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- From: puc@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov (Bernard Puc)
- Newsgroups: alt.out-of-body
- Subject: Re: OOBE or just vivid imagination
- Message-ID: <11NOV199209164604@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 11 Nov 92 13:16:00 GMT
- References: <1992Nov6.055629.21882@gnosys.svle.ma.us> <1992Nov6.214534.6660@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <1992Nov8.073403.4318@gnosys.svle.ma.us> <BxJ03J.Cqx@cs.psu.edu>
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- In article <BxJ03J.Cqx@cs.psu.edu>, cole@gaff.physci.psu.edu (Robert Cole)
- writes...
- > It
- >seems clear that one of the participants involved is not interested in
- >modifying his model of reality but only in forcing all data to conform to
- >it.
- This is a standard practise in rational thinking...one forms a
- hypothesis, then conducts experiments - collects data, if the data
- support the hypothesis then the hypothesis is upheld for further study.
- If the data do not support the hypothesis, _then_ a new hypothesis is
- held forth. Therefore, data are always filtered through a set of beliefs.
- But, a rational person should be aware of the interpretive nature of
- observation and be prepared to abandon the hypothesis should a better one
- make more sense.
-
- >I think it is regretfull that the anecdotal evidence for the validity of obes
- >is apparently receiving so little attention. There are those who obviously
- >place zero value on such evidence but I personally find it to be compelling
-
- But the only evidence we have so far is anecdotal - and its
- receiving a lot of attention. The reason it is not given much value is
- because it is too subjective and leaves too many alternative hypotheses
- with equal validity.
-
- -Bernard
-