Is Faith Reasonable?

[JWeinCom]

snyps said:

JWeinCom said:

 

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.

 

The movie itself is entirely about subatomic particles and how they affect molecules. 

 

Since my brain is not sufficienly capable of explaining all things regarding my environment I use positive thinking when it comes to plausible possibilities.

 

 

That's still not quantum physics.  Quantum physics deals with particles in a quantum state, where they can exist as a wave and particle.  But, as mentioned earlier, things like light cause this state to change, to (possibly) something that exists in our everyday life.  Once they've formed molecules, it no longer makes sense to apply the rules of quantum physics to them anymore.  By that point, we'd just go to physics or more likely chemistry.  Judging by the fact that the movie uses this... errrr... "experiment" I would imagine it's psuedoscience.

There's nothing wrong with thinking positively.  But to think your positive thoughts will change the composition of water is a bit out there.