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[Fyron]

No forms of "psi", no matter how small, exist in reality. I was not merely stating that stuff like what is in comics and movies was fantasy, but all of it. I have seen various forms of "evidence", and none of it added up.

Cell phones cause cancer is an urban legend.

[Jack Simth]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
No forms of "psi", no matter how small, exist in reality. I was not merely stating that stuff like what is in comics and movies was fantasy, but all of it. I have seen various forms of "evidence", and none of it added up.

Interesting how you state flat out that no form of psi exists on the basis that you haven't seen evidence for it that added up. No current evidence for A does not imply that A doesn't exist. While it is reasonable to doubt A, or to be suspicious of claims of A, your statement could readily be turned around: I have not seen any evidence that added up stating that humans have no currently unrecognized communication methods (one reasonable definition of telepathy). Do you have any proof that no forms whatsoever of "psi" exist? If not, why the utter denial of the possibility?

I did a quick search Online, and came up with an article that I suspect is one that QuarianRex alluded to earlier: Experiment description and analysis table

Edit: Hmm, the link isn't working quite the way I wanted it to; it takes you to the head of the article, not the table. I think I'll leave it anyway.

[ September 18, 2003, 06:43: Message edited by: Jack Simth ]

[narf poit chez BOOM]

i'll take a look at that stuff.

[oleg]

Originally posted by QuarianRex:
Oleg:

Where do you work by the way?

University of Manchester. We use NMR spectrometers for study of biomolecules.

[oleg]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
so, would lifting a frog with a magnetic field be possible? would it kill the frog?

...

I think it has been done, but not sure. It is possible to generate very strong magnetic fields but for a short period of time and poor homogenity. The strength of NMR mashines is mostly restricted by the need of the uniform magnetic field through the sample, not the true capacity of the superconductor.

[Narrew]

guess my ability to make this thread about me and my funny joke didnt work, so I guess my mental powers are not great enough

[oleg]

Originally posted by Narrew:
guess my ability to make this thread about me and my funny joke didnt work, so I guess my mental powers are not great enough

That joke was noted It MIGHT be the most hard proof of telekinesis after all

[QuarianRex]

Originally posted by Jack Simth:
I did a quick search Online, and came up with an article that I suspect is one that QuarianRex alluded to earlier

That wasn't quite what I was talking about but I am quite familiar with the ganzfeld procedure. I have even participated in some experiments that used it.

What I was refering to was the work of my psych prof Dr. Micheal Persinger. Do a google search on him (as I just did) and you will find a slew of articles. Take a look at a couple to get an idea of some of the specifics of his research. Beware though, a lot of the articles about him tend to have rather... creative... titles. His kind of work tends to attract those looking for a sensational story. Look for an article that actually describes the experiment, rather than one trying to ligitimize a crackpot theory or somesuch.

[Kamog]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
"A normal average Trekkier is morbidly obease male of an average age of 30, poor hygine skills, low self astem, poor vision - requiring glasses, no significant other - most are still virigns, who reside at either their mothers home, or a dorm at a local college.

Most are incredibly intelligent, but lack people skills and are often sufforing from some mental disorder that limits their grasp of reality."

So are a lot of guys who spend too much time playing role-playing games. Their fantasy worlds have become more important than their real lives.