Posted on 02/13/2015 8:58:43 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine
Rupert Sheldrake is a fascinating member of the scientific world. The video below is of his TED talk where he covers “The Science Delusion.” This TED talk was controversially censored by the TED community after being aired.
If you have studied any area of science on your own or in school, you may have noticed or have come across the fact that there are many differing beliefs in the scientific world. While this statement seems impossible given that science is supposed to be based on evidence which produces theory, it is a delusion not to realize that much of what is strictly believed in the scientific world is only believed due to the common acceptance that is put into mainstream ideas — much like what takes place within religion. That is not to say that there aren’t amazing scientists out there coming up with profound findings and adding powerful contributions to all fields, it’s to bring light to the fact that in a mainstream sense one could say science is “stuck” or more accurately put, we have put a freeze on certain areas of science.
“How can science be stuck? You are missing the point of science! Science is not a thing it’s a method!” While I totally agree that science is a method, what I am alluding to in this article is that many of the theories we have come to believe that science has produced have been scientifically proven to be incorrect yet we continue to go along with them. The reason this happens is because in many cases we are no longer using the scientific method as it is meant to be used. The stage in the method where we are supposed to go back and a re-develop a hypothesis after evidence proves the the initial theory wrong, we instead get stuck in maintaing our belief because of the money, fear, ego and pride that get in the way.
I have been researching many areas of science, world events, health etc. over the past 5.5 years. I did not learn what I know in school as I left before completing any degrees. Something I whole heartedly belive is that in some ways I feel my lack of formal education has been a gift. Very often we can get stuck on the idea that what we have learned in school is absolute. It’s prestigious, it can’t be wrong. Heck, we paid thousands of dollars for it so it MUST be true. Yet the more I look at the people who are making scientific discoveries in the world the more I see educated people becoming livid about the fact that these new findings must not be true. It simply can’t be. I have heard the statement “It’s pseudo-science” just about anytime a belief is challenged. A new finding requires many peer reviews for it to be taken seriously, but pre-existing mainstream beliefs require none and can be written on a cereal box yet it’s still absolute fact. We have a major challenge on our hands in that we have a very hard time keeping our emotions out of how we view and perceive our world. This is not our nature, but simply our ego’s taking hold of the situation.
Rupert Sheldrake outlines 10 dogmas he has found to exist within mainstream science today. He states that when you look at each of these scientifically, you see that they are not actually true.
1. Nature is mechanical or machine like
2. All matter is unconscious
3. The laws or constants of nature are fixed
4. The total amount of matter and energy is always the same
5. Nature is purposeless
6. Biological heredity is material
7. Memories are stored inside your brain
8. Your mind is inside your head
9. Psychic phenomena like telepathy is not possible
10. Mechanistic medicine is the only kind that works
Sheldrake is a loon.
I am not defending TED. They had to have known who Sheldrake is before they let him be a TED Talker.
I have enjoyed a number of TED talks, but this type of censorship is inexcusable.
How looney is he?
Quite looney.
His stuff is a form of new age or neo-pagan type of beliefs about energy fields of some sort explicated in a pseudo-scientific context.
It isn't censorship; TED is protecting their brand. If they're seen giving a voice to a quack, what's next? Alien abduction and moon landing hoax experts? Serious people would stop watching.
Shedrake thinks the Times Sunday Crossword puzzle is easier to solve on tuesday than on sunday because by tuesday, so many people have solved it that the correct answers are floating in the ether.
Lol.
Literally.
So far it seems that it's more about rejecting/questioning the materialistic philosophy.
“It isn’t censorship; TED is protecting their brand. If they’re seen giving a voice to a quack, what’s next? Alien abduction and moon landing hoax experts? Serious people would stop watching.”
TED, to my mind, let’s plenty quacks have a voice. Maybe not as whacky as Sheldrake.
If it’s not government or acting on behalf of government, it’s not censorship. Period.
“So far it seems that it’s more about rejecting/questioning the materialistic philosophy.”
Not sure what you mean.
He is presenting a new age belief that does reject materialistic science.
It’s very similar to old time pagan pantheistic beliefs where everything that exists has a spirit.
They are welcome to set standards as long as the standards are applied fairly and consistently.
I think TED talks are largely silly, but it certainly isn't censorship if they want to change the visibility of one of their videos. It's their property.
Science is NEVER settled, and if the “scientific method” is being applied as it is should, it never shall be. There are only working hypotheses, and when too much evidence accumulates that disproves the hypothesis, a new hypothesis must be postulated, and again put to the test.
Critical thinking is an absolute requirement to make the scientific method work.
Scientism is as much an ideology/religion as “progressivism”.
Warmism is the leading Scientistic sect.
Good example
Apparently Chopra supports Sheldrake and vice versa.
That’s Jungian.
Not really sure what you are getting at, but I agree with your comments, of course.
Sheldrake is the opposite. He comes with his a priori beliefs, which are religious, to fit a scientific veneer over.
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