Vincent Herzog & Nelson
Abreu
We summarize the findings of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies
Research lab and draw ties to the Consciential Paradigm. Original methodology born out of a cross-pollenization
of Projectiology and Consciousness-Related Engineering Anomalies Research
(CREAR) is introduced. In light of the findings discussed, we argue that the
conscientiological (consciousness science) community needs to cultivate
paradigmatic evolution rather than push for revolution. While we recognize that
crisis is the most likely catalyst of paradigm shift, and further that such a
crisis is imminent, we discuss why it is not necessary to describe all possible
paradigm shifts as "Kuhnian revolutions." We suggest that other
metaphors, such as evolution, are more apt descriptors of a shift towards a
consciential paradigm, on the grounds that a consciential revolution would
fail, that revolution is antithetical to conscientiology, and that evolution is
the mechanism of the cosmoethic. We describe the likely stages of a course of
paradigmatic evolution and propose practical steps towards the realization of
the predicted course. These steps
include the development of marketable technologies born of consciential
research and the achievement of collaboration between conscientiologists and
physicalists.