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Most modern, right-thinking, science-believers don't actually do science and wouldn't recognize the scientific method if it bit them on the butt.

Most religious people never meditated, never had a vision, wouldn't recognize elevated consciousness if it bit them on the butt.

Most of us just swallow the official narrative of our tribe and trust what the authorities say.

Which is of course a terrible way to acquire quality knowledge.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most of us just swallow the official narrative of our tribe and trust what the authorities say.

Which is of course a terrible way to acquire quality knowledge.

Okay. Where are you going with this? Are you just highlighting that people are often not skeptical, reasonable, or rational? Because that's commonly known.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What kind of epistemology are you using to declare that meditation "elevates consciousness"? Also, what visions have you had?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's rather beside my point.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm only making one simple point. It ain't complicated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I meant, which of the two questions was beside the point? And while I'm at it, why, exactly?