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> You have to do your own research. Generally a bad idea. Usually leads to quackery, pseudoscience beliefs etc. Individuals are much worse than institutions on
by jules22 3y ago
> You have to do your own research.
Generally a bad idea. Usually leads to quackery, pseudoscience beliefs etc. Individuals are much worse than institutions on matters of research.
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- swayvil 3y agoMaybe if you have a dozen peers around to compare notes. But the subject is esoteric. Peers are in short supply.
- jules22 3y ago> But the subject is esoteric. Peers are in short supply. Yes, which is why individuals cannot do research alone. We need a well organized effort with proper subject recruitment so that there is a sufficient pool to investigate and all the research precautions are taken. Modern research does not just happen casually and individually. It is a sophisticated activity with a lot of planning and organization.
- swayvil 3y agoThe subject is esoteric therefore individuals cannot do research alone? I don't see how that follows.
- jules22 3y agoThe esoteric/mystical stuff always turned out to be little more than woo. So all the more reason to do "research" in a rigorous way. Individual research ends up little more than making up things. It cannot really be called "research" at all. The "spiritual experience" is in fact rather common. Nothing esoteric about it, only the wacky explanations of it are. There is a lot of mainstream research about it that "individual researchers" just ignore.