--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Oct 13, 2008, at 7:39 PM, Peter wrote: > <sinister clip> > > >> it is quite interesting that the Maharishi used to say > >> "through the - > >> window- of science, we see the dawn of the age of > >> enlightenment". He > >> didn't say, "...through science, we see...". > > > > The point here is that the TMO keeps on claiming a scientifically > > provable effect called the ME. All real science claims can be > > nullified if evidence does not support the hypothesis. The problem > > with the ME is that absolutely nothing can occur that would nullify > > it!This is not science. Stop calling it science. Its dogma, which is > > fine, but stop pretending its science. > > This is so important in science. There must not be merely a 'null > hypothesis' but instead a rigorously sought out null hypothesis. The > benefit to a true scientist is paramount: if you really, really try to > falsify (prove wrong) your idea and it survives that rigorous > onslaught, it may actually contain important relative truth, samvritti. > > If this is absent, all sorts of aberrations and manipulations are > possible. > > Mahesh used to decry such proofs as "non-Vedic" > > Indeed. >
Oh, look, these long-term meditators have the highest gamma amplitude we have ever seen, and corelates with length of time meditating. Oh look, these even longer long-term meditators show less gamma amplitude then their less experienced brethren, just as predicted... Lawson
