Hi On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Jim Guinee wrote:
> I don't know how long you've been around here, but as much as > I respect the intellectuals that make this list so great, I > have endured a number of anti-religious remarks over the > years. > Very few here seem to want to allow "divine intervention" as a POSSIBLE > causal variable. I'm not sure if the following would qualify as anti-religious or not, but does "divine intervention" deserve any more consideration than the following as a POSSIBLE causal variable? And if so, why does it deserve more consideration? 1. Participants in research read the minds of the experimenters and act accordingly. 2. Cosmic forces associated with the positions of stars are influencing participants in a causal manner. 3. Beings from outer space control us robotically and influence how we behave in various circumstances. 4. Experimenters are able to make subjects act according to prediction by exerting mind control (as with bending spoons and the like). Another way of asking this question, is whether Jim G. considers ANY explanation IMPOSSIBLE? Best wishes Jim ============================================================================ James M. Clark (204) 786-9757 Department of Psychology (204) 774-4134 Fax University of Winnipeg 4L05D Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 [EMAIL PROTECTED] CANADA http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark ============================================================================ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
