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by themodelplumber
2991 days ago
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This reminds me of Sheldrake testing the dog who knew when its owner was heading home, and studying "the sense of being stared at," etc. Institute of Noetic Sciences? Or is that too soft a science? No idea, just things that popped up as I read the quote. |
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First, he noted that some of the tests he did got results that were past random chance. But he said he didn't know why and wouldn't dare trying to make up an explanation.
Then he said something really interesting:
if we don't investigate scientifically those things, only charlatans will, and not only will we never know the truth, but the field will be filled with lies and misunderstanding, ruining the reputation of the topic. Even now, if you try to get a grant to study something like that, you bear the mark of delirium in your community, no matter how serious you are.