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Old Apr 30, 2008, 10:49 am   #72 (permalink) (top)
Jack
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The two Superpower belief systems on our planet have come together, in my opinion, to create an unconscious 'conspiracy of silence'.
Ah yes, the "Ben Stein Defense". If science has no evidence to work with, how do you expect scientists to evaluate the claims made? Perhaps if believers in NDEs can supply testable, credible evidence, we can use science to verify their claims. Science is a process of examining evidence. No evidence, nothing to examine. It's absurd to think religion and science would on some level work together to suppress the study of NDEs. I can't speak for religion, perhaps it would on its own. They've certainly tried to suppress inquiries before. But scientists have no reason to ignore evidence presented, if that evidence is able to be scientifically examined. Science is a tool to help us understand the natural world. It has no agenda to support.

Blaming the critics for one's own lack of convincing evidence isn't new.


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