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How to become a Noetic Scientist?

Asked by tan235 (877points) February 6th, 2011
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Does anyone know what one must study to be able to practice Noetic Sciences?

What degrees, what courses?
Is it as simple as studying one thing in particular?

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cazzie's avatar

Umm… I’d study science. Get yourself a proper grounding in reality before you start experimenting with the twisting of if. Get a BSc and take plenty of physics.

robmandu's avatar

Just fyi, many of the purported noëtic science experiments described in Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol are demonstrably false.

For example, the idea that the human soul has weight – 21 grams seems to be the agreed upon number – has never been reproduced in science experiments since Dr. Duncan MacDougall‘s extraordinary claims back in 1907.

Dan Brown writes interesting fiction, but the reality of his source material likely varies quite widely from what’s actually happening in real life.

In any case, the fictional Dr. Katherine Solomon seemed to have studied in a far-ranging list of disciplines, including psychology, philosophy, physics, engineering, computer science, archeology, history, religion, etc. You might find more useful information about noëtic research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences web site.

cazzie's avatar

Dan Brown is to science what Michael Crichton is to… well… science. It’s fiction people.

Read some Umberto Eco instead if you want some well written fiction that has some properly researched science in it.

tan235's avatar

hmm thanks guys, I have been reading Dan Brown, ha ha….but so compelling ok i’m going to check out Umberto Eco.

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