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It's a very guarded secret that only the most skilled jedi knights can master.
Sure you might get Padawans to break through some bricks with the force, but 2x4s? Pshaw!
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
When med research finally gets to outlining the "electrical system" of the meridians that is currently called Chi, I want to see ya'll say Bluelou told us about this shit looong ago!
The time to accept a claim is once it's veracity has been demonstrated, not before.
If that does happen, you may indeed have been right, but it would have been for all the wrong reasons.
Just because you don't believe it doesn't mean you have to be hostile to the possibility as yet unproven.
There is a difference between not accepting something based on facts not in evidence and ridiculing it because it disagrees with your view of the world.
A lot of cultures accept reincarnation as a fact of existence (some cultures are scared of the sun god some believe there was a son of god some believe in a burning bush blah blah blah.)
We know not nearly as much as we think we know about our bodies, our brains, the planet on which we live, etc etc. There is much to learn it would be wise to keep an open mind.
That is the very definition of open-mindedness.
If I were closed-minded, I would deny that the claim had been demonstrated once it had been.
But, no, I'll gladly change my mind on a subject (in fact, I have on many occasions) if the evidence supports the claim.
The time to accept a claim is once it's veracity has been demonstrated, not before...
But that's just it - while it wasn't demonstrated to me in the form of medical evidence, it was demonstrated hands on, directly. I felt the force of Chi in someone else, and at other times years later in myself. I never would have got to the point of feeling it if I hadn't been demonstrated by my master that he had it. It took years of practicing the martial art in class and an extra hour almost every day of meditation to get to that point, and I never would have had the devotion to do that if I hadn't been shown it.
So for me, it's already proven.
Medical research has been pretty slow to catch it and "proove" it but it's not like tons of research $$ are gonna be thrown at something that doesn't show potential to reap huge profits in our world. Just the opposite in fact, because when the electrical system of the body gets figured out it will open up huge areas of preventative medicine, and curative medicine that is largely drug free, and validate gobs of as yet unsubstantiated claims about various life-style practices that can promote and aid good health in the absence of drugs.
But as my teacher suggested, eventually it will be proven by legit western medical style research - because it is real.
Thanks oghwga for chipping in a very reasonable post, but truly the 'close mindedness' of those who haven't seen it demonstrated doesn't bug me. I would have pshawed it myself before I practiced MA, whether that's "close-minded" or not.
Wuphat : 6:49 pm : link : reply
And I'll change my view accordingly.
That is the very definition of open-mindedness.
I would think that a better definition of open mindedness would be to acknowledge possibilities contrary to your convictions. Acknowledging proven facts merely suggests you are not totally boneheaded
Isn't it possible I've seen it demonstrated and come to a completely different conclusion than you have?
Maybe a third person has come to a third different conclusion.
How, then, do we determine which is correct?
We investigate as outlined above.
When you say it's been demonstrated to you, all you're relaying is an anecdote. And you see, the plural of anecdote is not data.
Sure Lou's claims are possible, but not likely.
It's possible that the force as described in Star Wars is a real thing, too but not likely.
I could be wrong on both accounts. And if someone were to ever demonstrate either in a testable, repeatable, and falsifiable manner, then I'm on board.
But not a second sooner.
Carl Sagan's "The Invisible Dragon in My Garage" - ( New Window )
He claims to have seen something much weirder and more far out than I have. He said he saw the tribe witch doctor kill a chicken... by pointing at it!
Darth Vader style.
One of my favorites also
That's not to imply duplicity in any way, just that the brain does some weird shit when it's presented with conflicting information.
If something like chi exists, then it must somehow manifest in some measurable way. If someone can show me how that happens, and the mechanism by which it does, then my congrats to them for winning the Nobel Prize.
Oh, it will be.
I'd also make it a rule that to progress to level 3 (out of a possible 432 levels) that my students girlfriends have to sleep with me.
Boom! Science, bitches!
Again, congrats in advance to whoever does on their Nobel Prize.
You'll forgive me if I don't hold my breath waiting for that to happen though, won't you?
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I'd also make it a rule that to progress to level 3 (out of a possible 432 levels) that my students girlfriends have to sleep with me.
Meh, Charlie managed it and I'm not even planning on starting any race riots.
That doesn't mean that there are kids who've been reincarnated or kids that can see dead people. That doesn't mean there's a God or a supreme being. It just means that there is stuff we can't begin to understand.
I always try and lean towards the logical. The majority of these crazy paranormal stories are absolute BS. Usually just stupid douchebags with an agenda. But every now and then you read a story that seems legitimately interesting. I found the story of that kid who thought he was a reincarnated fighter pilot fascinating. If you actually watch video of that story you realize that this kids parents must've coached him extremely well for this to be a fraud. And maybe I'm just naïve but I don't want to believe that every single one of these stories has to do with selfish parents.
I think animals and kids have a better feel for nature than we do. We lose touch with that raw animal aspect of us when we grow and our brain starts becoming more active in other areas. Just straight broscience on my part and doesn't mean that I think kids can see dead people. But I've always been interested in paranormal stories involving young kids.
Muay Thai fighters kicking through the handle of a baseball bat as an exhibition is actually very common. If you knew anything about the sport, you'd know that these guys train by kicking banana trees until their shins develop micro fractures and that the re calcification of the bone allows them to build bigger, stronger shin bones.
to a layman, that may seem like magic, but it's actually easily explained by the adaptability of the human body. break it down in a certain way and it actually builds up stronger.
perfect example of this "I don't get it so it must be magic" position of yours.
Come on Shep... just look at what one of the Chi MASTERS have to work with!
Man, I KNEW Cam was a budding serial killer.
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Meh, Charlie managed it and I'm not even planning on starting any race riots.
Man, I KNEW Cam was a budding serial killer.
Tell you what- there are some days that I wish I didn't have any feelings.
Luckily my dealer doctor wrote me a script for some great pills that pretty much get rid of them. I saw a commercial for them and all I had to do was ask. A hell of a lot cheaper than trying to buy this shit on the street.
Because depression hurts, but you don't have to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crkHJnMxNo4
When you know more about what's wrong, you can help make it right - ( New Window )
Ah damn...I knew I lacked the mental makeup and patience of these master martial artists, who have proven themselves in their dojos or classrooms and rarely in real life settings. I guess I'll never get myself the 10's like this guy.
where did the alcohol come from? amazing! i have no clue how he did it, but he's been making wine for 20 years, so he can harness the power of the universe to make alcohol out of thin air.
gotta be magic.
It's bottled directly from the sweat of Shaolin monks, so you know it's quality.
Like your fb comments often are, you're clueless, fool.
good call though.
Wait...you guys are facebook buddies? Or did you actually shortened football to fb?
M in CT : 5/29/2014 11:52 am : link : reply
... then i'm just going to consider the source and ignore it.
Please do. Less of you is definitely more.