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What do you think of the evidence for psychic abilities?

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08-12-2017 12:13 PM

If there was such a thing as psychic ability we'd have known all about it long ago.
That kind of thing can't hide. On the other hand endless claims of the paranormal have been debunked over centuries.
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Randi offered $1m for anyone that could demonstrate it - all failed.
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The interesting thing is what happens when they fail - they're still convinced they can do it. The dowsers are defeated time and time again, yet still believe they can do it.
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08-14-2017 5:04 PM 		Reply to: Message 17 by Faith
08-14-2017 3:40 PM

Faith writes:
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I have the impression that nothing has been positively proved against such claims either though, correct me if I'm wrong.
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You're wrong ;-)
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All Randi can do is show that he can fake the same thing a person claimed happened, right? That doesn't prove that the person who claimed it faked it.
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No Randi had the people that claimed psychic powers demonstrate them under test conditions - they could never do it. Watch the video, they agree the test is fair, they know how it works and they're surprised and confused when they fail.
Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.
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"Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android
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"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.
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