tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602906.post7824067308222950179..comments2024-03-05T06:34:49.558-05:00Comments on PsyRel: Spirituality and MindfulnessMichael Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998162212802511199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602906.post-14715450063563767912007-12-20T20:18:00.000-05:002007-12-20T20:18:00.000-05:00Paul (and anyone else), if you have a comment or q...Paul (and anyone else), if you have a comment or question about the study, I recommend you contact the researcher. If I recall correctly, the contact information is on the first page. I haven't looked at the project in detail, so I can't comment on it specifically, but I know that I appreciate the constructive comments I have received from people involved in my own research.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I agree with you completely about the 'bad things happen to bad people' position. It is a convenient way to resolve profound questions, and it works well only while one doesn't face its repercussions. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting me know about your blog. I'm adding it to my blogroll.Michael Nielsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998162212802511199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602906.post-8987475190034332872007-12-20T14:40:00.000-05:002007-12-20T14:40:00.000-05:00Legitimate studies are always a good thing. Howeve...Legitimate studies are always a good thing. However, something I find objectionable both intellectually and personally - as someone with a rare, untreatable degenerative disorder - is the glib "holistic" thinking (?)that abounds in alternative medicine circles.<BR/><BR/>Physical disease is taken as presumptive evidence of spiritual/psychological unwellness. Since the evidence against such a position is overwhelming, the motivational aspect is quite clear: it's a variation of the primitive "bad things happen to bad people" theodicy, which is comforting so long as one's luck holds, but adds a needless layer of confusion and distress ("Why is God doing this to me?") under conditions of severe adversity.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770384445526387065noreply@blogger.com