Hello there.
Thanks for the add and the follow.
I understand your gripes with the western scientocracy; i have been to the far reaches of human consciousness and experienced things and emotions that simply cannot be explained within the confines of a double-blind experiment. You seem to grasp this, so it is more a rhetorical question but.... i must ask, do you understand what true science has to offer us? To me science has light and dark aspects: it shows us the importance of critical thinking and doubting the obvious, it encourages us to be both observant and creative, and it warns us of those who would use collected evidence or "statements of fact" to influence the masses how they see fit. It attempts to safeguard our race from mindful manipulation and blind faith while science itself at large seems to be the greatest tool for just those things. So... there is fundamental hypocrisy in what we know as science today, just as there is hypocrisy in what we know and have known as religion.
What i encourage is the melding of what we know, with the unlimited expanse and potential of what we don't know: to reject fear and promote curiosity.
I am now a student of (Integrative but chiefly) Oriental Medicine: i actively learn about that which is well established within the limited scope of science as well as that which is not, of which the concept of 气 (or "qi" as it is transliterated in pinyin) is a fantastic example. As a student of Integrative Medicine i see the body as composed of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems, as well as 气, 血，精，and 津液。Investigate for yourself (www.orientalmedicine.com), the Chinese knew more about the human 5,000 years ago before any of our western forefathers.
I admire your tandem belief in god and dedication to free thought. It is hard to be both spiritual and rational in today's world. It seems that one must be crammed into either this box or that.
Keep up the good work.
peace and respect,
aloefire
Thanks for the add and the follow.
I understand your gripes with the western scientocracy; i have been to the far reaches of human consciousness and experienced things and emotions that simply cannot be explained within the confines of a double-blind experiment. You seem to grasp this, so it is more a rhetorical question but.... i must ask, do you understand what true science has to offer us? To me science has light and dark aspects: it shows us the importance of critical thinking and doubting the obvious, it encourages us to be both observant and creative, and it warns us of those who would use collected evidence or "statements of fact" to influence the masses how they see fit. It attempts to safeguard our race from mindful manipulation and blind faith while science itself at large seems to be the greatest tool for just those things. So... there is fundamental hypocrisy in what we know as science today, just as there is hypocrisy in what we know and have known as religion.
What i encourage is the melding of what we know, with the unlimited expanse and potential of what we don't know: to reject fear and promote curiosity.
I am now a student of (Integrative but chiefly) Oriental Medicine: i actively learn about that which is well established within the limited scope of science as well as that which is not, of which the concept of 气 (or "qi" as it is transliterated in pinyin) is a fantastic example. As a student of Integrative Medicine i see the body as composed of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems, as well as 气, 血，精，and 津液。Investigate for yourself (www.orientalmedicine.com), the Chinese knew more about the human 5,000 years ago before any of our western forefathers.
I admire your tandem belief in god and dedication to free thought. It is hard to be both spiritual and rational in today's world. It seems that one must be crammed into either this box or that.
Keep up the good work.
peace and respect,
aloefire
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