The last century of science has been dominated by a group that believe in a physical, mechanical universe.
Or, in other words, Materialism.
They believe that you observe the universe, as it is, because that is all their is. It is solid. Everyone sees the same thing So, of course, any experiment can be repeated anywhere with the same results.
And... that the universe is winding down and will soon turn into a lifeless dust spread out infinitely thin (or shrink down to nothing in the big crunch)
This is the gospel preached in the science classes and the science books.
But is it the truth?
The infamous double slit experiment proves otherwise.
A part of a video explaining the double slit experiment.
The double slit experiment has differing outcomes based on if someone is watching it or not.
And worse, these outcomes in the past, can be changed by observing it in the future.
This information really puts a crimp into the "scientific" notion that we live in a physical, solid universe.
And then, further down the rabbit hole.
People do not experience the same event in the same way. Nor are their memories consistent, with each other or with the event.
In fact, if you could look inside the minds of the people there, you would find many cases where the people cannot conceivably have been at the same event.
As an example of such a case:
A couple was driving down a highway in the south-western (america) desert at night.
There car had some engine problem so they pulled to the side of the road.
There they bathed in light from a source just in front of them.
The husband saw a school bus with children getting out and stretching their legs before getting in the bus and leaving.
The wife saw a space ship with little beings who got out, walked around for a little bit, before getting back in the space ship and leaving.
Now, these people were both there, both experiencing the same thing. So, why are there very recent memories two very different things?
The truth is that our beliefs form our reality. Our attitudes towards life, and our energetic patterns not only focus us on what we see (half empty / half full) but actually change our reality. There is more than one earth. There are many darker earths, and many lighter earths. And you conscious focus can shift you between them.
So, we have seen that seeing is not believing, as what is being shown may not be what you are seeing.
And that believing is seeing, as the filter you select, selects the world your filter sees.
I know that this will infuriate all the people that say they believe the world is solid and it is just our faulty memory, but there is too much evidence that this view is incorrect.
And, if you ever decide to follow the path of the shaman, you will quickly find the world isn't at all what it appears.
When first the student starts on the path of the Buddha, mountains are mountains.
Soon after he finds that mountains are not mountains
Until finally he gains enlightenment and mountains are once again mountains.