"Their belief had no scientific foundation..." I disagree. It on;y doesn't because we believe differently now. Holding onto scientific beliefs now or then is no different. Every generation has their world is flat beliefs and scientific facts are constantly changing. Ego holding onto a belief and not even checking it out for self is no different. Depending who you talk to 95% of brain function is subconscious. BEFORE we have a conscious thought (we think we think for self) the brain compares the incoming info to all the subconscious beliefs and what we have been taught and past experiences, a huge percent being put there before we are 7 years old. THEN we have a conscious thought on it and we think we are thinking for ourselves.

Some people figure about 1% of the worlds population are "free thinkers". Studies on memetics and brain washing figure about 2% of the world has "access to their own minds"

One powerful way to allow possibilities and changing awareness is to be curious. "I know" shuts off to what is already programmed into the subconscious. "So far my experience suggests this but I am curious if there might be another possibility" - this allows a chance for the brain to entertain a possibility.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge" Dr E was a brilliant man.. his ideas came way beyond anything he knew... Curiosity and experimenting with possibilities lead further than what everyone else told him was true.


Science gets stuck in knowing. When something happens that cannot be explained with old science. It is often ignored. Research also often looks for something and no matter what comes up they go back and try till they find what they want.

Some don't look through the telescope. I sure as hell know that I don't always look through it. That is human nature. Ego feels threatened when something outside of its understanding comes into play. Ego is about control.


Most people could be discredited or supported depending on if their beliefs match ours.

My experience, from actually doing experiments, suggest to me that there is something behind his work. That may change. And others may find different results. :)