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Basically the guy has very sound and rigorous methodology, and has achieved higher-than-random-chance results (to the tune of a mere 53% correct guessing based
by lightedman 9y ago
Basically the guy has very sound and rigorous methodology, and has achieved higher-than-random-chance results (to the tune of a mere 53% correct guessing based on variables in one experiment involving hidden erotic pictures.)
- sammydavis 9y agoI suppose claiming ESP is real is like claiming cold fusion is real. You better have some damn good proof because there have been a lot of shoddy claims that didn't hold up in practice. So has this been replicated by outsiders based on his paper? I personally am extremely skeptical. If we did discover something like ESP is possible, it would be the biggest discovery so far this century. It would open up possible consideration of religion, and all those people who claim to astral travel, could any of that stuff be real? It would be cool and scary. But naw, it's got to be bullshit :-)
- tptacek 9y agoNo, he has a methodology that is facially sound but fundamentally unserious: his team explores a gigantic space of possible experiments that would demonstrate an effect and reports only on those that support his claim. As a result, his results don't reliably replicate. He's using heavily biased statistics, just on a higher order.