I am not required to believe them.
It would do you some good to actually read up on the new scientific theories, especially when we are at the point where we are finding the holes in the old theories.
I think that you have a different meaning of awareness than the context of this conversation needs. Tracking devices nor plants actually have a goal that they are after. In the case of a tracking device the goal belongs actually to the maker or user of the device. In plants there is a biological necessity to have more or less sun light. The plant does not know this it is a reaction that happens on a physical level through the structure of the plant. The plant moves in relation to physics as they dictate. The plant has nothing to be aware of much less a place to be aware.
A simple test watch a plant as it tracks the sun one day, turn it say 80 degrees and then watch it the next day, if it follows the sun and not offset, then that shows that the plant has an awareness of where the ideal energy is being produced and shifts to make efficient use of that energy.
Except plants do need to be aware, they need to know when there is excess of water or shortage, in the case of the fly trap, it senses if digestion is takin place and then opens up. Even the paramecium, it can navigate itself around obstacles, and so on... There is a level of consciousness going on in these things that flies in the face of this model of consciousness as being the result of firing neurons.
Why should I waste my time? I have simply dismissed the importance of investigating false claims.
What do you mean?
That's the point, youve claimed it's all fake, and on the assumption of you being correct you preclude the need for investigation.
What would happen if you, personally, attempted a test, yet to be determined, that would show you that what you claim is false is actually true??
The links that I provided define exactly what the theory of everything is about.
Which again misses the point, I was describing the difficulties of a theory of everything, that transcends the quantum observations while explaining universal phenomenon
Your experiences may actually be unique or not there really is no way to tell since it is just a claim. So the outcome could be something that you did not expect or not. If your experiences were truly unique you may not have the capacity to determine what happened to you. Obviously since you stated that you were previously a skeptic then you searched for an answer from just what is available from your surroundings. You should not stop there or you may never know the truth of what you experienced.
I've been deliberate to not detail those in this thread because at best on its own is anecdotal, and no, the story is not "unique" though, but like I said, it's shown me that there is a "soul" (though I'm sure there's a more appropriate term) that continues on...
I am not the only one that has done so. And even if I was the only critic I am still entitled to my skepticism.
It was not that the guy took acid. Personally I am not opposed to drugs nor do I think that once someone takes a drug that they are no longer relevant. But this guy tried to explain an acid trip as something more than hallucinations. Which I find funny. In fact it leads me to believe that he is a nut. The effects of lethargic acid on the brain is well documented and explained beyond any doubt. The fact that this guy does not know that and tried to assert that his trip meant something more than the effects of a drug shows his acceptance of nonscientific method. making him an proven pseudoscientist. And totally worthless as an reference.
My not accepting fantasy as reality is not being closed minded at all. But you not accepting proven facts and truths as reality is indeed closed minded.
I don't personally have any experience with hallucinogens, and I've known some who have or have not done well mentally from the experiences. That said, some of the stories that come out of high levels of hallucinogens, now, I can't say that if a person on drugs is just a change in brain chemistry, or if they really are communicating with entities... Yes, you can do a brain scan and show what gets triggered and when, but that doesn't necessarily prove or disprove if the experience... Then again, hallucinogens in other peoples hands brought about mk-ultra, which offers more challenges.
Then prove it is not magic.
i and several other people have already explained to you that you have a misunderstanding of those concepts. Since you are dogmatically still asserting the same now means that this part of the conversation is done.
Science will not accept false claims as reality unless they are proven to be no longer false claims. The people that are making those claims bear the burden to prove that they are not false.
Google is your friend... And yes, there have people that have wrongly claimed that I have misunderstood these concepts. Now, I've also recently watched a good portion of a 10 hr lecture by a NASA scientist who has gone through some "paranormal" experience (out of body), and has attempted to study this effect... There's no peer-reviewed paper, just a book an some lectures, but ya, I'm afraid the basic understanding I do have is the red headed stepchild of physics, noone wants to look at it because that's where science and philosophy intertwine.
