Mysterious Weather-Changing Machine Used For Secret Solstice

originally posted by: Aloysius the Gaul

originally posted by: Halfswede
a reply to: ignorant_ape

I suspect because of the way science approaches the things it doesn't understand.

Which is to test the outcomes, and if they give repeatable results then ACCEPT that there is something there and try to figure out what and why.

Your paper on dowsing is not scientific at all. It does not give the results of controlled tests - and when actual controlled tests have been done for dowsing they fail - eg see
Australian skeptics divining test

To which I would say....explain gravity.

ETA: All your base are belong to us.....

originally posted by: Vasa Croe


To which I would say....explain gravity.

I can't - good question tho - since it is a perfect example of science knowing that he outcomes are reproducible but the mechanism is not known.

So it is "accepted" as mainstream and there's lots of research trying to figure out why.