Humans are very curious beings and are always looking for explanations and asking the question why. They need to try and find a reason for most instances in life. I am a very curious person and try to find logical explanations for everything. Humans are very Cartesian in the way they classify, name, and explain.
I found the bloody Theresa and Twinkle stories to be very interesting and a perfect example of people trying to find out the explanation of the bleeding. I do not think that these stories make sense, and I believe that in both of these instances Theresa and Twinkle are lying. The interesting thing is that in Twinkle's case, the doctors never saw the bleeding begin, they only saw her after the bleeding had started. So, how can anyone not question the validity of the bleeding? I understand that there cannot be answers and explanations for everything, but I feel that in these instances with Theresa and Twinkle, there are and it is not left up to faith. I believe that people can will their bodies to do things, like bleed, and this is maybe how these two stories began. A lot of what our bodies do is psychological and we can make them certain things if we think a certain way, whether we are aware of this or not. I think we should look into this a little more, because there is a better explanation I believe than just faith. There are more answers out there.
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A very good point you make...we automatically question those results that take place without our prior knowledge--especially if the results are not replicable. However, the second part of your statement is rather contradictory to the Cartesian mindset. That is, if people can will their bodies to do things that would not otherwise be possible for them, what data do we have that will allow them (or us) to manipulate the circumstances to replicate the results at will? There are certain instances of people willing themselves to do things that we know are not physically possible. We attribute the situation of the mother who lifted an automobile off of her child to a rush of adrenaline; yet adrenaline injections are not sufficient to grant us temporary hulk strength!
ReplyDeleteThough it goes against our necessarily Cartesian principles, perhaps we should not discount the positive aspects of a solid faith.