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The Amazon description says: "Radin shows how we know that psychic phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis are real, based on scientific ev
by andi999 6y ago
The Amazon description says: "Radin shows how we know that psychic phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis are real, based on scientific evidence from thousands of controlled lab test".
Actually as far as I understand we know that telepathy does not work, and even more so with psychokinesis. Did you read the book, can you point me to the scientific evidence of psychokinesis?
- forgotmypw17 6y agoyes, i have read the book, and it is full of detailed descriptions of experiments with references. as a hacker, you should have little difficulty finding these and reviewing them. unfortunately, i have not the time or motivation to be your personal research assistant.
- RichardCA 6y agoWell, then, it's a real shame that he never tried to claim the Randi Prize.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoWhy would he give a rat's ass about someone's hostile contest?
- gowld 6y agoBecause he might like $1M
- forgotmypw17 6y agoI am familiar with the contest, and I think it is about as winnable as getting a claim paid on the cheapest insurance policy. It's designed to promote an agenda the contest designer is strongly attached to, not as a truth-seeking device.
- anoonmoose 6y agoI can point you to probably the last time Radin's work was ripped apart on HN, at least. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26066233 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26066233
- forgotmypw17 6y agofair enough, i,m not here to promote or defend his work, you,re free to think what you want. i shared what,s been helpful and enlightening for me personally, and it,s up to you to perceive it in your own way.