Gurteen Knowledge Blog July 30, 2022, 16:59In writing my blook, time and time again, I find myself not happy with my understanding of certain words and concepts, especially those that are bordering on pseudoscience or, for lack of a better term, what I call New Age mumbo jumbo, and I cannot find a definition or description … Continue reading There Is Not a Single, Widely Accepted Definition of Spirituality Spirituality need have nothing to do with religion
1. It is easy to obtain confirmations, or verifications, for nearly every theory–if we look for confirmations. 2. Confirmations should count only if they are the result of risky predictions; that is to say, if, unenlightened by the theory in question, we should have expected an event which was incompatible with the theory–an event which … Continue reading Science as Falsification Karl Popper
WikipediaCarl SaganYouTubeCarl SaganGoogleCarl SaganQuotations: Carl SaganI Have a Foreboding Carl SaganScience Is a Profound Source of Spirituality Carl SaganThe Rise of Technical Civilizations Carl SaganTags: Carl Sagan (6) | pseudoscience (8) | science (18) | scientific method (17)Google Web Search Photo Credits: Felix Mittermeier (CC0 1.0)This page is part of a blook on Conversational Leadership. It is … Continue reading Carl Sagan American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator.
The web is chock-full of various disinformation, including pseudoscientific disinformation that masquerades as being scientific. It also contains arrant nonsense, primarily about New Age beliefs that I term New Age mumbo jumbo. What is New Age mumbo jumbo? In addition, to pseudoscientific disinformation, there is disinformation on the web and elsewhere that relates to what … Continue reading New Age Mumbo Jumbo Confusing or meaningless language about New Age beliefs
The web is chock-full of various disinformation, including pseudoscientific disinformation that masquerades as scientific. Removing this disinformation may not be possible, but recognizing it is not too difficult. What is pseudoscience? Much written on the web is misinformation or disinformation (fake news) or simply misleading information in the sense that crucial facts have been deliberately … Continue reading Pseudoscience Lacks the rigor essential to the scientific method
What is global consciousness? Before answering that question, we need to look at the terms consciousness, collective consciousness, and higher consciousness as they are poorly understood. Introduction The terms consciousness, collective consciousness, higher consciousness, and global consciousness are poorly understood and often used casually without much thought, but what do they mean? What is Consciousness? … Continue reading Global Consciousness The capacity and disposition to understand and act upon global issues