Interesting website
JasonE said:
Personal experience with something may be emotionally powerful and seem convincing, but it is not proof.
I understand that we're going for semantics in this statement and I appreciate your vigor. But, you seem to be leaving out the "spiritual realm" in your response to this sort of thing. You may choose to dis-believe that and state that there is no proof due to an individuals perception. And I agree that the mind can play an immense role on many occasions. But, being around those who have witnessed "beyond belief" incidents and situations (specifically missionaries in the Bolivian and South American forests), there
are real powers out there that can do this sort of thing, and certain powers I choose to not play with. You may choose to dis-believe that
concept and of course, that will depend on how you feel about spiritual issues. But, to completely say it is hogwash may be a bit much. This particular website may not actually be the fruads you purport them to be. The question may more effectively be, do
you want to delve into it?
In making a statement that this is some sort of mythical BS (although it very well may be, and there are plenty of people who are just playing on the mystical hopes, dreams and ideas of certain individuals), I leave you with the consideration that there may be more to this than meets the eye, and, more than just "snake-oil". Just because you don't have a tangible or personal sight-seen proof that things like this exist, doesn't make it so.
Just my opinion. I appreciate you trying to bring the concrete side of things into perspective, but in this case, I think you're leaving some important items out of the picture. Possibly because you personally haven't experienced that particular perspective.