Does anyone Use/Believe in Crystal properties?
littlelivie771
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I've always been fascinated with crystals and their properties and I want to know if anyone has used them for health/ meditation/ anything else and I just wanted to get a conversation going!
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It's bogus. There is NO peer reviewed clinical evidence showing that shining light through crystals, laying them on you, etc. do ANYTHING to heal or help. Pseudoscience at it's best to sell crystals to make money. They are pretty though.
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Is Crystal Properties an apartment complex in Florida?7
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No, it's baloney. I wear crystal jewelry because it's cheap and pretty.0
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If you think they're pretty and they make you happy looking at them, then I suppose they work. But other than that? No.2
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Do you mean like crystal meth? Because I saw this show on TV, and it looks like crystals have the power to make some people rich and make other people toothless.11
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NorthCascades wrote: »Do you mean like crystal meth? Because I saw this show on TV, and it looks like crystals have the power to make some people rich and make other people toothless.
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GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »It's bogus. There is NO peer reviewed clinical evidence showing that shining light through crystals, laying them on you, etc. do ANYTHING to heal or help. Pseudoscience at it's best to sell crystals to make money. They are pretty though.
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There was also a time when scientists believed the world was flat.
There's a really great essay by Isaac Asimov about this:In the early days of civilization, the general feeling was that the earth was flat. This was not because people were stupid, or because they were intent on believing silly things. They felt it was flat on the basis of sound evidence. It was not just a matter of "That's how it looks," because the earth does not look flat. It looks chaotically bumpy, with hills, valleys, ravines, cliffs, and so on.
Of course there are plains where, over limited areas, the earth's surface does look fairly flat. One of those plains is in the Tigris-Euphrates area, where the first historical civilization (one with writing) developed, that of the Sumerians.
Perhaps it was the appearance of the plain that persuaded the clever Sumerians to accept the generalization that the earth was flat; that if you somehow evened out all the elevations and depressions, you would be left with flatness. Contributing to the notion may have been the fact that stretches of water (ponds and lakes) looked pretty flat on quiet days.
Another way of looking at it is to ask what is the "curvature" of the earth's surface Over a considerable length, how much does the surface deviate (on the average) from perfect flatness. The flat-earth theory would make it seem that the surface doesn't deviate from flatness at all, that its curvature is 0 to the mile.
Nowadays, of course, we are taught that the flat-earth theory is wrong; that it is all wrong, terribly wrong, absolutely. But it isn't. The curvature of the earth is nearly 0 per mile, so that although the flat-earth theory is wrong, it happens to be nearly right. That's why the theory lasted so long.
It's a great essay about scientific truth and what it means. Read the whole thing here:
http://chem.tufts.edu/answersinscience/relativityofwrong.htm7 -
No rocks. Jesus. That is all.
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Wow this thread just took an interesting turn.1
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Lol y'all crack me up. Thank you for making me smile lol! I'm not sure if they do have healing properties? Maybe they do if someone believes in them enough? Lol I've been told my mouth and heart chakras are off..while I was completing a health assessment on him. He informed me to get some obsidian. My views may be a bit different..I Pray daily to God and I also cleanse my house or self with sage or sweet grass when I feel the need to. It just how I grew up. My parents were strong Catholics but I spent my summers with my grandmother who was more into our Native traditional ways2
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Orgone energy look it up2
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I am sure there is more use to them besides decorational, e.g. in electronics. I don't think general public has any knowledge of the other uses including healing. And I don't think they should. Not anyone can become a shaman or a doctor without proper knowledge and training1
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I have a history of skepticism, especially with diet and holistic approaches. When my health got worse, I slowly troubleshooted my diet and saw something was working. When it still wasn't at a completely manageable place, I went to see an acupuncturist. I figured it was either going to help or do nothing at all, but I didn't expect anything from it. I was surprised to see how wrong I was (in my case). I still think crystals are wishy washy, but I could very well be wrong. However, I would suggest seeing a professional for that kind of stuff. Simply wearing it or doing something on your own would be a waste of time/money and potentially dangerous.0
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littlelivie771 wrote: »I've always been fascinated with crystals and their properties and I want to know if anyone has used them for health/ meditation/ anything else and I just wanted to get a conversation going!
Yes I do. but looking at this thread we may be in the minority. I use crystals, aromatherapy, and herbals to treat a wide variety of things from anxiety to pain to immune health. For me it works. It may be mind over matter, but that's OK too. If I am thinking myself healthy, who cares
I will say, that I do use the doctors and pharmacies as needed. I let them know the alternatives I use so no complications arise. I do not believe in suffering for no reason, if the natural stuff aint kicking it, I go in for the big guns!!8 -
GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »It's bogus. There is NO peer reviewed clinical evidence showing that shining light through crystals, laying them on you, etc. do ANYTHING to heal or help. Pseudoscience at it's best to sell crystals to make money. They are pretty though.
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There was also a time when scientists believed the world was flat.
There's a really great essay by Isaac Asimov about this:In the early days of civilization, the general feeling was that the earth was flat. This was not because people were stupid, or because they were intent on believing silly things. They felt it was flat on the basis of sound evidence. It was not just a matter of "That's how it looks," because the earth does not look flat. It looks chaotically bumpy, with hills, valleys, ravines, cliffs, and so on.
Of course there are plains where, over limited areas, the earth's surface does look fairly flat. One of those plains is in the Tigris-Euphrates area, where the first historical civilization (one with writing) developed, that of the Sumerians.
Perhaps it was the appearance of the plain that persuaded the clever Sumerians to accept the generalization that the earth was flat; that if you somehow evened out all the elevations and depressions, you would be left with flatness. Contributing to the notion may have been the fact that stretches of water (ponds and lakes) looked pretty flat on quiet days.
Another way of looking at it is to ask what is the "curvature" of the earth's surface Over a considerable length, how much does the surface deviate (on the average) from perfect flatness. The flat-earth theory would make it seem that the surface doesn't deviate from flatness at all, that its curvature is 0 to the mile.
Nowadays, of course, we are taught that the flat-earth theory is wrong; that it is all wrong, terribly wrong, absolutely. But it isn't. The curvature of the earth is nearly 0 per mile, so that although the flat-earth theory is wrong, it happens to be nearly right. That's why the theory lasted so long.
It's a great essay about scientific truth and what it means. Read the whole thing here:
http://chem.tufts.edu/answersinscience/relativityofwrong.htm
Can you just cliff note this for me so I know whether it will support or discredit my argument. This is way to long to read.
Here's the punchline:What actually happens is that once scientists get hold of a good concept they gradually refine and extend it with greater and greater subtlety as their instruments of measurement improve. Theories are not so much wrong as incomplete.0 -
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You're talking a time when technology wasn't available either. You don't have to believe in science. But that doesn't mean it's incorrect, especially today with much more trial and error available.GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »It's bogus. There is NO peer reviewed clinical evidence showing that shining light through crystals, laying them on you, etc. do ANYTHING to heal or help. Pseudoscience at it's best to sell crystals to make money. They are pretty though.
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There was also a time when scientists believed the world was flat.
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Lol, that's a use right there. Pseudoscience to "create" problem and using crystals as the answer. Basically snakeoil sales technique.I am sure there is more use to them besides decorational, e.g. in electronics. I don't think general public has any knowledge of the other uses including healing. And I don't think they should. Not anyone can become a shaman or a doctor without proper knowledge and training
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Brb going to the rock yard. Let's see if they can heal up my shoulder. I'll just lay on the pile?2
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GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »So would it be plausible that the technology used to measure the effects of crystals haven't been developed yet? Or do you think we've reached a pinnacle in technology and science and there is nothing left to discover.
You can use that line of reasoning to say anything is gonna happen. Since we didn't know the speed of light was the speed limit and now we do, it's it possible that my grandma isn't really dead?
Well, sure, it's possible. Anything is possible, Carrot Top from those commercials might get laid one day. Is it likely? No.3
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