And even if it weren't there's a whole plethora of more plausible explanations - such as, off the top of my head, it being possible for criminals to see more without artificial light - before we need to start looking to tiny gravitational and magnetic differences as have any likelihood of affecting our behaviour!

It's like the homoeopathy thing.  I won't deny some people who go to homeopaths feel or even get better.  But until experiments can isolate 'water memory' as being the most likely factor there's a long list of probable causes to explore before we can reasonably assume there is anything in it.

Yes, and isn't that fantastic? What's also magnificent is through our discovery, exploration and development of scientific principles and methods we have a means of differentiating between stuff that just seems like it ought to explain something and the times where correlation actually does mean causation.

Having said that I'm tending towards thinking we need the dreamers to come up with really random propositions unhindered by too much knowledge of how things work and how we know stuff - so that the more methodical of us have things to test for!  Even if 99.9999% of them turn out to be baseless every now and again we will come across something that is potentially world-changing - and that has to be worth the price

Apologies if that was a bit deep for this time of day (if you're anywhere in the region of GMT)

More crime during full moon is a myth.
And there can be several reasons why you think you dream more intensly during full moon.

Sorry, but I studied crime in school at the bachelors and masters level. I've seen the numerous studies. The only counter argument that has any validity is that it is lighter outside during full moons, but criminals tend to like darker places...

You can comment upon anothers experiences but that is all you can do. It is quite individual. I'll go with the "primitive" peoples of the world who understand the dream world better. Speaking of, I have studied dreams for years and the correlation between full moons and dreaming is quite obvious. Now, if you practice recording dreams for 10+ years like me and you have first hand experience, then I'm all ears. But I have a feeling that most that comment, well, are just commenting.

For example, researchers Ivan Kelly, James Rotton, and Roger Culver, in their study "The Moon was Full and Nothing Happened" (published in the book "The Hundredth Monkey and Other Paradigms of the Paranormal," 1991) examined more than 100 studies of alleged lunar effects and found no significant correlation between phases of the moon and disasters, homicide rates, etc. Furthermore, there is no known mechanism by which the moon would somehow influence a person's mind to make him more dangerous—except of course for his own expectations.


http://www.livescience.com/1617-strange-happen-full-moon.html

Weird how people still believe in these ancient ridiculous myths which have been proven false over and over again.

It is amazing what a competitive, insensitive, western way of life will do the people and the scientific community at large. But the other studies are still out there.  

It's about sharing.  But for some, their brand of arrogance is too strong to see the wisdom staring them in the face.  They believe there is only the I, alone and without outside influence.  They fear sharing.

What? No proof? Wow, now that's a surprise. Who would've guessed you's make up an excuse as doon as the proof part comes. I certainly didn't. Because none of your kind of believer has ever done such a thing before.

I studied it for years. You go do the same and then get back to me. (And I don't have the links right here with me, but if you are a disbeliever that is fine. I take no offense.)
I prefer not to even say I am a "believer", there is something called first hand experience, knowing and then of course just good old observation.
Hurry, the lady in the red dress returns...

Agreed, it is tough to stay out of this market, but doing so reluctantly.
ps - I almost did what you did at 100 (but held back :-(  )