Thread: What does spirituality provide that science doesn't?

Originally Posted by SKA

Well like you mentioned Xaqaria, there are the more populair beliefs and streams withing Psychology. They are the scientific views of the human Psyche that most psychologists and psychiatrists swear by and work by these days. That is what I mean with "Mainstream Psychology"

Then there are the less common views of the Human psyche. By the arrogance of mainstream science this is often called Pseudo-science. Simply because these views have different assumptions about the human psyche.

Assumptions because also the populair mainstream views of the human psyche are largely assumptions.

I don't think it is by arrogance, but by the fact that the less common views that I believe you are speaking about don't follow the same standards of research. Many of these views are still at the stage of hypothesis and yet their proponents will advertise them as if they are already capable of explaining a wide range of experiences. I think that no matter how someone explores existence and their particular perspective on reality, they should do it in a methodical way that waits to draw conclusions until the last possible moment. Obviously, any explanation of the mind is going to include some form of assumption. I have to assume that you have a mind at all (not intended as an insult, the general you) because their is no way for me to directly experience it.

True that.
Except I find most mainstream science to not be any less speculative and assumptuous.
Therefor I don't see why the less common views of the human psyche are any less improbable. ( Not including people that act as scientists but aren't actually professional, educated scientists)

Off course I know of which bogus "science" you speak. I also find some "science" to lack any type of rationality.

But the uncommon streams within science that I think are often labelled Pseudo-science injustfully are the ideas of Scientists like Rick Strassman. The writer of "DMT; The spirit molecule"
Are you familiar with Rick Strassman, his research and his method of investigation?


Do you think he practices Pseudo science?
I don't think he practices Pseudo science, yet his views do challenge mainstream scientific views of the Human Psyche and Psychoactive substances.
He just practices a more openminded method of investigation, but never the less a rational one.

He has been able to balance Intuition(Spirituality) with Reason(Science)