Talk:Mental Radio
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[edit] Depression comment is a complete misdirection
I've had this book for some years and am familiar with it. Neither is the depression mentioned a central feature nor could I even find a mention of it. Here is Einsteins original Preface:
Ich habe das buch von Upton Sinclair mit grossem Interesse gelesen und bin uberzeugt, dass dasselbe die ernste Beachtung, nicht nur der Laien, sondern auch der Psychologen von Fach verdient. Die Ergebnisse der in diesem Buch sorgfaeltig und deutlich bescriebenen telpathischen Experimente stehen sicher weit ausserhalb desjenigen, was ein Naturforscher fuer denkbar haelt. Anderseit aber is es bei einem so gewisssenhaften Beobachter und Schriftsteller wie Upton Sinclair ausgeschlossen, dass er eine bewusste Tauschung der Leserwelt anstrebt; seine bona fides und Zuverlassigkeit darf nicht bezweifelt werden. Wenn also etwa die mit grosser Klarheit dargestellten Tatsachen nicht auf Telepathie, sondern etwa auf unbewussten hypothischen[sic] Einfluessen von Person zu Person beruhen sollten, so waere auch dies von hohem psychologischen Interesse. Keinesfalls also sollten die psycologisch interessierten Freise and diesem Buch achtlos voruebergehn.
gez. A. Einstein den 23 Mai 1930
I've reproduced the German above because for one thing there is a glaring mistranslation of the work 'hypothischen' above to 'hypnotic' in the translation given in the Russell Targ edition. Personally, most of the stuff in the Russell Targ editions is bogus as is the overwhelming bulk of the stuff in this field. But the material due Sinclair and the commentaries from figures such as Einstein and Turing are of another character altogether.
And as far at that which a Recognized Scientist can hold to be thinkable, I am reminded of a wide variety of phenomenon including Einsteins reception of Quantum Mechanics, Martin Gardners recent comments on modern physical theories, Ayn Rands comments on homosexuality, etc. Fortunately objective truth and the judgement thereof does not rest on the character of venerable if fallible individuals. Nor do these failings, except in cases such as that of say a Robert Mugabe lessen the well earned veneration.
Lycurgus 22:40, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
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