Spiritual Metaphysics

[Lenin II]

I was wondering whether you would consider the following concepts:

- unification theory
- scientific explanation of the soul
- other dimensions
- the inner dimension
- astral projection
- psychic phenomenon

in conflict with socialist theory or otherwise unscientific. Most of us on this site are atheists or agnostics, and therefore must approach the idea of supernatural powers with great skepticism. But the above do not imply the existence of a personified god, nor an all-knowing power, and therefore I have no inherent reason to doubt them. Do they have a basis in reality and matter, or are they merely ghosts? Are they science, or metaphysics?

[Nusocialist]

I'm personally very interested in paganism and even witchcraft, I'm not sure how much worth there is in them but I see little conflict between them and my anarchism.

Also I think other dimensions is a scientific fact and not metaphysics but I might be wrong.

[Dem_Soc]

I don't think they would be in conflict with socialist theory in any significant way. I mean
why should research into abstract unknown concepts like other dimensions be in conflict with socialism??? Surely a truly socialist society would include the possibilty of research into concepts beyond our current understanding, so as to democratically decide how best to use any knowledge we learn from said research.

I think some of those ideas are a pseudo science at best though, like psyhic phenomenon for example as I don't think anyone has ever come up with any credible evidence in favour of it. This however doesn't mean that these areas shouldn't be researched as long as they don't suck up more resources than is economically viable in a socialist society (I guess it would be best to decide what resources to allocate to certain research democratically somehow).

[RGacky3]

Interesting question.

The concept of a mind is very very interesting and very hard to explain scientifically, I personally do not believe in an immortal soul, and that the mind is the product of the Brain, HOWEVER, I do not believe that the brain can explain everything, such is ethics, aesthetics and curiosity.

I do believe in a God however, which I think is not at all unscientific, the only reason it is considered such is because it implies something above Man, which makes many people very nurvous.

Science cannot explain many Metaphysical thing, infact if you look at the things Science does know, as opposed to what it does not know, what it does not know WAYYYYYY outnumbers what it does know, and Metaphysical problems are simply the tip of the iceburg.