While sincere, scientifically-minded professionals should appreciate that their methodology has been consistently used to explore emerging mind/body concepts, still many skeptics still insist that any such research and the resulting findings are a disgrace and are to be classified as “woo woo”, an un-scientific, emotionally laden appellation for the more acceptable, yet questionable term “pseudo-science”.

Actually, I believe the entertaining diatribes from these self-styled defenders of “good science” do us a favor. Within the realm of Complementary and Alternative Medicine there are way too many “true believers” who let their idealism get ahead of their common sense. Indeed, I have often read or even formally reviewed publications in which the authors make bold-face statements that have no other support other than the charisma of the writer. They base their arguments more on desirable, feel-good emotions rather than any logic or reasoning. Therefore, as much as I often cringe when I encounter the skeptic’s anti-intellectual propensity for character assassination rather than reason, they do us a service by keeping us on our toes. No, our desire to believe in something does not make our beliefs true. Hypotheses still need to be based on logic and confirmed by an acceptable methodology. » Read more: Mind-Body Integration – Science Or Pseudo-Science?