[extropy-chat] Seth and other nonsense

Max More max at maxmore.com
Tue Nov 16 01:51:10 UTC 2004


At 05:32 PM 11/15/2004, you wrote:

>I don't particularly believe in channeling in general.
>But for Seth in particular, Jane Roberts had written over 30 books.
>It's difficult to say it's just nonsense.

It's just nonsense.

That was *really* easy.

Max


>Some of her ideas are very interesting.
>Maybe this is also the Principle of Complementarity: Some people believe, 
>some people don't.
>For me, I just try to digest and reason what I think is good.
>For example,
>*******************************************
>The Unknown? Reality, Vol. 1
>by Jane Roberts
>In this mind-stretching journey into the very frontiers of consciousness, 
>Seth continues his discussions of the multidimensional nature of the human 
>soul. In Seth Speaks, Seth introduced the concept of ?probable realities,? 
>in which all possible choices are fully experienced by other portions of 
>the self. Now, in this first volume of The ?Unknown? Reality, Seth 
>explains the dazzling labyrinths of unseen probabilities involved in any 
>decision, and how our awareness of these can enrich the waking life we 
>know. In a fascinating exploration of the cosmic web of our existence, 
>Seth reveals:
>
>the purpose of dreams, and how they are often fulfilled unconsciously
>
>consciousness units? (CUs), electromagnetic energy units? (EEs), as the 
>building blocks of our entire universe
>
>misconceptions about death and the afterlife
>how different probable realities intersect and influence one another
>the relationship between physical health and inner reality
>explorers of the unknown reality ?the dream-art scientist, true mental 
>physicist, complete physician; as dream-art disciplines for incorporating 
>the ?blueprints? for reality into physical reality
>
>a series of exercises to help you discover the unknown portions of your 
>greater identity
>
>?The Seth books present an alternate map of reality with a new diagram of 
>the psyche ... useful to all explorers of consciousness.? Deepak Chopra, 
>M.D., author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
>
>****************************************************
>
>Thanks.
>
>Walter.
>---------
>
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>
>On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:43:34 +0800, walter_chen wrote:
> >
> > But it also can not satisfy me if you say pure 4 physical forces alone can
> > evolve into
> > such complicated world and thoughtful human beings like you and me.
> > Maybe technology is not the best way to transcend the human limits.
> > And I don't understand why Seth-related stuff is nonsense.
> >
>
>If you *really* don't know why channeling is nonsense (or fraud) read:
>
>Demon-Haunted World
>by CARL SAGAN, ANN DRUYAN
>Carl Sagan muses on the current state of scientific thought, which
>offers him marvelous opportunities to entertain us with his own
>childhood experiences, the newspaper morgues, UFO stories, and the
>assorted flotsam and jetsam of pseudoscience. Along the way he debunks
>alien abduction, faith-healing, and channeling; refutes the arguments
>that science destroys spirituality, and provides a "baloney detection
>kit" for thinking through political, social, religious, and other
>issues.
>
>Why People Believe Weird Things:  Pseudoscience, Superstition, and
>Other Confusions of Our Time
>by Michael Schermer
>Review 
><<http://www.rathinker.co.kr/skeptic/refuge/weird.html>http://www.rathinker.co.kr/skeptic/refuge/weird.html> 
>
>
>BillK
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