Apr. 10th, 2005
I am learning something
Apr. 10th, 2005 12:36 pmI am open minded.
I am receptive to the spiritual and know quite a bit about the spiritual, supernatural and metaphysical.
But the more I am the more I learn: Being open to every possibility also means being open to the posibility that explinations can be quite mundane.
Sometimes, the lights going on and off IS a problem with the wiring.
Sometimes, the weird images in the photograph ARE caused by something on the film.
Sometimes, the fortune tellers ARE con artists.
And sometimes, someone who claims to be speaking to ghosts/etc. are just speaking to themselves.
Knowing this does not mean your open minded or don't believe these things are possible. It's just... sometimes you godda call a spade a spade.
Metaphysics requires a good bullshit meter. Unfortunately, that's the first thing people loose when they get involved in it.
I am receptive to the spiritual and know quite a bit about the spiritual, supernatural and metaphysical.
But the more I am the more I learn: Being open to every possibility also means being open to the posibility that explinations can be quite mundane.
Sometimes, the lights going on and off IS a problem with the wiring.
Sometimes, the weird images in the photograph ARE caused by something on the film.
Sometimes, the fortune tellers ARE con artists.
And sometimes, someone who claims to be speaking to ghosts/etc. are just speaking to themselves.
Knowing this does not mean your open minded or don't believe these things are possible. It's just... sometimes you godda call a spade a spade.
Metaphysics requires a good bullshit meter. Unfortunately, that's the first thing people loose when they get involved in it.