tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652827944014124948.post7312343216989642443..comments2023-02-08T01:04:35.595-08:00Comments on Rhetoric at the Rim of Reality: Genius and GeniesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531059125199831797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652827944014124948.post-51300180317364515792012-10-15T07:59:19.077-07:002012-10-15T07:59:19.077-07:00Just as science can be viewed as the supernatural ...Just as science can be viewed as the supernatural by those with limited expertise, the supernatural can be dismissed via scientific means (i.e. be viewed as science). There was an NPR story on someone's book where they attributed a part of the brain to spiritual/supernatural experience...Presumably, when we pray or see ghosts or fall of our horse and see/talk to god or have near death experiences a particular part of our brain is active. This science can be used to explain the supernatural...or another view is that it merely correlates with supernatural/spiritual experience. If you believe Einstein based on his expertise (ethos), can you imagine a type of spiritual or supernatural expertise that could also be credible? Is there an Edgar Cayce or Dalai Lama or someone out there that is comparable to Einstein? Paul S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652827944014124948.post-59085582267450461572012-09-09T18:52:57.784-07:002012-09-09T18:52:57.784-07:00It doesn't take much imagination to see these ...It doesn't take much imagination to see these concepts in modern politics and religion. Pacified by fear and lack of understanding. We trust our party's figurehead to digest huge amounts of data and binders full of legislation that would take years to read through. <br /><br />Not entirely related, but your post also reminds me of a Mark Twain Quote that I think about from time to time http://grammar.about.com/od/60essays/a/twowaysessay.htm <br />I think it is an excerpt from "Life on the Mississippi".I find that, in most circumstances, greater understanding actually increases my enjoyment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219646606325924679noreply@blogger.com