Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site mit-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!mit-vax!csdf From: csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe) Newsgroups: net.philosophy Subject: Re: Paranormal crapola Message-ID: <294@mit-vax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 08:01:55 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-vax.294 Posted: Mon Jul 1 08:01:55 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 04:05:31 EDT Reply-To: csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe) Followup-To: net.philosophy Distribution: net.philosophy Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 23 Summary: On the subject of paranormal experiments: I picked up a book in the local occult bookstore called "The Psycic Experiment Book" (the author and publisher's names escape me). It has twenty chapters covering subjects from psycokenises to alternate realities (that's a pretty weird one.) Anyway, each chapter has a discussion of the scientific and non-scientific aspects of the topic along with historical notes and statistics. This is followed by a listing of "do it yourself" experiments. Most of the experiments, if done properly, are pretty conclusive (whenever possible). It's great fun and provides results. Example experiment: Get a jar with a tight lid and fasten a string to the inside. Now screw the lid back on (must be airtight!) such that the string dangles freely in the center of the jar. Now try to use your mind to move the string. If it moves, you've just provided strong evidence of telekenesis. If not, well, call Uri Geller. -- Charles Forsythe CSDF@MIT-VAX "The Church of Fred has yet to come under attack. No one knows about it." -Rev. Wang Zeep