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In Response To: Re: to paraphrase your words: "Your analogy, how
empty can that be?" (Paul Parnell)
Hi Paul:
....why The Flinstone analogy is silly as compared to the paranormal.
The import of proving such abilities is enormous. It would change society. Thus it is worth continued investigation,IMO.
It would validate some strong impressions people constantly receive which appear to daily and intimately plug them in to the world around them, as being more than mere projections, conditioned emotional responses, or guesses, at least in some cases.
you said: If something does not exist it cannot be observed or measured. Does that mean it will always be unknown?
I'm not sure what you are saying here. It appears that you have arrived at a forgone conclusion that paranormal abilities et al do not exist. No room for doubt.
If so, Isn't this a bit of an assumption. Perhaps human brains are so intellectually puny in the vastness of the universe as to be incapable of recognizing or connecting to the claimed pychic abilities that are bodies may already be hardwired to possess, albeit in an occult way.
You said If a conclusion logically follows from a premise the conclusion may still be wrong. But not because of a "false" or "dogmatic" logic. It can only be because the premise was wrong.
Yes and no. Yes, it is NOT ALWAYS due to false or dogmatic logic. Agreed, yes, in some cases it is possible that the premise is wrong.
In other cases, however, it may be that the premise is misunderstood. Perhaps it is thought to be something it is not. Not necessarily false logic. Because the person believes the logic is accurate, thus the conclusion is based on a misinterpretation or faulty or skewed logic, not specifically false logic.
False means contrary to fact or truth. We are discussing cases where fact or truth is yet to be determined.
I'm impressed, though, that at least you admitted that the Flintstone analogy is silly is this situation.
You said: The problem is that you can find a PhD that believes in just about any piece of nonsense you want to name.
Still, turning tables for a bit, if a PHD were to study popular culture and the Flintstone investigation were part of it, hmmmmm! Might work. At least as a study in that respect! *wink*
What is wrong with that? Especially if private funds finance it.
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