XPost: alt.religion.wicca, alt.arts.poetry.comments, alt.magick   
   From: shez@oldcity.f2s.com   
      
   In article <42265CAA.5030307@skypoint.com>, Dale Houstman   
    writes   
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   >Martin Swain wrote:   
   >> Dale Houstman wrote:   
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   >>> The wider point is that there is no observable manifestation of   
   >>> "magick" in the world,   
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   >>   
   >> Must be nice to be omniscient. Not only do apparently   
   >> have a complete understanding of what is observable and what is   
   >> not, (presumably encompassing the observational powers of   
   >> every single human being alive), but you also seem to have access   
   >> to the knowledge of exactly what there is in the world for   
   >> them to observe!   
   >   
   >Not omniscience: I leave that to those who are "privy" to an invisible   
   >and ineffectual other-world. One needn't be ominscient to say that proof   
   >of magic (beyond heresay and vague experiences caused by sleep   
   >deprivation, drugs, hysteria, crisis, etc.) simply doesn't exist. If it   
   >had been happening as much as is claimed, it would be impossible to miss   
   >in the newspapers, the reference books, and life at large. There is no   
   >doubt there are people who will tell us that they have witnessed   
   >"magick" but that doesn't constitute proof, only testimony, and   
   >testimony is there to be weighed. None of it has yet made its way into   
   >the proof column. It doesn't take a god to comprehend this, only a human   
   >with a functioning nervous system and five good senses.   
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   >dmh   
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   Just been reading an article about a man who feels colours and others   
   who hear them.. Its apparently a recognized condition. But if you think   
   that the world is all neat and tidy then of course accepting that some   
   people can feel colour or hear it. Would be impossible.   
   Its simply the wiring in their brains is as it were reversed in some   
   cases.   
    Its suprising how little it takes to change the brains functions,   
   Dyslexia for instance is also a rewiring of the brain.   
   Men and women have different brain functions women on the whole because   
   they have to socialise more, have more connections between the left and   
   right brain hemispheres. They are more socially able... Men tend to be   
   better at depth perception than women.   
   With all the millions of people on this planet, their must be an   
   incredible number of combinations in the brain that account for   
   different talents and different abilities. And among them some really   
   unusual abilities, like hearing colour or seeing sound...   
      
   Nothing is impossible. You only have to look at the world around you and   
   the universe above you to realise that. I do understand its safer to   
   stay inside a nice safe box, but its not as much fun as exploring the   
   potential of humanity and the universe.   
      
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   Shez                         shez@oldcity.f2s.com   
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