September 17th, 2003, 04:40 AM
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Re: Enterprise on VHS
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Originally posted by DavidG:
It just made think "who the heck decided what 'statistically relevant' means.
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Some musty old guys. They did it around the same time that they were hammering out the scientific method. 
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Also could it not also just prove something totally different? ie some people are just lucky.
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There is some evidence that the most basic level of psi is the manipulation of probability. Luck, if consitent enough, could itself be a manifestation of psi. And when you look at most studies of the wierder aspects of human capability these usually take luck into account. These aren't averaged on 5 or 10 tests where luck could have a substantial effect. These results are averaged over hundreds of tests. If you can keep lady luck on your side that long, well... I think that in itself would qualify as an example of the paranormal.
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