On 2 Sep 2002 at 3:08, bricoleur wrote:
>
> A 'typical' response...
>
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> Education by itself is no paranormal prophylactic. Although belief in
> ESP decreased from 65 percent among high school graduates to 60
> percent among college graduates, and belief in magnetic therapy
> dropped from 71 percent among high school graduates to 55 percent
> among college graduates, that still leaves more than half fully
> endorsing such claims! And for embracing alternative medicine, the
> percentages actually increase, from 89 percent for high school grads
> to 92 percent for college grads.
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>
> It seems to be his belief that people are subscribing to the
> 'paranormal' or irrationality in their investigation of the systems he
> mentions. There are likely explanations within the grasp of future
> science that may validate a lot of what he dismisses offhand simply
> because of a lack of research in these areas. Leaning on 'science' as
> justification for dismissing outright things we don't yet understand
> or have a rigorous knowledge of betrays smallmindedness.
>
> ESP :
>
> Bem,D and C. Honorton 1994. Does psi exist ? Replicable evidence for
> an anomalous process of information transfer. Psychological Bulletin
> 115:4-18
>
> Radin D and R.Nelson 1982. Collapse of the state vector and
> psycho-kinetic effect. Foundations of Physics 12:565-81
>
> Mario Varvoglis. Nonlocality on a Human Scale : Psi and Consciousness
> Research. Toward a Science of Consciousness. First Tucson Discussions
> and Debates.
>
> Magnetic Therapy :
>
> James L,Oschman. What is Healing Energy ? Journal of Body Therapies.
>
> Zimmerman J. 1985. New Technologies detect effects of Healing Hands.
> Brain/Mind Bulletin 10:2
>
> Seto A Kusaka, C Nakazato, S Huangu, Sato T, 1992 Detection of
> extraordinary large biomagnetic field strength from human hand.
> Acupuncture and Electrotherapeutics Research International. 17 pages
> 75-94.
>
> Trials on 'Energy Healing' and Crops - Serena Roney Ph.d
> (http://www.theecologist.org/archive_article.html?article=327&category
> =59)
>
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>
> Take care and control.
> Bricoleur.
>
Why don't any of them get in touch with the Amazing Randi and claim
his million dollar bounty for any scientifically verifiable evidence for
paranormal phenomena, hmmmm?
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