Beliefs are not "what happens." Beliefs are independent of "what happens." They may or may not be right. Interesting enough, in the site lemming linked on "Logical fallacies" was a book that mentioned in the History of Science section various scientists that did not believe in their own hypothesis but none-the-less found them to be true and work within the world. There is no belief involved in proving and using whether something is true or not.
As for unexplained cases of spirits or possession, no person's witness accounts ever matched. No 'professional mediums' either.
Also, the question of existence of spirit/soul, etc has been around since rational thought was developed. "Modern Science" as it is now hasn't been around that long. Just because its broadcasted to the mass media since television doesn't mean the 'existence of spirit' hasn't been questioned. There've also been massive hoaxes and charlatan false leads, photographic 'auras', supposed mass displacement between living and death (for material existence of soul leaving body), and other pseudoscience involved. Flocks of emotional sheep have clung onto such hoaxes. Quoting Arthur C. Clark: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
from magic."
I say its a bad move to go fishing for evidence off a pre-supposed belief, and ignore all the glaring evidence against that belief. Might as well go fishing in the desert and ignore the lack of water.
As for unexplained cases of spirits or possession, no person's witness accounts ever matched. No 'professional mediums' either.
Also, the question of existence of spirit/soul, etc has been around since rational thought was developed. "Modern Science" as it is now hasn't been around that long. Just because its broadcasted to the mass media since television doesn't mean the 'existence of spirit' hasn't been questioned. There've also been massive hoaxes and charlatan false leads, photographic 'auras', supposed mass displacement between living and death (for material existence of soul leaving body), and other pseudoscience involved. Flocks of emotional sheep have clung onto such hoaxes. Quoting Arthur C. Clark: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
from magic."
I say its a bad move to go fishing for evidence off a pre-supposed belief, and ignore all the glaring evidence against that belief. Might as well go fishing in the desert and ignore the lack of water.