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This Has Blown My Paradigm
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Ive always been sceptical of the paranormal. In the past I have been the token sceptic member of a paranormal research group, (At one time in my youth I subscribed to skeptic magazine).
Ive read virtually all of James Randis publications at one time or another, along with many other debunkers.
However, this afternoon, I was spending some time with a female friend of mine when she casually mentioned about a 'reading' that she had had from a 'psychic' and that this reading was recorded on a CD. Up for a bit of fun I asked her to find it and play it, (so that I could pick holes in it...)
After years of visiting mediums etc myself and finding nothing of significance, I was blown away by this. Not, at any point, was any information requested, (nor given) names and dates were given,
and information was relayed that the 'reader' could not have known beforehand.
(including names of first boyfriend that has since died, Fathers mental illness, number..and sex..of children, participants current relationship with family, including the fact that she had only one sister and a step father)
To get the full story one would have to listen to the CD, but its blown my mind (and I'm a complete sceptic) Might have to book myself in and see for myself! ;-)
Ive read virtually all of James Randis publications at one time or another, along with many other debunkers.
However, this afternoon, I was spending some time with a female friend of mine when she casually mentioned about a 'reading' that she had had from a 'psychic' and that this reading was recorded on a CD. Up for a bit of fun I asked her to find it and play it, (so that I could pick holes in it...)
After years of visiting mediums etc myself and finding nothing of significance, I was blown away by this. Not, at any point, was any information requested, (nor given) names and dates were given,
and information was relayed that the 'reader' could not have known beforehand.
(including names of first boyfriend that has since died, Fathers mental illness, number..and sex..of children, participants current relationship with family, including the fact that she had only one sister and a step father)
To get the full story one would have to listen to the CD, but its blown my mind (and I'm a complete sceptic) Might have to book myself in and see for myself! ;-)
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ToraToraTora //the Randi foundation offered $1million to anyone who could demonstrate any sort of "paranormal" ability under test conditions. //
Perhaps the problem is with the test conditions.
Imagine sensitive equipment that could detect a disturbance in tiny magnetic field away from all other objects. If the test conditions introduced powerful magnets then the tiny disturbance would become undetectable.
If there is anything that could be used as a base for a psychic phenomenon then it is undoubtedly a very weak interaction. Moreover we really wouldn't know anything about its nature.
Introducing a powerful sceptic could be just like introducing the powerful magnet.
Perhaps the problem is with the test conditions.
Imagine sensitive equipment that could detect a disturbance in tiny magnetic field away from all other objects. If the test conditions introduced powerful magnets then the tiny disturbance would become undetectable.
If there is anything that could be used as a base for a psychic phenomenon then it is undoubtedly a very weak interaction. Moreover we really wouldn't know anything about its nature.
Introducing a powerful sceptic could be just like introducing the powerful magnet.
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