Heisenberg
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Whether I missed your point or not, the point I was making is that there is nothing negative or hateful about being skeptical. It's totally legit to point out that there is a difference between something claiming to be scientific and something actually being scientific. And, you don't have to hate anything to point out that, without knowing those conditions, what you've brought to the table is hearsay. There is nothing barbed about that statement. It also doesn't indicate negativity that someone didn't "google it" before commenting, even if it is easier. You've merely answered skepticism with cynicism.
Even if we accept the premise, that, under scientifically controlled conditions these things were observed, we still wouldn't have anything suggesting that chi or consciousness was the cause. We would have merely established an effect. Certainly, an effect worthy of further study, but still just an effect. I've read three articles reporting this phenomenon and the abstract of the study they seem to be based on, and in each case the cause is assumed. That alone is very unscientific. The only thing a study like this could hope to do is reject the null hypothesis, which would indeed be remarkable, yet still wouldn't speak to a cause.
Even if we accept the premise, that, under scientifically controlled conditions these things were observed, we still wouldn't have anything suggesting that chi or consciousness was the cause. We would have merely established an effect. Certainly, an effect worthy of further study, but still just an effect. I've read three articles reporting this phenomenon and the abstract of the study they seem to be based on, and in each case the cause is assumed. That alone is very unscientific. The only thing a study like this could hope to do is reject the null hypothesis, which would indeed be remarkable, yet still wouldn't speak to a cause.
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