Dark Matter & Dark Energy Again!

There were two TV programmes the other evening explaining where Astronomers were in their understanding of these two forces, discovered relatively recently. They were fascinating programmes with some very impressive photographs and computer graphics. Fascinated though I was, the programmes left me feeling frustrated at the attitude of the scientists who took part. Can anyone answer the following questions?

a) How can scientists continue to promote theories and ‘guesstimates’ as if they were facts after all the past changes in scientific thinking as knowledge has been accumulated over the years?

b) Instruments being used now are much more sophisticated than formerly and the Hubble telescope in particular has expanded our ability to actually see distant galaxies by a huge factor. Why do scientists persist in giving the impression that these are the ultimate when experience suggests the reverse? What will the instruments of 1000 years from now reveal? I suggest our knowledge of the universe will be increased by a factor far greater than our present knowledge is compared to Galileo’s!

c) The foregoing being so and the whole of science, not just astronomy and particle Physics, having demonstrated many times the fallacy of accepting the latest theories as absolute, why do modern scientists fall into the same trap? Nothing that the mind of man working through his finite brain can devise or imagine in connection with the universe can possibly be absolute.

d) Because of our obsession with establishing absolute limits to everything, the people investigating the universe today give the impression that now Dark Matter and Dark Energy have been discovered (but not even minutely understood) there is nothing new for us to discover. They feel it is sensible therefore to build theories based on the present state of our knowledge. Of course what else can they do? They can’t build theories on what has not yet been discovered. Why not? Einstein’s General Theory accurately predicted that the universe is expanding. (Although Einstein couldn’t accept it and thought there must be an error in the theory) Also, what about the Particle Physicists String Theory? This predicts the existence of 16 different dimensions! (Only four of which have yet been discovered) It is prompting a lot of research however. I very much doubt if new discoveries have been exhausted by Dark Matter and Dark Energy.

As to what the various scientific disciplines should be investigating, see my posts of 15th January and yesterday.

Infinity and the Mind

Why do scientists persist in expecting everything to be finite? Their researches in so many fields prove the opposite if only they could release themselves from the mental prison their training has built for them.

The present assumption is that the universe is likely to go on expanding indefinitely until no galaxy is visible from another and the universe becomes ice-cold and lifeless. The conservation of matter and energy should demonstrate clearly enough how doubtful is this assumption. Nothing is ever destroyed – it only changes form. Even the destruction of a solar system in a supernova provides the material to build new worlds. The same must be true of galaxies and even of the universe itself. Death and rebirth are vital factors in everything that is, yet scientists appear to deny their existence when it comes to the universe, whether in microcosm (Particle Physics) or macrocosm (Astrophysics).

There is also a reluctance to accept that infinity exists. Faced with an expanding universe, scientists seem mentally restricted to assuming apocalypse. I believe the key to changing this lies in detailed study of the mind – NOT THE BRAIN. The mind is part of our infinite self, whereas the brain is part of our finite physical body. By studying the mind properly without making prior assumptions, (which despite assurances to the contrary, researchers do all the time) scientists will eventually discover it is infinite and when not constrained by purely physical laws can be the most powerful force in the universe. Indeed, such study should reveal a series of new natural laws (new to science that is) which will revolutionize general understanding of all aspects of human existence.

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How do Mediums Read the Future?

I’m not sure they do. If they are using their mediumship then it is spirit that is talking about the future and in that, I liken spirit people to a helicopter pilot flying over a narrow twisty road on which a car and a truck are travelling fast in opposite directions. Because of the bends and the high hedges, neither driver is aware of the other but the helicopter pilot can see them both and knows if nothing is done there will be a nasty accident. He therefore warns them both to slow down and be ready to meet one another. Spirit are in much the same situation vis a vis us. They, from their elevated position can see a little further ahead than can we but not a long way. They are therefore in a position to warn of impending collision. Also I believe, because they know our hopes and expectations, they sometimes indulge in a little game. They know that if they reinforce a strong hope, dream or expectation, the chances of it being realised will be increased. I’m sure you know yourself that you try harder to achieve something if you are encouraged.

The latter is what mediums do when just working with their psychic faculty. The difference is the psychic does it unconsciously because he or she doesn’t understand how the gift works. They sense the sitter’s hopes, dreams, expectations, even their state of health and often interpret what they are sensing as coming from spirit (which it is not). They then tell the sitter what they feel as though the information were coming from spirit. The psychic infers that what he feels is what will happen in the sitter's life and thus reinforced, hey presto, the psychic’s prediction becomes self-fulfilling!

Do We Choose Our Parents?

A friend points out to me that Sylvia Browne claims through her guide, that there is a Hall of Records in the spirit world. I reserve judgement on this for no-one else I know of has ever claimed such a thing. In any case whether it exists or not, I cannot see what influence it would have on our choice of parents, as the guide seems to state. The choice of parents and I do believe we choose, is a personal matter, albeit we receive guidance. If it exists, the 'hall of records' is inside each person’s mind. Our sub-conscious mind knows what we have done, where we have been and how justly or unjustly we have treated others during our life here and in spirit. Thus do we become our own judges when we arrive in the spirit world.

Our chief guide, or Guardian Angel, the one who has been beside us longest, will also be aware of all the details of our past which is how they can guide us so lovingly. I have always believed we choose our parents and this has been taught by countless Spiritualists over the years. Because I believe this is true, I always tell people it's no use blaming your parents or grandparents for what has gone wrong in your life because you chose them and will always be personally responsible for yourself and all that happens in your life.

That is not to say we cannot be influenced by those around us or that we cannot receive help and guidance here and from spirit. We choose the parents we choose precisely because we feel their influence will be important to us. In the end personal responsibility, within the bounds of natural law, is the basis of our eternal life.

A Smile to Begin the Weekend

The following actually appeared in a church bulletin:

The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on Water."
The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."