You say it isn't logical that you don't trust your senses, but it IS perfectly logical (in a sense) if you've had scientific training.
One of the problems with the soul question is we haven't agreed on a definition. Also, even I used the term "believe in," which isn't a term I like since I am also a scientist by training. Typically, I don't believe or disbelieve in much of anything; instead, I'm interested in whether or not there is supporting evidence for things. Or not. If there is, I accept it (tentatively, sometimes). If not, I suspend judgement.
The reason you're likely uneasy with gut feelings (as am I) is that everyone's experience of the world is subjective and different in some areas. Science addresses things which can be measured and experienced the same way, repeatedly, by many different people regardless of the gut feeling.
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Date: 2007-07-13 01:48 pm (UTC)One of the problems with the soul question is we haven't agreed on a definition. Also, even I used the term "believe in," which isn't a term I like since I am also a scientist by training. Typically, I don't believe or disbelieve in much of anything; instead, I'm interested in whether or not there is supporting evidence for things. Or not. If there is, I accept it (tentatively, sometimes). If not, I suspend judgement.
The reason you're likely uneasy with gut feelings (as am I) is that everyone's experience of the world is subjective and different in some areas. Science addresses things which can be measured and experienced the same way, repeatedly, by many different people regardless of the gut feeling.