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Originally Posted by yaaarrrgg Voice: also balance that out with a more skeptical look at these "sciences" as well  |
Nothing wrong with that, but most people in this culture are imbalanced in the other direction. Skepticism has become an elaborate system of denial.
So I'll leave it to you to recommend those books. Also, the books I recommended do take a skeptical, careful look at these things, based in observation and analysis, not folklore.
Even Communion - the author merely relates what happened to him. He often doesn't know what to think himself, and sometimes questions whether he is hallucinating (and addresses that possibility with facts that contradict it). What I appreciate about that book is its candidness in the midst of the unknown. He shares his experience, and it is a remarkable one.
Mostly what I advise is open your mind to possibilities. These books don't tell you what to believe about what they present. What most people do is they decide in advance what to think about something, then avoid looking at anything which offers evidence (including witnesses) to the contrary. That's not skepticism, merely denial.
The truth is far more exciting than any fiction you will ever read.