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Originally Posted by Chris Noble  |
I only reviewed the first tape, but I honestly don't agree - what you are hearing is a man who knows the standard theory, but is groping for an extension involving mind. He takes the outcome of his staring experiments seriously, and is struggling to imagine an extension to physics that would account for the fact that a staring effect (or the traditional evil eye) involves the eyes influencing what they look at, as well as the reverse process. He reckons the effect is real, and is trying to imagine how it could fit into an enlarged view of reality, you don't think the effect is real, so you scoff at any attempt to rationalise it.
I don't want to compare Sheldrake with Einstein, but I suspect that if Einstein had recorded his ideas while he was still groping his way towards general relativity, they might have sounded somewhat similar (without the benefit of hindsight) ... "Maybe the acceleration we feel in a dropping lift isn't real - just something to do with curved space ..... and what if space could get so curved that nothing could get out!!
BTW, I would recommend anyone reading this discussion should follow Chris' link and listen to what Sheldrake has to say!
Unlike some new-age types, Rupert does not just fluff over the problem of integrating Ψ into conventional theory.
David