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- From: Mark Turner <markt AT siteseers.net>
- To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts)
- Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:47:35 -0400
...cant .... resist ... replying ...
Shea Tisdale wrote:
So you've been told. There are actually reams of evidence from scientifically-controlled experiments that prove it beyond statistical doubt. Its simply doesn't get the media attention Randi does.
Basically I call BS on all so-call psi phenomena. Any objective test applied to so-called psychic powers always ends with excuses and failures.
Randi is a carny, not a scientist. His so-called challenge succeeds by moving the goalposts. Read how he responded like a whiny little kid when someone dared pull back the curtain on his sham:
If you truly believe in it or know someone who claims to be such a gifted individual, I hold up the James Randi $1,000,000 paranormal challenge which has never been beaten.
http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/exam/Sean_Randichallenge.htm
That's not to say that every so-called psychic is legit. Similarly, just because some 'financial advisors' are con artists doesn't mean all of them are. Randi's reputation is staked on producing a negative result, thus he has no real interest in judging objectively.
In all cases, use your brain. Don't take anyone's word (mine, Randi's or a psychic's) for anything. Go by the evidence and don't prejudice it one way or another. Being a fanatical, closed-minded skeptic is just as bad as being a fanatical, closed-minded believer.
Cheers,
--
Mark Turner
www.markturner.net
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[internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Susan LaBarre, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Cristóbal Palmer, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Scott Boggs, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Shea Tisdale, 09/05/2007
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[internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts),
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts),
Michael Czeiszperger, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi,
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Cristóbal Palmer, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi,
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Tanner Lovelace, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Michael Czeiszperger, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Tanner Lovelace, 09/06/2007
- Re: [internetworkers] Psi, Shea Tisdale, 09/07/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi,
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts),
Michael Czeiszperger, 09/06/2007
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[internetworkers] Psi (was:Peace in Our Hearts),
Mark Turner, 09/06/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Shea Tisdale, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Scott Boggs, 09/05/2007
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Re: [internetworkers] Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World... and Peace in the Park this Saturday,
Cristóbal Palmer, 09/05/2007
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