From: David MOREY (us@divadeus.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Mon Sep 01 2003 - 19:13:58 BST
Hi
if it is radical enough 20 years is not too long,
see Sheldrake's own web site for his continuing work,
I think the SOM means that his work is rejected on metaphysical grounds,
wrong ones! Sheldrake in the light of MOQ could give a different reading of
the position. Sheldrake's ideas have been rarely tested due to this problem
and often successful when actually tested!
DM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan B. Marder" <jonathan.marder@newmail.net>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 3:51 PM
Subject: Sheldrake (MD economics of want and greed 4)
>
> David M., Platt,
>
> David M.
> > Of course, physical science calls these
> > patterns law and try to reduce all patterns to lower level 'law'
> > patterns. Any thoughts? Do you know Rupert Sheldrake's work? His ideas
> > may be useful in this area.
>
> Platt:
> If memory serves, Sheldrake proposed a universe of conscious memory
> fields that, when strong enough, cause behavior in a species to change
> and eventually become habitual (static.) His theory would explain how
> static patterns "fix themselves."
> It's been awhile since I read up on Sheldrake's theory, but I recall
> being impressed at the first time I came across it. It appeared to
> bolster my belief that the brain taps into consciousness in the
> environment rather than creating consciousness independently and
> miraculously out of a whirlwind of the neurons.
>
>
> Jonathan replies:
> Please note that Rupert Sheldrake's Morphic Fields idea has failed to gain
> serious credence.
> The observations Sheldrake cites are controversial (conventional
> explanations work just as well as Sheldrake's) and Sheldrake has been
unable
> to provide an acceptable means of testing his ideas. A quick Google search
> will throw up plenty of material on Sheldrake, from which it quickly
becomes
> apparent that contrary to 20 years ago, few scientists now take him
> seriously - the ideas just didn't pan out.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
>
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