Comments on: Platos Cave Revisited: The Cave Walls Of Culture

By: Rohaan Solare

Rohaan Solare — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:13:20 +0000

@Linda The scientific method when applied with integrity yields ever increasing utility and precision. Experiments themselves can be rigged to yield the desired results. Just yesterday I posted on twitter Don’t give studies too much credence until you see multiple studies from diverse sources yield the same results.

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:25:57 +0000

The “scientific method” is a catch-basin phrase often believed to be synonymous with “proven fact”.
However, this is not necessarily accurate. Don’t forget that the funding for said testing often determines what can or cannot be proven.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_lehrer

By: Marianne Mccullars

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By: Rohaan Solare

Rohaan Solare — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:26:33 +0000

@ Dena, The scientific community may not be perfect that is for sure, but the scientific method is a mechanism that acts as a purifying agent. The point I make is that the scientific method insures the evolution of ideas and worldviews at a much faster rate. All other ideologies have no such mechanism in place and so here we are in the space age with so many billions of people believing in complete falsehoods.

Science provides knowledge of how the world and life works. Religions have their ideas about how reality and life works, but most of those ideas have been turned on their head thanks to the scientific method. Science and spirituality serve different purposes at this point. A sound spirituality will incorporate what we know to be true about how the phenomenal world operates.

Spiritual practices nurture the part of us that science cannot. But even there science can tell us which spiritual practices nurture us the most and how we may even improve our spiritual practices to make them even more rewarding.

By: DenaDP

DenaDP — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:51:55 +0000

Interesting reading. I am not sure I agree with you conception of science. There are many areas where science may be informed, but fail to evolve. Science is almost a religion unto itself having arguments about its own information. In doing so can and does forget humanity. I am not sure of this, but can you tell me of any religion world wide that embraces the here and now? I have a life long view of religion as another form of politics with and agenda. Why would this entity embrace science when it does not need science to exist? Reading on.. thanks for allowing my comments..

By: Tessie Poucher

Tessie Poucher — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:48:10 +0000

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By: Morris Elbaz

Morris Elbaz — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:55:31 +0000

I’d have to check with you one this subject. Which is not something I usually do! I really like reading a post that will make people think. Also, thanks for allowing me to speak my mind!

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:43:25 +0000

Nicely done.

An irony I see in "The trick now is to find credible sources of information on the web." still comes down to finding something that you "believe" to be true. The greater question to that is ultimately what is truth? How do we see beyond the image reflected on the wall and see that it is in fact NOT an image projected on the wall.

By: Rohaan Solare

Rohaan Solare — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:11:48 +0000

@ Karen. Thank you for your comment. The intent is not dwell. Many are not aware of how pervasive the sinister force is and so I go into detail to expose the menace thoroughly. Other sections and articles provide emerging solutions to our dilemmas.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:35:37 +0000

You identify shadow side of inherited cultural constraints wonderfully. I’d like to put out to readers that dwelling in the shadow doesn't help any of us. Noticing, for instance the media and its message is a good thing—only if you MOVE PAST the message and determine your what the real you (non-acculturated) would say or do. Please consider suggestions for authentic life—or conduct a experiments—ask reader to go 48 hours with out TV or the “noise” of the world. What is it like, how much better does one feel?