I think the missing link between science and religion/spirituality is the existence of Higher Planes of Nature (astral. etc.), that are not directly detectable by the gross physical senses and instruments.
I am one that disagrees with the "unconscious" development of life theory. I think the mindboggling complexity of DNA and complex life processes are not likely to have happened by an unconscious process. Furthermore, I believe there are higher planes of nature than the physical plane and there...
My point was, I see the Kamala Harris types liking to sweep that issue under the rug and putting the spotlight on a woman's right to control her own body.
I have an issue with those like Kamala Harris that try to make it all about a woman's body and her right to choose. I think this type of thinking wants us to forget that a fetus deserves consideration too.
To me ADCs and NDEs are very strong evidence suggesting life after death which I believe in. The strength of many of these cases is very impressive.
Religiously though, they lead me to believe love and a good heart/mind are what matter more than your religious belief system.
As I see it, the more one studies the various types of paranormal phenomena the more you realize science will need revolutionary new understandings to explain things.
Not being a follower of scientism, I will also look to other traditions like Vedic and Theosophical for possible explanations.
The thought that just occurred to me is that maybe we spend too much energy arguing with skeptics.
We get ourselves in the pattern of arguing the same things with the same group of skeptics here. Maybe we should spend more energy on developing our understanding and helping ourselves and others...
There are such paranormal events that cannot be explained by current science. That's almost the definition of paranormal.
That would be the gold standard, but prior to knowing the detailed operation one can accept that something unknown to science is occurring. To brush aside that something is...
I agree but the Scientism types accept only input from the physical senses and instruments. To me that is an impoverishing approach given the mysteries (paranormal) that do occur in this world. I have come to believe that psychic sensing can detect things the physical senses and instruments...
That's what I'm saying too.
Using reason and logic we hypothesize from best sources and refine that over time. That is how human reasoning addresses new things and grows in understanding.
From Vedic Science, Theosophy and modern parapsychology I am refining my worldview. That is better than...
As I keep saying, I consider it beyond the reach of current science, but I am interested in things beyond science. I suspect science of the future will develop new tools that will make this testable.
And billions already believe some versions of these things including some scientists and...
What if the situation is that we can only directly detect things of our familiar physical plane but souls and astral bodies are things not of the physical plane. So it seems you can only look for physical phenomena in science and what these clairvoyant masters are talking about is not physical...
I have found Vedic and Theosophical sources to be consistent and not faith based but based on the clairvoyant insight of many masters. Their model provides an explanatory model for paranormal things that science is uncomfortable with or prefers denial.
It starts with real-world observations...
That's fine if your interest is just in science.
Not being concerned strictly with current science, I consider even anecdotal claims in my overall best understanding of reality.
What are you not grasping about my position?
No, you should require evidence. I am saying there is sufficient modern evidence for me to believe that the paranormal and spiritual do occur and I look to Vedic science and other traditions for understanding.