In the middle ages people used to drill holes in peoples heads because they thought illnesses were caused by demonic possession. In the 17th century in England and Scotland we had a mass hysteria about witches and men literally died where they stood when self professed witches "cursed" them.
People don't change and haven't changed.
The mistake that modern man made was thinking his ancestors were backwards and stupid when for the most part they really haven't made many improvements over the last thousand years except the technological revolution we have enjoyed since 1750.
Today we have quantum mechanics, relativity and advanced multi spectral sensors, MRI machines, mass spectroscopy. We may well be able to shed some light on exactly what is going on. We also have this new era of mass communication which means that people who aren't as easily prone to group think and hysteria can share ideas across the world instantly. I think it gives us more of a chance than anyone else has had for the last 8000 years of recorded human history to see who or what is pulling the strings.
You're in the wrong sub if you think everything you were taught in "history" was true or widespread.
"History" is full of shit, written to create a narrative. Most of the dumb stuff you read about happened in a small segment of urban population, but they use it to project the idea that a dystopian technocracy is superior to the "dark ages" when man lived closer to nature.
Still, I agree it would be interesting to see what modern diagnostics you mention would make of the spirit world.
In the middle ages people used to drill holes in peoples heads because they thought illnesses were caused by demonic possession. In the 17th century in England and Scotland we had a mass hysteria about witches and men literally died where they stood when self professed witches "cursed" them.
People don't change and haven't changed.
The mistake that modern man made was thinking his ancestors were backwards and stupid when for the most part they really haven't made many improvements over the last thousand years except the technological revolution we have enjoyed since 1750.
Today we have quantum mechanics, relativity and advanced multi spectral sensors, MRI machines, mass spectroscopy. We may well be able to shed some light on exactly what is going on. We also have this new era of mass communication which means that people who aren't as easily prone to group think and hysteria can share ideas across the world instantly. I think it gives us more of a chance than anyone else has had for the last 8000 years of recorded human history to see who or what is pulling the strings.
You're in the wrong sub if you think everything you were taught in "history" was true or widespread.
"History" is full of shit, written to create a narrative. Most of the dumb stuff you read about happened in a small segment of urban population, but they use it to project the idea that a dystopian technocracy is superior to the "dark ages" when man lived closer to nature.
Still, I agree it would be interesting to see what modern diagnostics you mention would make of the spirit world.