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One wonders just how this will proceed once it gets out of the 'junk science' phase of cargo-cultism, and becomes some kind of valid means of investigating the
by mmjaa 8y ago
One wonders just how this will proceed once it gets out of the 'junk science' phase of cargo-cultism, and becomes some kind of valid means of investigating the spiritual realm posited by various and sundry new-age religions. The especially jarring statement that participants could perceive 'angels', or 'groups of beings in clusters' is highly alarming in the context of some of the more controversial religions which aim to enlighten their followers on the negative effects such things can have on ones life ..
- simonh 8y ago>One wonders just how this will proceed once it gets out of the 'junk science' phase of cargo-cultism... Given the failures to reproduce the results, it's not clear there is actually anything there to proceed with. I wouldn't be surprised if electrical stimulation could produce effects like this, but it's not at all been established that they actually can.
- pavel_lishin 8y agoIf you can cram enough electrodes in the brain, you can probably produce any effect you'd like, but that becomes more of a Descarte's demon/brain-in-a-vat scenario.