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2007 CONFERENCE VIDEOS:WHERE'S THE PROOF? A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MAINSTREAM SCIENCE AND OCCULT SCIENCE

DAVID ROEF, PhD – Belgium, NE (Antwerp ULT) What is science? When can we call something scientific? What is the scientific method and how does it differ from methods used in ancient science and esoteric science? Is there only one scientific method, namely that of the naturalistic reductionist paradigm? What is pseudo-science? And what is the relationship between the BIG THREE: science, religion and philosophy? Possible answers can be found when we reflect about the methodological differences between ancient science, modern science, pseudo-science and occult science. We are inclined to think that all these ‘sciences’ us the same method but applied on a different plane or field. And that there should not be any conflict between them, because they may all be called scientific…But is this really true? This is not an easy question but necessary when we want a sincere debate. These different “sciences” or rather uses of the word “science” should first be clarified, studied and understood, not only in their philosophical principles (in other words: their ‘way’ of looking and ‘recreating’ reality) but also in their cultural and historical roots and developments, in order to have a more or less clear view on the interesting relationship between the current scientific world view and the theosophical worldview. 

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