This paper presents experimental designs and results of three major studies >> in which a well-known healer's intention to produce a healing effect was >> correlated with increased growth and motility in a well-characterized >> bacterial system. Use of a model bacterial system made it possible to design >> a prototype experiment correlating intention with growth and motility >> effects in a remote shielded sterile system. Optimally growing bacterial >> cultures were prepared, and different amounts and types of chemical >> antibacterial agents were added to cultures in separate test tubes. Multiple >> samples of such preparations were made and separated into two groups, one to >> be treated by the healer and the other to serve as untreated controls. >> Statistical comparisons were made between (1) healer-treated samples, (2) >> controls, and (3) extensive baseline data. Antibiotic dose response studies >> were also conducted using different types and amounts of inhibitors. Highly >> significant and reproducible effects of healer-treated samples over controls >> were found. As anticipated, differential dose response effects were found in >> which the healer's effects were more pronounced for lower concentrations of >> agents. >> >> -- >> The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. >> >> To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: >> [email protected] -or- [email protected] >> with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. >> >> To post, address your message to: [email protected] >> Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html >> List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
