Need an opinion on whether this site is woo or not

[Gold Barz]

http://www.nourfoundation.com/media-gallery/videos.html

It seems to have a lot of phd's showing up but the titles of the talks are borderline crackpot to me, what do you guys think?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

At the moment I have limited internet service and can't take a good look. I did see that the first cited lecturer discusses faith, so this isn't a scientific discussion. It may not be reasonable to apply scientific criteria in all cases as they may be valid in their domain.

 

[JaredJames]

Seems like a fairly standard site on philosophy to me.

I would agree, scientific method may not be appropriate to their discussions.

 

[Evo]

They're into non-mainstream stuff like NDE's.

 

[JaredJames]

They're into non-mainstream stuff like NDE's.

From a quick glance their website is like a base for PF's philosophy forum, a lot of similar topics.

 

[Evo]

From a quick glance their website is like a base for PF's philosophy forum, a lot of similar topics.

That's definitely not a good thing! Did you notice all of those threads are locked?

 

[JaredJames]

That's definitely not a good thing! Did you notice all of those threads are locked?

I would agree with that.

First glance I saw some rather nice looking topics, but after a brief viewing it would seem things aren't quite as they seem.

_{(Philosophy - A lot of big words in a very short space, specifically designed to look impressive and confuse anyone not in the field.)}

 

[Gold Barz]

How credible are the speakers on there?

There are actually a couple of known speakers on here (Evan Thompson, Thomas Metzinger, Sam Parnia, Andrew Newberg)

 

[JaredJames]

How credible are the speakers on there?

It depends what their Phd's are in.

I'm not sure if "neurophilosophy" is an actual field or just something someone came up with someday to sound cool.

EDIT: A quick Google of some of the names shows they have degrees in Neuroscience and Languages. So some do appear to be credible in so far as their qualifications go.

I suggest you Google anyone you aren't sure of.

 

[Gold Barz]

I guess the site is alright, wasn't as bad as I first originally thought...although it does have some religious feel to it.

 

[Evo]

Just realize it's not mainstream.

Why God Doesn't Use Biostatistics:
Science and the Study of the Mind, the Body, and Spirituality
Dr. Andrew B. Newberg

With the rapidly expanding field of research exploring mystical and spiritual phenomena as well as altered states of consciousness, there have been many perspectives as to the validity, importance, relevance, and need for such research, in addition to the ultimate issue of how such research should be interpreted with regard to epistemological questions. Ultimately, this information may bear important practical implications for researching the mind/body connection, consciousness, and spirituality, while also providing important perspectives on larger societal issues pertaining to religion and belief systems. It is crucial therefore to explore the methodological issues that currently affect the field and how best to address them so that future investigations can be as robust as possible while rendering this research more conventional.

Focusing on the physiological and neurobiological studies that have been performed on the mind/body relationship, altered states of consciousness, and religious and spiritual phenomena, as well as the potential issues associated with such studies, much of the research builds on health-related aspects since it is helpful to understand the ultimate expression of these phenomena as they affect a person's life and health. Nonetheless, physiological studies are also critical for understanding how clinical results are derived and for examining the specific nature of spirituality and its affect on the body.

Dr. Newberg will review five dimensions of this research as they relate to the neuroscientific study of religious and spiritual phenomena,

 

[pftest]

I haven't spotted any woo on it yet.