Open Sciences a new woo site

When you do not have the evidence make at least a controversy. They are making a new site called open science. The people in it are the same as always:

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We believe that the sciences are being constricted by dogmatism, and in particular by a subservience to the philosophy of materialism, the doctrine that matter is the only reality and that the mind is nothing but the physical activity of the brain. We believe that the sciences would be more scientific if they were free to investigate the natural world in an un-dogmatic spirit, following the scientific methods of data collecting, hypothesis testing and critical discussion. Several recent books have made clear the limitations of materialism, including books by three of us that directly address this point, The End of Materialism by Charles Tart, Exploring Frontiers of the Mind-Brain Relationship, edited by Alexander Moreira-Almeida, and Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake (in the UK called The Science Delusion). The Campaign for Open Science was born out of the Summit on Post Materialist Science held at Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizone, in February 2014, convened by Gary Schwartz, Mario Beauregard and Lisa Miller. The eight participants in the summit are the founders of the campaign for Open Science.

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It is funded by the same organizations over and over. There is even Bial Foundation behind which was behind AWARE studies of Sam Parnia:

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Bial Foundation Over the last 20 years, research funded by the BIAL Foundation in Psychophysiology and Parapsychology has produced over 600 articles and abstracts in indexed journals. Foundation Center One of the best resources for finding grant makers and funding sources, including foundations, corporations and government agencies. Grants Online Comprehensive information on grants and funding sources in the European Union, UK Government, National Lottery and UK Grant Making Trusts. Institute for Venture Science (IVS) IVS will fund high-risk, non-traditional scientific inquiries that may produce fundamental breakthroughs. They identify the most promising challenges to prevailing paradigms, and then fund multiple research groups simultaneously for each selected challenge. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) NCCAM funds scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and the training of CAM researchers. New Paradigm Science (NPS) NPS is a crowdfunding platform for scientific research that is neglected or scorned by the two main sources of science funding in our society: big business and government agencies. Businesses fund research that is profitable. Government agencies avoid research that is upsetting to majority opinion, controversial, or threatening to industry profits. The result is science that ignores some important questions. The Parapsychological Association The Parapsychological Association supports research into parapsychology through several grants. World Institute for Scientific Exploration For individuals not associated with a qualifying organization, how to apply for grants and research funding as a researcher of the World Institute for Scientific Exploration (WISE). Lists all the major grant making agencies and funding sources.

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People involved:

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Founders of the Campaign for Open Science Mario Beauregard — Neuroscientist, University of Arizona, Author of The Spiritual Brain & Brain Wars Larry Dossey — Executive Editor of Explore, Author of Recovering the Soul Lisa Jane Miller — Director, Spirituality & Mind Body Institute, Columbia University Alexander Moreira-Almeida, — Associate Professor, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Marilyn Schlitz — President Emeritus & Senior Fellow, Institute of Noetic Sciences Gary Schwartz — Director, Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health Rupert Sheldrake — Biologist and Author of A New Science of Life & The Science Delusion Charles T. Tart — Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California & Core Faculty, Sofia University Prominent Open-Minded Scientists, Doctors and Philosophers Julia Assante Henry Bauer Daryl Bem William Bengston Dick Bierman Stephen E. Braude Allan Combs Deepak Chopra Brenda J. Dunne Peter Fenwick Bruce Greyson Stuart Hameroff Robert Jahn Brian Josephson Menas Kafatos Stanley Krippner David Luke Elaine Morgan Roger Nelson Adrian Parker Gerald Pollack Diane Powell Dean Radin Beverly Rubik Stephan A. Schwartz

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Also they are again fighting against wikipedia:

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Initiate an Open Science Online Encyclopaedia to provide more reliable information than Wikipedia does in disputed areas of science.

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I am starting to think that believers are getting desperate and are starting to behave like religious people who are loosing members because they are spawning more and more of these sites.