Re: Creationist Psychology Revealed

Corinth,

Why do you automatically jump to the conclusion that if someone is challenging some aspect of the theory of evolution...that that automatically makes them a creationsist?

Come on, that's not scientific reasoning...and you of all people should know that!

When did John proclaim himself to be an anti-evolutionist...or creationist? I believe in his earlier post in this thread that he clearly stated that he wants PROOF FROM BOTH SIDES:

//www.curezone.org/forums/m.asp?f=543&i=2444#i

And resorting to insults, sarcasm and suggesting that you are the all-knowing on everything from Science to religion...and now to dog-rearing is most unbecoming. You might try a little humility and open your mind a bit...perhaps you, too, would learn something. (If nothing else, at least a more positive way of interacting with people!)

"challenge the message and not the messenger"

When you know that you don't know you will be on the right track. That's when the real majic begins!Beginners mind is the state of all possibilities...before we are so thoroughly cluttered with conditioning, history, subjective coloring, 'education', analysis, 'proofs'. What do we truly KNOW? You don't need to be so scared, Corinth...beauty and fun reside in the mysterious! It's OK not to control everything...you can't anyway so you might as well stop beating your head against the wall.

"The emperor, who was a devout Buddhist, invited a great Zen master to the Palace in order to ask him questions about Buddhism. "What is the highest truth of the holy Buddhist doctrine?" the emperor inquired.
"Vast emptiness... and not a trace of holiness," the master replied.
"If there is no holiness," the emperor said, "then who or what are you?"
"I do not know," the master replied.""

"A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor's cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. "It's overfull! No more will go in!" the professor blurted. "You are like this cup," the master replied, "How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.""

I will add that you have a very Western-centric view of science. Please don't come back with some comment attacking 'religious "zeolots"'...as Daoism (of which Zen is an outgrowth) was philosophical in origin and these were some of the greatest scientists of their time and also developed the basis for Traditinonal Chinese Medicine. Our religious/philosophical beliefs cannot be seperated from science...this is a false dichotomy. A hallmark of Western Science is that something can be measured and experimentally repeated. It does not take into account that there are things which we are yet able to measure...although that doesn't mean they don't exist. Only that we DON'T KNOW how to measure of replicate them yet.

http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/nature/guitart.html

You also might want to do some delving into phenomenological and hermeneutical research and the human sciences. Then again, you might not consider human behavioral research as 'true' science.







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