well, I am glad to see the article has stirred up so much interesting debate....I took it as only a general approach, and ONE way to begin sorting out fact from "the will to believe"...as Dick Greenhaus implied, Occams Razor is not given it's due enough lately.

The human mind is a wondrous thing, and can, as the Red Queen said, "believe 12 impossible things before breakfast". As to what IS impossible, it is hard to say, but it is well NOT to invest too much of one's soul (whatever that is,) in new ideas before they have survived some careful testing...(yeah, yeah, LH, I'm sure that does show me as personality type #1..*grin*)

I know how hypnosis 'can' cause a blister to form on a person's arm if they are convinced they have been touched by a hot poker instead of a stick, and I know how fasting in the desert can cause the mind to KNOW it has seen visions.....and I also am sure that there is much yet to discover about the universe. I just like to sort thru those 'discoveries' with a critical eye and be swept away on tides of hype.

Thanks all, for the varied comments....I think I'll go back and re-read them.