Woaah interesting ..

Follow up link  here

http://blog.ted.com/2013/03/14/open-for … sheldrake/

I will read it and come back here later =)

Cheers

Hi dude,
Sakiro wrote: can you share a link to that Oliver's talk?

Sorry man I shouldn't have used the example. I don't put dodgy links in here. If I find lies I tend not to share them, it helps avoid confusion generally. I mentioned it to highlight the prejudice -people will allow all sorts of BS to pass as nutritional science but the moment the work 'consciousness' is mentioned, out come the restrictions.

Re: if this guys are trying to do research (experiments) to prove something, that is doing science

...Couldn't agree more.

Re: Like it seems they are not interested in the first place to find out the truth, only protect their own opinions and belief systems.

If you add 'financial interests' at the top of that list, this IS exactly what's going on.

Read true stuff, not lies  :  )
Best,
AR

Hi dudes,
Mnemo Wrote:
"Debate is exactly what should happen in a free and open society."

...It struck me that TED may go the same way the Royal Society and similar institutions went...

At first anything goes -it doesn't matter who you are or how apparently outlandish your claim, you apply the scientific method and explore the topic or issue. Later, societal synthetic rules are imposed, such as 'To take part you must have x qualifications', 'You must have y amount of money', 'You must be z nationality', 'No women', 'No discussing topics we don't like', ...and so on, and so on... the forum for open exploration becomes a closed club for those providing funding to promote their own research agendas for personal financial gain -and there ends all cultural progress.

Ayahuasca... I have tasted Ayahuasca. It is disgusting. However, to me McDonalds burgers taste disgusting, so what do I know?  LOL  :  )


Re: [M]I have never been in favor of consuming a substance that is naturally occurring in my brain and prefer to nurture and encourage its accumulation there supported by the foundation of neuro-chemistry required to synthesize it.

...So you refuse to eat food?  :  )  Gotta remember, all of the substances occurring 'naturally' in our brains are manufactured using incoming ingredients from things we have consumed.

If I have a magic mushroom sandich for breakfast, the chemicals my brain manufactures will differ from those I'd release if I had steak and chips, or coffee and a donut. All food is chemistry, all chemicals are drugs.  That's why we can set up our neurochemistry by adjusting what goes in.

Sure it would be ideal to hang around all day photosynthesizing all our needs, but sadly this current model needs concrete material input to make chemicals and generate energy.
Best,
AR