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But how to reach people with this knowledge? Most people
recite prayers i n their churches, synagogues, mosques, or tem-
ples, prayers tha t proclai m th e immortalit y o f th e soul . Ye t
after worship is over, they go back into their competitive ruts,
practicing greed and manipulation and self-centeredness. These
traits retard the progress of the soul. So, if faith is not enough ,
perhaps science will help. Perhaps experiences such as Cather-
ine's and mine need to be studied, analyzed, and reported i n a
detached, scientific manner by people trained in the behavioral
and physica l sciences . Yet , a t thi s time , writin g a scientifi c
paper o r a book wa s the furthest thing from my mind , a re -
mote an d mos t unlikel y possibility . I wondere d abou t th e
spirits who would be sent back to help me. Help me do what?
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The important strides that are going to be made in this field
will b e mad e usin g scientifi c methodology. I n science , a hy -
pothesis, whic h i s a preliminar y assumptio n mad e abou t a
series of observations, is initially created to explain a phenom-
enon. Fro m there , th e hypothesi s mus t b e teste d unde r con -
trolled conditions . Th e result s o f thes e tests must b e prove d
and replicated befor e a theory can be formed. Once the scien-
tists have what they think is a sound theory, it must be tested
again and again by other researchers, and the results should be
the same.
The detailed, scientifically acceptable studie s of Dr . Josep h
B. Rhine at Duke University, of Dr. Ian Stevenson at the Uni-
versity of Virginia, Department of Psychiatry , of Dr. Gertrude
Schmeidler a t th e Colleg e o f th e Cit y o f Ne w York , an d o f
many other serious researchers prove that this can be done.
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Wisdo m i s achieved ver y slowly . This is because in-
tellectual knowledge , easil y acquired , mus t b e transforme d
into 'emotional, ' o r subconscious , knowledge . Onc e trans -
formed, the imprin t is permanent . Behaviora l practic e i s th e
necessary catalyst of this reaction. Without action , the concept
will wither and fade . Theoretical knowledg e without practica l
application is not enough.
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