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Originally Posted by Charbucks  Yes, I have seen the "mountains of research", if by that you mean the ONE peer-reviewed journal dedicated to parapsychology that is available on ScholarsPortal. A search on PubMed finds several articles in psychology journals as well. Much of this research shows that certain people are able to perform certain tasks (such as guessing cards) slightly better than pure chance would dictate. |
Ridiculous misinformation. There are many scientists working in this field in many ways, and many books on the subject. Just the way you're describing the field shows your ignorance. There are many mainstream journals that belittle the work that has been done. If you read those, obviously you will hear what they have to say. If you read the researchers' work, you will hear differently.
Go hide your head in the sand if that makes you more comfortable. It doesn't change anything for the rest of us. We still have this amazing universe to explore. You think I wish to change your mind?
There are also many people who study HOW it works, but THAT it works is very clear. I believe it is clear to anyone who openly looks at the data. I've yet to see anyone explain it any other way. Even non-randomness in card selection, a very old experiment from the 50's, is mighty tough to explain away when you have thousands of samples. It becomes statistically untenable. Nor is the deviation from randomness "slight" as you misrepresented. We use statistics in many areas of science, such as QM. Your computer would not exist without it. The location of an electron cannot be determined with certainty. It is merely a probability, just like some of the psychic data.
But it's clear your mind is closed - so, live like that. Whatever floats your boat.