Is Faith Reasonable?

[JWeinCom]

snyps said:

JWeinCom said:

 

Errrrr... that's not quite it.  The observer effect in quantum physics doesn't state that our thoughts effect anything, but rather that our way of measuring things does.  To measure subatomic particles, we have to utilize something such as light to observe it, and that effects the outcomes.  The observer effect has nothing to do with thought, as it can occur with automated measurements as well.

 

I don't doubt what you are saying. I'm sure it's completely accurate in fact. I'm just basing my understanding off of the movie "What the Bleep do we know" and the book "The Secret". I believe in the power of thought because we can effect our environment in ways that are not explainable. Atleast according to the media I've seen.

 

For example, in what the bleep, they stated that a japanese guy did an experiment where he wrote different emotional words to express the feelings he had on several bottles of water. And when the water was looked at under a microscope, the structure of the water was different in each bottle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWAuc9GIvFo

 

I can't confirm the validity of this but would love to find someone that can.

 

Well first off, that doesn't have anything to do with quantum mechanics.  Quantum mechanics deals with subatomic particles.  Water molecules don't fall under that.

More importantly, a lot of people would love to confirm the validity of this, but they can't.  That is because Emoto never fully published his methodology, and never published his work, despite the massive wealth and fame that this discovery would achieve (at least a million from James Randi).

Which brings us back to the issue of faith being reasonable.  Perhaps you would like to believe that our thoughts can influence actions like this.  It's certainly a lovely idea.  However, until there is reasonable evidence to support this, then this belief is a faith based position, and it is unreasonable.