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Re: Re: Re: The sad, sad nature of Psi Research
But, you are presuming that a "law" must apply when the culmination of the research is, perhaps, suggesting that normal "laws" do not apply.
Under your reasoning, no research into this area could ever be satisfactory unless it is within the realms of the current scientific status quo.
The reasoning may be specious - but the results are still striking. You are judging their work on the basis of "have they explained the results?" On that basis, yes, it all does look a bit dubious.
But, if we are to judge the PEAR research on the level of "does it suggest that there is anomalous data within the realm of psi-experimentation" then we can be a lot happier - their research certainly does suggest that inexplicable results occur.
So, I would suggest that any sense of embarrassment needs to be tempered with a decision as to what one is expecting from the work.
Incitatus said:Long story. In essence, they have said (on their site) that the effects are independent of distance and volition. This makes any kind of meaningful control impossible. Further, an effect that depends upon the holding in abeyence a law of Physics (the inverse square law) requires a bit more support than they have provided.
But, you are presuming that a "law" must apply when the culmination of the research is, perhaps, suggesting that normal "laws" do not apply.
Under your reasoning, no research into this area could ever be satisfactory unless it is within the realms of the current scientific status quo.
They also come up with some rather specious reasoning as when tighter control yield smaller results:
The reasoning may be specious - but the results are still striking. You are judging their work on the basis of "have they explained the results?" On that basis, yes, it all does look a bit dubious.
But, if we are to judge the PEAR research on the level of "does it suggest that there is anomalous data within the realm of psi-experimentation" then we can be a lot happier - their research certainly does suggest that inexplicable results occur.
So, I would suggest that any sense of embarrassment needs to be tempered with a decision as to what one is expecting from the work.