On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Rick Pikul<rwpikul_at_sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On Wednesday 05 August 2009 13:30, Zach Collins (Siege) wrote:
>> If you're looking for any excuse at all
>> to debunk it, then you'll find one. If you come in demanding absolute
>> proof under the presumption that it's all bullshit, then no proof you
>> get will be sufficient.
>
> OTOH, those wanting to see things can treat anything unusual or not
> immediately explained as proof.
>
> The standards for evidence I've seen from "sensitives" is, quite frankly,
> pathetic. It gets even worse once you start removing the "evidence" that is
> purely based on circular logic.
Standard of evidence. Well. I'll say that Paranormal State is about
the best evidence (I've seen) that you'll get without direct
experience. The psychics they bring in come in blind, knowing nothing
about the situation until they've already got their "read". Of course,
there's still debate on the subject on the show's forums. So eh. Hand
'em salami and they want baloney.
--
Zach Collins
"If code can be speech, then software can be art."
Received on Sat Aug 08 2009 - 22:22:25 CDT