Heisenberg
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Science is not part of an equation, in the words of James randi, "Science is best defined as a careful, disciplined, logical search for knowledge about any and all aspects of the universe, obtained by examination of the best available evidence and always subject to correction and improvement upon discovery of better evidence."I don't think science needs to change anything necessarily. I just believe the other half of the equation - the irrational - is just as important. I am saying that the symbolism in the artwork etc. is telling us that.
A belief is trust that a proposition says something accurate about the world. Beliefs are principals of action. The reason we evolved a belief system is to separate good information from bad. The whole concept of having beliefs means that there is some information which should be ignored. We don't accept every proposition we hear. If I tell you an old sea hag comes and fills my socks with blue cottage cheese every Tuesday, it's nonsense, and your brain doesn't need to involve itself with it. To pay attention to the irrational is to undermine the entire reason beliefs exist. Now, I am not saying your propositions are irrational by default, but to defend them by trumpeting irrationality is not very encouraging.
I suspect what you mean is that we should not discount something simply because it's weird or seems to contradict science. If so, then I must agree, and science does as well. Science does not box itself in by being biased against new information, but it does rigorously scrutinize and evaluate.
I am glad you like learning new things. Perhaps you would be interested to know the left-brain right-brain dichotomy has been all but abandoned. This link explains it. Doesn't negate your hypothesis but it sheds some light.Thanks again, I am learning a lot through this experience. It's funny because I wanted to use this information to teach others, and I am the one doing the most learning.
Now lets think about the word energy. When we use the word in a scientific context, as a way to explain something, or to support a theory, we must use the scientific definition and not the slang usage. Energy is the science word for "the ability to do work", or, a measurable work potential. When we talk about Chi, life energy, it doesn't make sense, life ability to do work? It is not conveying anything meaningful. It may sound nifty and intuitively seem to 'click', but it isn't helping us to understand actual knowledge. So again, mis-using a word like energy when describing the mechanism of Chi is not very encouraging.
Here is a thread where we discuss the word energy and it's proper use.
https://www.rollitup.org/spirituality-sexuality-philosophy/388385-correct-use-word-energy.html