Quote Originally Posted by TheSilverWolf View Post
Just imagine if we were more open minded, and actually funded scientific research into some of this stuff, instead of mainstream science scoffing at the mere idea of even considering serious research into the "fringe science" areas (to steal a term from my favorite TV show since LOST).

~SilverWolf~
Yes, I catch your drift, but the scientific spirit does not depend on money, because money itself is a purely fictional and practical idea. While it is a nice and valid symbol for exchange, it has no real value to itself. Saying that we can only research in funded fields is what got us so close minded in the first place: We use a lot of our knowledge and scientific energy to optimize technology, because it is financially rewarding. Real scientific spirit has nothing to do with money.... anyways, I think were getting off topic here, sorry