This is a BCI experiment whereby one person uses BCI to transmit a series of
digits over the internet to another person whos computer receives the digits and
transmits them to the second users through flashing an LED array. The encoded
information is extracted from the brain activity of the second user. This shows
true brain-to-brain activity. This is done as a proof of concept - to show that
B2B *is* possible - which it is, as we show here. The first person uses motor
imagery to generate the digits and the flashing LEDS generate steady-state
visual evoked potentials in the brain of the second person - the PCs read these
data from the electroencephalograms of EEG person.
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An Instrument which is Set in
Motion by Vision or by Proximity of the Human body
By Charles Russ
(M.B. Lond., M.R.C.S. Eng., &c)
Although the force or ray I am about to
describe emerges from the human eye, and is therefore
physiological, the means I employ for its demonstration involve
the use of electrical and magnetic instruments. The need for the
scrutiny of experts in the science of physics was therefore
obvious. I have had the great advantage of giving successful
demonstrations of the work to experts in physics, including 5
Fellows of the Royal Society, besides Doctors and Bachelors of
Science. None of these physicists found any mechanical or
electrical fallacy which could account for the effects which I
demonstrate as due to human vision. They do not so far identify
the ray or force as being of a known or unknown type.
The fact that the direct gaze or vision
of one person soon becomes intolerable to another person
suggested to me that there might be a ray or radiation issuing
from the human eye. If there is such a ray it may produce an
uncomfortable effect on the other person’s retina or by
collision with the other person’s ray; it is a fact that after a
few seconds the vision of one or the other will have to be
turned away at least for a short time. Numerous everyday
observations and experiences seem to support the possibility of
the existence of a ray or force emitted by the human eye, and in
order to give my theory the support of some experimental
evidence I decided to dry and find or create some instrument
which should be set in motion by nothing more than the impact of
human vision.
Description of Apparatus
Within a metal box (Fig 1) I suspended
a delicate solenoid made of fine copper wire. This solenoid was
wound on a cylinder of celluloid and suspended by a silk fiber (unspun
silk) 14 inches long; the silk fiber was contained within a long
glass tube mounted in the roof of the metal box. Its upper end
was attached to a cork stopper and its lower end was furnished
with a small metal stirrup into which the solenoid could be
hooked. Attached to the stirrup was a small magnet consisting of
a short length of steel wire magnetized by a steel magnet.
The box was 3 ft by 8-1/2 inches by 7
inches and lined with sheet aluminum. The far end of the box was
closed by a sheet of window glass, and the near or observer’s
end, was furnished with a thin glass r celluloid window which
was also screened by a sheet of aluminum with a slot 3 in long
and 1 in wide. A conducting wire connected the silk fiber with
the aluminum of the box, which was earthed.
Method of Demonstration
The solenoid was held steady by the
magnet which naturally came to rest in the magnetic meridian
(Fig 1). If the human eye looks through the slot in the
observing window and maintains a steady gaze at one end of the
solenoid the latter will be seen to start into motion, which is
usually away from the observing eye. If the gaze be now
transferred to the true center of the solenoid the latte stops,
and if the vision is now applied to the opposite end of the
solenoid the latter moves in a reverse direction to the motion
first induced. This maneuver may be repeated several times, each
subsequent attempt being made only after the magnet has brought
the solenoid to complete rest. Motion of the solenoid, though
much reduced, was also obtained after interposing a column of
water between the eye and the solenoid.
In view of later work it is possible
that the solenoid is acting as one element of a condenser system
--- the air in the box being the dielectric.
Early in 1918 I had been impressed by
the rapid induction of motion of the solenoid immediately after
its replacement in its box or case. This activity soon fades to
a minimal value which can always be obtained. Thinking that such
activity might be due to some electrically charged state, I
constructed some light condensers and tested the effect of
vision on them. The form of condenser used was a celluloid
cylinder having strips of lead or aluminum foil adhesively fixed
to its inner and outer surfaces in symmetrical arrangement.
A large condenser of this type was
made, 5 in diameter, 5 in long, and weighing 10 gr. It was
suspended within a glass bowl 10 in diameter by means of a silk
fiber enclosed by a glass tube closed at the top end. The
condenser was kept at rest by a small magnet fixed above it. The
glass tube and its supporting platform formed an airtight cover
to the bowl containing the condenser (Fig 2). The bowl was lined
by aluminum foil except for small inspection areas at four
diameter positions. For certain tests glass plates were also
detachably mounted in a frame around the bowl with an air space
between.
Although such a large condenser is only
slowly set in motion by the human gaze, I decided to test the
effect upon it of the body generally, and placed my hands on the
glass case. I found the effect was much enhanced, for within
about 20 seconds the condenser was set in rotation, and such
motion might amount to 45 or even 90 degree. I noticed also that
after producing this effect it only slowly returned to the zero
position, in fact the return might require half an hour.
Time and Degree of Reaction
The latent period and the degree of
rotation obtained depend on the presence or absence of the extra
glass plates which latter are also covered with foil. While
producing this effect the operator’s vision is assisting the
rotation and also appears to determine the direction of the
movement obtained --- i.e., whether clockwise or
counterclockwise. To produce a rapidly acting model I suspended
a sheet of celluloid 2-1/2 inch by 1 inch inside a glass beaker.
The celluloid was covered with gold leaf over an area of 2 sq in
on each surface, and was suspended by a silk fiber and furnished
with a control magnet. The glass beaker was covered inside and
outside by aluminum foil except for inspection windows. If two
fingers are placed on the vessel for two or three seconds then
removed the card is seen to rotate towards the side of the hand
used to touch the vessel wall.
Possible Influence of Heat
At this point I will deal with the
obvious possibility of heat being the cause of the motions
described. Heat from the hands and body proximity is, of course,
reaching the apparatus, and we know the delicacy of the
heat-recording instruments at the command of the science of
physics. I did not attempt to measure this heat, to measure this
heat, but decided to apply heat to my apparatus. The results are
shown in the following table, and I think the inference is that
heat is inadequate to explain the effects observed. I found the
effects much reduced, though not abolished, after surrounding
the condenser by a jacket of water, paraffin, or methylated
spirit.
Heating experiments of the cases
containing the condensers were undertaken in two ways: (1)
radiant heat from one or two candles 3 inches from the glass
plates surrounding the large condenser (Fig 2) were almost
entirely negative up to periods of six minutes; (2) Water heated
to the temperatures shown in the table was placed in metal
vessels against the glass plates, which were covered also with
metal strips and areas of contact arranged were several times as
large as the contact area of the human fingers.
After placing the hands on the metal
area of the guard plates the condenser moves after 30 seconds
and usually travels through from 10 to 15 degrees within two
minutes. In the hot-water experiments there was no vision
applied.
Hot Water in Metal Vessels on Sides
of Case
Effects of Vision Alone
Glass Rod Method --- Remembering
the activity referred to when replacing the coils and condensers
in their cases, I decided to try the effects of charging them
electrically by induction. If a glass rod rubbed with silk
approaches the glass case (Fig 3) the condenser goes into rotary
motion, and when this has ceased it comes to rest in the
magnetic meridian.
It is now sensitive to vision, and may,
therefore, not be looked at until it has come to rest. This
moment may be ascertained by a glance at its reflected image in
a mirror 10 feet away. When at rest its sensitiveness to vision
only lasts about 30 seconds, depending on the force of the
initial swing given by the rod’s approach. If the eye looks
through the fluid and slot at the optimum period it will see the
condenser go into active rotation which may amount to 30 or 45
degrees. The sensitiveness is brief and can only be renewed by
recharging with glass rods.
This method is one I used at first, but
it is difficult and not quite satisfactory when demonstration to
others; I have therefore improved upon it.
Spot of Light Method --- A small
mirror is fixed to the stirrup on the end of the silk fiber.
This mirror moves with the stirrup and its attached condenser.
Light from a lamp near by falls on the mirror and is reflected
on to a scale (as in the reflecting galvanometer). This is a
very good method of proving that the condenser (set in motion by
the induced electric charge) has come to rest. The spot of light
is seen to move off rapidly as the electric charge is induced
and its to-and-fro movement can be continuously observed on the
scale without the eyes being directed at the condenser. When the
spot of light has been seen to come to rest it will be found
that human vision now directed at the condenser sets it,
together with the spot of light, into rapid motion, which may be
so large as to take the latter quickly off the scale. Special;
caution is, however, needed in connection with this method, for
I failed repeatedly in trying to use until I had noticed that no
light from the lamp must be allowed to fall on the condenser.
This is easily managed by interposing a screen of black paper or
the equivalent between the lamp and the condenser. The little
mirror in the stirrup is above the level of the condenser, and
the small beam needed to give the spot of light is easily
provided and focused by means of a lens if desired.
Charge Plates Method ---
In Fig 3 the method is shown. Two metal
plates are embedded in blocks of sulfur and mounted by the sides
of the instrument. One is connected to the outer coating of a
Leyden jar and is also connected to earth. The other plate
embedded in the insulating sulfur is connected to the inner
coating of the jar by a spring or chain and cap contact with the
knob of the jar. The Leyden jar is charged by contact with an
electrical friction machine giving several thousand volts. At
the moment of applying this electrical pressure to the plates
the condenser goes into active rotation. After a moderate charge
from the Leyden jar this swing subsides and the condenser will
be held for some minutes with its axis at right angles to the
meridian. In this case the electric stress overpowers the
magnetic pull. If the operator now looks into the open end of
the condenser he will see its movement through 20-30 degrees;
when the eyes are closed it returns to iis former position. Note
must be made of the direction it takes. We know that left to
itself the south end of the magnet will slowly turn towards the
earth’s south pole as the electric stress fades. If vision of
the operator causes the south end of the magnet to go towards
the earth’s north pole. I call it an anti-magnetic effect. If,
however, his vision causes the reverse motion it has the same
value as an effect provided it is found on removing the force
(closing his eyes) that the condenser (and of course its
attached magnet) returns to the stressed position at right
angles to the meridian.
An important point must be made of the
primary swing. It is vital to the production of the
sensitiveness to vision of the condenser. If for any reason
there is no swing there will be no movement after vision is
applied. In case the swing was operating by making in its
passage through the air in the vessel a frictional charge on the
condenser. I tested the matter another way. Taking a bar magnet
and moving it round the glass case one makes the control magnet
in the stirrup swing, and of course its attached condenser also
swings. In this way no electric batteries or rods are used to
set up the primary swing. The effect of sensitiveness to vision
is still observable, though I think less actively than when
using the Leyden jar method; but the experiment serves to
emphasize the need of the swing and perhaps to throw light on
the true nature of the vision effects. If repeated observations
are made involving frequent charging of the plates the motion of
the condenser becomes lazy under the static charge, but recovers
after a little rest.
The electric charge will only hold for
a few minutes on the jar and plates in damp weather. If dry
conditions exist many vision effects may be obtained from only
one charge. If, after charging, the condenser having come to
rest, one discharges the jar by the insulated tongs, the
condenser will show a rapid swing at the moment of electric
discharge from the jar. By means of an accumulator and coil and
spark gap I have tried to maintain the charge on the jar, so far
with moderate success. As yet it is not easy to keep the
condenser quite still, but when the apparatus is improved it
will become independent of the humidity factor.
Controls and Precautions
This system of the stressed plates is
an extremely sensitive indicator of an electrostatic change. The
operator must be still and seated behind a glass or celluloid
screen so that no water vapor from nose or mouth can reach the
glass case. His eyes are closed and no movements of limbs or
other objects must disturb the vicinity of the electric field.
When told by the assistant (or seeing by the spot of light) that
condenser is at rest, he will look at it and perceive that his
vision has set it in motion, which can be measured on the scale.
If the eyes are not opened or only the hand has been kept in the
operating position there will be no effect. There must, of
course, be no vibration of the room by traffic, or any
mechanical disturbance of the supporting bench.
Darkness Tests
I did four tests which seemed to give a
positive result, but many more such tests would be required
before a decision could be made on this point.
Probable Nature of the Effect
There is an electrical change in the
retina accompanying vision. There are also the electric changes
in muscles when in action, and these will have associated
electric fields. The eye muscles include the ciliary and iris
and the oculomotor group. Whether the fields from these sources
are adequate to account for the effect cannot be answered at
present.
Heat --- Besides the evidence in
the table the arrangements in Fig 3 probably exclude htis agency
as a cause of the movement obtained.
Electrostatic Force --- A force
of this type cannot pass a fine metallic grid, and may therefore
be considered unlikely to produce the activity obtained
Electromagnetic Force --- This
group of vibrations includes a large number of rays ranging from
the x-ray to the wireless waves. The influence of light from the
lamp seems suggestive of an influence of this type, but no
critical tests have done on these lines.
Summary
Human vision can disturb the
electrostatic state of an enclosed system. After the condenser
has come to rest there must still exist a turbulence described.
This turbulence appears to be reinforced or amplified by the
applied vision, and is shown by (1) the activity shown by
opening and closing the container; (2) the activity after
rotating the condenser by the bar magnet; (3) the activity
following the slight heating of the medium by the fingers on the
guard plates; (4) the activity shown during the fading guard
plates. Of course, at the time of operating these instruments by
any use of the above methods the turbulence is not sufficient to
cause motion --- i.e., the condenser has come to rest. Since the
particles of any gas are always in motion it is probable that
the effects of vision are only produceable when the turbulence
of the medium is critical --- i.e., of a certain intensity. If
the turbulence has fallen below this degree the activity to
vision is lost. This latter point is shown by the fact that
activity to vision is lost long before the sparking power has
disappeared from the Leyden jar (Fig 4).
I do not propose to say more at present
as to the probable nature of the force accompanying the act of
human vision of which these experiments are the evidence.
Instead I restrict the claim of my work to our possession of the
instrument which affords the evidence of the force, and which is
the limit of the title of this article. The only reference in
the literature I have met was mentioned to me by a friend in
1919. It is a destructive criticism by Lord Kelvin of the word,
by a French physicist on the Supposed New Force. After reading
Lord Kelvin’s paper one must, I think endorse his view that te
author failed to establish his views, as he would not even
enclose his instruments to meet the objection of air or heat
currents.
During the course of this work, which
has occupied spare time since December 1917, I have had the
advantage of criticism and suggestions by my brother Prof Sydney
Russ, Prof A. Porter, FRS, Prof Rankine, and others as to the
physical aspects of my experimental arrangements.
British Patent # 124,288
( 24 March 1919 )
An Instrument Set in
Motion and whose Motion is Controlled by the Human Eye, i.e., by
Vision
This invention consists in an
instrument which is set in motion and whose motion is controlled
by the human eye, i.e., by vision.
The instrument is the practical
embodiment determined by the results of experiments which have
made to ascertain whether there is a ray or radiation proceeding
from the human eye.
To this end a delicate solenoid of
metallic wire is lightly suspended in the vicinity of two
charged insulated electrical conductors and such solenoid can be
set in motion and its motion controlled by the vision of one or
both eyes directed at one or the other extremity of the
solenoid. In an alternative construction, the solenoid may also
be arranged as one of the electrodes (a movable terminal). The
same effect is produced by arranging the solenoid in the
vicinity of a magnet or electromagnet.
In a further modification the solenoid
is suspended within the field of another solenoid and the same
effect is produced.
I have also been able to produce the
motion of the solenoid by directing the vision at the solenoid
through glass or celluloid.
The annexed drawing illustrates an
example of construction of the instrument.
Within a metal or glass case a (or
other draught proof device) I suspend a solenoid b of fine
copper or thin iron wire by means of a silk thread or slender
metallic cord or chain c. This solenoid hangs over but does not
touch, a metallic disc d raised and electrically insulated from
the floor e of the case.
An electrically insulated wire f is
connected to the solenoid and another g to the disc, and by
means of a battery h or other source of electric energy, each of
them is electrically (statically charged. In this way, the air
space between the solenoid b and disc d is in a state of
electric stress, which is never great enough for a discharge (or
spark) to take place. To this stressed zone the human eye will
direct its vision and then the solenoid previously stationary
will begin to move in a plane at right angles to its suspending
fiber. This effect is best produced by directing the vision of
one or both eyes at the one extreme end of the solenoid, and by
steady gaze to follow in changing focus its steady motion. The
reverse motion will be produced by transfer of the vision to the
opposite end of the solenoid.
The foregoing is, however, only one
method of producing the effect. The following are various
modifications.
(A) The solenoid may be uncharged
electrically if it is suspended by a non-conducting (i.e., an
unsilvered) thread or fiber between two electrically charged
discs, so as to hang within the zone of electric stress. It will
move as described by vision directed upon it.
(B) The solenoid may be suspended
within the field of a permanent or electromagnet.
(C) If the materials of the apparatus
--- glass of the case --- solenoid and fiber are made
sufficiently delicate, and draught, and forces such as heat from
any lamps, extraneous to the apparatus are rigidly excluded,
then there is no need for any electrical or magnetic force to be
used. That is, the human eye is able to initiate and maintain
--- up to fatigue point --- a small but definite motion upon a
solenoid.
With all of the foregoing I use an
enclosing case of metal or glass. If metal, the case is
furnished with glass or celluloid windows which the vision
traverses to produce the effect.
Patent Application for Human Eyebeam Detection System Now
Available on U.S. Patent Office Web Page
DALLAS, TX - Noted
psychiatrist and author Colin A. Ross, M.D., today announced
his patent application for a system to detect the
electromagnetic energy emitted by the human eye. Dr. Ross
has been researching a new science and medicine focused on
the human body's electromagnetic field, which will be
detailed in an upcoming book, "Human Energy Fields."
In his research, Dr. Ross has
discovered proof that the eye emits electromagnetic energy
that he calls an "eyebeam." He calls his invention an
Electromagnetic Beam Detection System for which he has filed
an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
"The experimental proof of the
reality of the human eyebeam is crucial in developing the
science of human energy fields," said Dr. Ross. "The
existence of the human eyebeam has been dismissed by
psychologists, physiologists, physicists and virtually all
modern scientists. This represents a big step forward."
Dr. Ross' patent application for
the EBDS can be viewed at: http://patft.uspto.gov/ Click
on: Publication Number Search Enter: 20090046246
Dr. Ross has also filed an
international Patent Cooperation Treaty application. This is
a step toward getting a patent in countries outside the
United States.
In a written opinion, the
International Searching Authority concluded that all aspects
of Dr. Ross' invention are novel, are inventive steps and
have industrial applications: "The industrial applicability
of claims 1-25 is self-evident in the sense of PCT Article
33(4) because the subject matter claimed can be made or used
in industry."
According to Dr. Ross' application,
the electromagnetic beam detection system can be used as a
switch and can turn on or off any electrical device. It
functions like a clapper light, but uses the electromagnetic
energy emitted through the eyes instead of the sound of a
hand clapping.
Abstract -- The present
invention provides for a Line of Sight (LOS) electromagnetic
beam (EM) detection system configured with an enclosure, a
detection device, a processing device, a storage device, and
a communication device. The enclosure may or may not be
electromagnetically shielded from the surrounding
environment. The enclosure may contain one or more detection
devices and one or more portals configured for a user to
look through. The detection devices may be a non-contacting,
active-dry electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode or a high
input impedance EEG electrode. The processing device may be
a specifically programmed general purpose computer. The
communication device may be auditory and/or visual. The
storage device may store signals from the detection device
for later analysis and statistical manipulation. In some
embodiments, the LOS detection system may be used as a
switch responding to interaction with a LOS beam emanating
from an ocular cavity.
Dr. Ross holds one US Patent
and one US Patent Pending. The electrode required to
support these devices is in development. An initial
prototype electrode is the basis of the qEEG printout
below and published papers by Dr. Ross.
This Patent is for a system
that captures the brain waves emitted through the eye,
using an electrode that makes no physical contact with
the body.
The system could be used in
medicine, security systems, games, and other
applications.
The sample EEG printout shows
the brainwaves from a standard 20-lead qEEG. There are
20 scalp electrodes in standard positions: Fp1 and Fp2
at the top are two locations on the forehead. POz is an
electrode positioned inside EM-insulated goggles just in
front of the eye. Fpz is a control electrode suspended
in space in front of the goggles.
The wave form of the eye
electrode (POz) looks very similar to the two forehead
leads. The two large V-shaped waves just before 7
minutes 35 seconds and 40 seconds in Fp1, Fp2 and POz
are eye-blink artifact. The eye blink is absent in the
control electrode, Fpz.
Fpz shows only background noise
plus the heart beat registered by the reference
electrodes attached to the ears. Both the heart signal
and the background noise are absent from the eye
electrode.
This EEG tracing proves that a
physiologically active EM signal emerges from the eye
and can be detected by an electrode that makes no
physical contact with the body.
RES is working on
developing a durable, practical electrode that can be
used in medicine and other fields.
This Patent Pending is for a
Whole Body EM Scanner. It includes several
configurations: one that scans the entire body with the
person lying down; one that scans the chest and abdomen
with the person sitting up; and a smaller hand-held
version that can scan any part of the body.
The configurations also
include: a helmet that can take a standard EEG without
any need for contact electrodes or paste; and a system
that can take a standard EKG without any need for
contact electrodes.
The Whole Body EM Scanner could
be set for a digital readout, standard EEG or EKG output
or a real time video output with the energy field
displayed as different colors and intensities depending
on amplitude and frequency.
In previous books
including Songs For Two Children, Spirit Power
Drawings, Northern Canada and Literary and
Anthropological Studies, Dr. Ross has described the
experiential and philosophical aspects of his study of human
energy fields.
In Human Energy
Fields, Dr. Ross proposes that the human energy field -
called chi, the human aura, the life force, or the human
spirit in different philosophical systems - and the
electromagnetic field of the body are the same thing. Dr.
Ross outlines applications of a new science of human energy
fields in many different areas including anthropology,
medicine, agriculture, weapons development, security
systems, physiology, and psychotherapy.
As an example of
the new science, he proves that an electromagnetic beam is
emitted from the eye, and it interacts with the outside
world. This energy beam could be used to activate a switch
that in turn could be connected to any electrical device on
the planet. Emission of any form of energy through the eyes
has been disallowed by western science for hundreds of
years, but it can be demonstrated with standard
electroencephalogram (EEG) equipment. Dr. Ross proves this
scientifically in Human Energy Fields.
The science of
human energy fields unifies eastern and western medicine. It
provides a method for studying therapeutic touch,
acupuncture, kundalini yoga, and many practices in
alternative medicine and traditional
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S. Tsuyoshi Ohnishi and Tomoko Ohnishi
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2006 May 8. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nel004.
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Growth Inhibition of Cultured Human Liver Carcinoma Cells by
Ki-energy (Life-energy): Scientific Evidence for Ki-effects on Cancer Cells
S. Tsuyoshi Ohnishi, Tomoko Ohnishi, Kozo Nishino, Yoshinori Tsurusaki, and
Masayoshi Yamaguchi
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2005 September; 2(3): 387393. doi:
10.1093/ecam/neh116.
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Seeds induced to
germinate rapidly by mentally projected 'qi energy' are apparently genetically
altered. Bai F, et al.
Abstract Mentally controlled qi energy can induce crop seeds to sprout and root for
several cm within about 20 min. The RAPD method was used to compare treated
groups of wheat and pea seeds and their controls using 11 selected primers.
Seven primers amplified polymorphisms in wheat seeds and 5 in pea seeds. It was
thought preliminarily that qi energy changed the structure of a
germination-correlated gene site speeding up expression and advancing it in
time.
Morphology of
Cucumber Plants as Influenced by Pranic Agriculture Srikanth N. Jois, K. Nagendra Prasad and Lancy D`Souza
ABSTRACT Pranic agriculture is an ancient science and art of healing that helps in
enhancement of plant growth. The aim of the present study was to understand the
morphological qualities (plant length, stem diameter and fruit yield) of pranic
treated cucumber. This study has given an insight into the changes in the
morphology characteristics of the pranic cucumber as compared to the
non-treated cucumber, referred to as control group. Increase in length of
cucumber plants by 97% was noticed in pranic cucumber plants when compared to
control. Also, pranic cucumber stem was 31.7% more diameter than control group.
When group-wise yield was verified, pranic cucumber yielded 20.8% significantly
more than control group. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the
difference in nutritional composition of pranic and control cucumber fruits.
Modulation of
germination and growth of plants by meditation. Haid M1, Huprikar S.
Abstract So called primitive peoples of the world share a philosophy that human
interaction via ceremony or ritual can affect the natural world. Is it possible
to affect the germination and growth of plants by imbuing them with an intent
to stimulate or inhibit them? We conducted a double blind series of experiments
to determine whether a process of meditation on the water (referred to as
"treated") given to a controlled planting of green peas or wheat
would affect their germination. Peas were given water treated with stimulating
intent. Statistical analysis was done using contingency table, Fisher's test,
and Mantel-Haenszel analysis. The germination rate of 504 seeds receiving
treated water with stimulating intent was 60.3% compared to 51.8% for the 504
controls (p = 0.006, 0.047, 0.003 respectively). A similar experiment was
conducted with wheat with the intent of inhibiting germination. The germination
rate of 2970 wheat seeds receiving treated water with inhibitory intent was
70.7% versus 74.9% for 2970 controls (p < 0.001, 0.0001, 0.001
respectively). During the sixth run of the wheat (inhibition) experiment, the
seedlings were harvested and individually weighed on the tenth day after
planting to determine whether there was any difference in growth. The mass of
the treated seedlings was statistically significantly lower (mean = 97 mg
versus 106 mg for the controls) when compared by analysis of variance (p =
0.000056). We conclude that meditation upon the water supplied to green peas
and wheat can affect their germination rates and growth.
EEGs of healers
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synchronizations of healers and healees.
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L., Mandel, D., & Hayssen, G. (in press). Compassionate intention as a
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Brain imaging and healing New
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external stimuli and to internal states of awareness. Such brain mapping is
pointing to particular parts of the brain that are activated during self-healing
and healer healing.
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Intersubject EEG coherence: is consciousness a field?
Orme-Johnson D, Dillbeck MC, Wallace RK, Landrith GS 3rd. Int J Neurosci. 1982
May;16(3-4):203-9. EEG coherence was measured between pairs of three
different subjects during a one-hour period practice of the Transcendental
Meditation (TM) program. Coherence between subjects was evaluated for two
sequential fifteen minute periods. On six experimental days, these periods
preceded and then coincided with a fifteen minute period during which 2500
students participated in the TM program at a course over 1000 miles away. After
the course had ended coherence was evaluated on six control days. It was found
that intersubject coherence was generally low, between 0.35 and 0.4, with
coherence in the alpha (8-12 Hz) and beta (16-20 Hz) frequencies significantly
higher than at other frequencies. On the experimental days, intersubject EEG
coherence increased during the experimental period relative to the fifteen
minute baseline period immediately preceding the experimental period. Coherence
increased significantly from baseline to experimental periods on experimental
days compared with control days (p = 0.02). This effect was particularly evident
in the alpha and beta frequencies. The results reinforce previous sociological
studies showing decreased social disorder in the vicinity of TM and TM
participants and are discussed in terms of a field theoretic view of
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effects Travis FT, Orme-Johnson DW. Int J Neurosci. 1989
Dec;49(3-4):203-11. Changes in EEG coherence patterns were used to test a
field model that posits a common field of "pure consciousness" linking all
individuals. In ten trials, EEG was concurrently measured from pairs of
subjects, one practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM) and the other performing
a computer task. Box-Jenkins ARIMA transfer function analysis indicated that
coherence changes in the 5.7-8.5 Hz band, the band sensitive to TM consistently
led coherence changes in the other subject's 4.7-42.7 Hz band. A clear
relationship was seen among subjective reports, coherence patterns, and strength
of intervention effects. These data support a field model of consciousness.
Alternate explanations are explored.
Είναι 1.400
ετών και στην κορυφή της κατοικούσε η ελίτ της φυλής
«E» 26/5
Εξαιρετικά ασυνήθιστη χαρακτήρισαν οι αρχαιολόγοι την πυραμίδα 1.400 ετών
που ανακάλυψαν στο Περού. Η ακέφαλη πυραμίδα, που κατασκευάστηκε από τη φυλή
Μότσε, λειτουργούσε για τους ζωντανούς και όχι για τους νεκρούς, ενώ μέσα
της έφερε έναν θησαυρό αντικειμένων, τοιχογραφιών και ανθρώπινων λειψάνων.
Η πυραμίδα βρέθηκε στην περιοχή Χουάκα Κολοράντα, που μεταφράζεται
«χρωματιστός λόφος». Ο επικεφαλής της ανασκαφής, καθηγητής Εντουαρντ Σβένσον
του Πανεπιστημίου του Τορόντο, υποψιαζόταν την αρχαιολογική σημασία της
περιοχής: «Το ήξερα ότι ήταν κάτι παραπάνω από ένας φυσικός λόφος - είχε
τροποποιηθεί». Και επιβεβαιώθηκε.
«Η μεγαλύτερή μας έκπληξη ήταν ότι στο πάνω μέρος της πυραμιδικής αυτής
κατασκευής βρήκαμε κατοικίες της ελίτ» συνέχισε ο καθηγητής Σβένσον
προσθέτοντας ότι το φαινόμενο είναι σπάνιο. Ακόμα και για τους Μότσε, η
χρήση των πυραμίδων ήταν τις περισσότερες φορές για ταφικούς ή
τελετουργικούς σκοπούς, αντί για την καθημερινή ζωή.
Το δομικό σύμπλεγμα πιθανότατα κατοικούνταν από 25 ανθρώπους, ενώ
συμπληρώνονταν από αυλές, κουζίνα, και βάσεις για «πάικα» - μεγάλα αγγεία
για την αποθήκευση νερού και ζύθου από καλαμπόκι.
Πολλές τοιχογραφίες κάλυπταν τους διαδρόμους της κορυφής της πυραμίδας. Η
πιο καλά διατηρημένη αναπαριστά έναν πολεμιστή των Μότσε, οποίος σύμφωνα με
τον καθηγητή μοιάζει με «στρουμφάκι», και κρατάει ένα ρόπαλο. Ανάμεσα στις
άλλες τοιχογραφίες, βρέθηκε η εικόνα ενός κάκτου με δύο κορυφές βουνών και
το ουράνιο τόξο, και δύο ανθρώπων που μετέφεραν σε φορείο κάποιον τρίτο.
Βρέθηκαν ακόμα λείψανα τριών έφηβων κοριτσιών και μέρη από τις σορούς
τεσσάρων ακόμα ατόμων -πιθανόν αποτελούν ίχνη ανθρωποθυσιών-, καθώς και
μεγάλο μέρος χάλκινων αντικειμένων -μαχαίρια, σπαθιά, κιβώτια και
κοσμήματα-, γεγονός που οδηγεί τους αρχαιολόγους στο συμπέρασμα ότι «η
δύναμη αυτών των εκλεκτών ίσως να βασιζόταν στον έλεγχο της παραγωγής
χαλκού».
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Housing in Pyramid Counteracts Neuroendocrine and Oxidative
Stress Caused by Chronic Restraint in Rats
M. Surekha Bhat, Guruprasad Rao, K. Dilip Murthy, and P. Gopalakrishna Bhat
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2007 March; 4(1): 3542. Published online
2006 July 26. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nel049.
Analysis with Gas Discharge
Visualization of the Possible Effects on Water in Different Containers
Abella A., Amorós A., González M., del Corral A., Peña J.Summary
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The energy density of the vacuum potential is enormous, even
mind-boggling. While scientists have estimated that energy by
various means, a reasonable calculation is given by Wheeler and
Misner in their
Geometrodynamics. In that calculation, Wheeler and
Misner apply the formalism of general relativity to the zero point
energy of vacuum. The fabric of space appears as a turbulent
virtual plasma consisting of particles whose size is on the order of
Planck's length—some 10 -33
cm. The energy density of the electric flux passing through each
particle is enormous: It is 1093 grams per cubic
centimeter, expressed in mass units (i.e., the energy per cubic
centimeter has been divided by c2).
And that's just using the spatial energy density (the
“decompressed”
or ordinary energy). The energy density of the vacuum is
appreciably greater than what physicists normally calculate, because
they do not calculate the additional time-energy density
portion of the vacuum stress. If we also allow for the
time-energy (the “compressed”
energy), we restore that c2 division factor, producing on
the order of 10110 grams per cubic centimeter, or—in
energy terms—on the order of 10127
joules per cubic centimeter.
J. A. Wheeler and C. Misner,
Geometrodynamics, Academic Press, New York, 1962.
Tom Bearden comments:
There are many ways to extract
energy from the seething vacuum. Unfortunately, at present our
scientific community takes a bizarre stance. In particle
physics it is well known that the active vacuum is incredibly
energetic. Calculations by leading physicists such as Wheeler
show that a cubic centimeter of vacuum (about the tip of one's
little finger in volume) has so much raw energy in it that, if
condensed into matter, there would be more matter than is
observable in the universe through the largest telescope! So
even a tiny efficiency of tapping could and will extract all the
energy anyone could wish.
However, in classical Maxwell
Heaviside electrodynamics (as used in electrical engineering),
the same scientific community now assumes in the model that the
vacuum is absolutely inert!
The model also assumes that
the local spacetime is flat, so no energy from curved spacetime
can be forthcoming, according to that inane model. Then the
model assumes that all EM fields, potentials, and every joule of
EM energy in the universe is produced by their associated source
charges—right out of nothing
at all, with no energy input to the charge at all, but with
continuous energy flow from it.
In 1988, the Marquis of
Tavistock had suffered a massive stroke from which, against all
odds, he had survived. He was discharged from hospital about two months
later, still weak from his ordeal and with a range of disabilities to
overcome. In addition to being slightly paralysed on his right side and
blind in his left eye, he had severe speech and memory problems. According
to the Marchioness, her husband did not believe in healing but was
encouraged to visit Matthew after he had helped a friend of his to regain
his sight.
?I went along with
him and sat in the room while Matthew put his hand on my husband?s head. He
immediately felt warmth. And the really strange thing was that I could actually
feel it too. After the first visit my husband looked incredibly peaceful, was
very happy and said that he felt so much better. After further sessions he
regained 80% of his vision in his left eye, which was the one that had been
badly affected by the stroke, and his dysphasia ? which is being unable to find
the word you want ? has improved immensely. He now believes.?
Elsa Nordhagen received healing from Matthew during a workshop
in Norway. She had recently had an operation on her lower back that had left her
in great pain. She had been driven to the workshop by her husband, spending the
entire journey lying on the back seat of the car.
Elsa also had a frozen shoulder
and, unknown to Matthew at the time of the healing demonstration, several
tumours in her abdomen. After the healing she could move her arms freely and the
pain in her back was greatly reduced. She went for a scan the following day and
her doctor told her that the tumours were still there, though the largest of
them was much reduced from its original seven centimetres. When Elsa went into
hospital for surgery to remove the tumours, she insisted on having another scan.
It revealed no trace of the tumours, and Elsa was sent home without being
operated on. She has remained healthy for the last twelve years
Ricky visited
Matthew after a biopsy confirmed cancer of the vocal chords. He then underwent a
second biopsy for the surgical ?stripping? of the site of the cancer. His
consultant told him that radiotherapy would be needed if there were signs of
further invasion after his throat had settled down from the biopsy. After a
healing session with Matthew he wrote,
?When I saw you, I told you that
I felt something happening in my throat during the session and that when I
concentrated something in my head seemed to be ?in tune?. Once I was in the car,
I tried my voice ? amazing! Pavarotti won?t have sleepless nights yet, but what
a difference! When I got home I tried it out on the family and they were
speechless, which makes a change for them. Now I can order a pint in a pub
without being ignored.?
Ricky returned to hospital for a
check-up after his second healing session with Matthew. His throat specialist
described as ?quite remarkable? the speed and degree of healing that had taken
place in his throat. He had several further healing sessions ?just in case the
Phantom of the Opera croaks and gets stuck in the chandelier?, and was
eventually discharged by the hospital.
We brought our four-year old
daughter to you after an Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant had run tests on her
that showed dramatically poor hearing levels. His ?blanket? answer during the
consultation was that surgery to include adenoid and tonsil removal and ear
grommets being fitted was the only way forward.
You worked with Katy
three times, and today we saw the Consultant again. A perfect result was
attained during the hearing test and the Consultant was absolutely speechless.
Her hearing is now 100% perfect and her adenoids and tonsils are fully normal.
Needless to say, my wife and I
are over the moon and can?t thank you enough. Up until a couple of months ago I
have to admit that I was a total sceptic where matters involving your gift were
concerned. I now feel fully sure that you are a gifted and kind-hearted man with
powers to help people in need. This is the third separate occasion that
consultations with you have resulted in positive results for my family and close
friends in the last couple of years.
The feeling of elation we feel
today is the exact opposite of the one we felt a few months ago when Katy sat on
my knee. When I covered my mouth and asked her to repeat some words she could
not do it. She was effectively lip-reading to compensate for her hearing loss.
Mim Umney-Gray
came to Matthew for healing in 1996.
?Around 1980, I had been
prescribed glasses for reading and since then my eyesight had deteriorated to
such an extent that by 1996 I was not only wearing glasses for reading, and the
prescriptions were getting stronger and stronger, but I was also wearing contact
lenses with glasses for driving and I was seeing less and less well. I got to
the stage that I felt as though I had permanent net curtains in front of my
eyes.
After the healing I started
getting a very bad headache and didn?t know how I would drive home. On arriving
home, I went straight to the bathroom and removed my contact lenses. I?ll always
remember it ? it was a lovely summer?s evening and as I walked into the garden
to see my husband I discovered that I could see so vividly and clearly.
Every stick of straw on the
thatched roof of my neighbour?s cottage stood out clearly and everywhere I
looked was so incredibly bright and clear. I have never worn my contact lenses
or spectacles since! My long distance and middle distance sight is fine, clear
and vivid. With regards to near sight, I can now read without glasses and have
indeed thrown them away.?
Maire had suffered all her life from extremely bad hay fever
during the spring and summer. After healing sessions with Matthew she was able
to report that she had been free of all symptoms of the allergy ?that had been
my companion for so long. I should add that, as a bonus, I?ve had no headaches
since the healings and, curiously, I have also grown taller ? by 1 & HALF
inches!!?
Lara was born
in 1997 with three holes in her heart. Her parents felt that Matthew?s healing
?could make all the difference and prevent her having surgery.? After healing
sessions during 1998, the holes all closed up of their own accord. ?We can
barely remember her as a ?vulnerable? baby and will always be grateful for the
healing you gave her,? her parents wrote two years later.
Anita Ridley, a
young woman in her thirties, had undergone spinal surgery in 1994 after it was
discovered that she had a spur of bone growing into her spinal cord, a prolapsed
disc, and a narrow spinal canal. She was left with internal and external
scarring, very restricted movement, and had considerable nerve pain in her legs.
After a healing session with
Matthew she wrote,
?I feel wonderful. My back
feels free and flexible. I feel that my legs have undergone a transformation. I
had been restricted, depressed, and uncomfortable for so long that it feels
sensational being able to touch my toes again. Indeed, since yesterday, I have
touched my toes at least ten times because it feels so good. Quite how I?m able
to do that with a fused, arthritic back, I don?t know!?
Writer
Guy Playfair describes an interesting experience of healing
with Matthew in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research in 2001: ? In
1982, I was relieved of the effects of a slipped disc suffered seven years
previously, having tried every form of treatment imaginable.
My SPR colleague Dr Ian Fletcher, an experienced orthopaedic surgeon, told me
the week before my session that my lunar nerve would regenerate very slowly, and
it could be a long time before I regained the use of the fourth and fifth
fingers of my right hand. In the event, I regained them after some twenty
minutes of healing from Manning and have suffered no relapse since. Dr Fletcher,
in whose expertise I have total confidence, generously admitted that my sudden
improvement was, in his words, ?inexplicable in medical terms.?
In his book Healers and Healing,
journalist Roy Stemman writes about one of Matthew?s healing
demonstrations: ?He invited a handful of sufferers, whose conditions lent
themselves to demonstrable improvement, to join him on the platform to receive
treatment. Some members of the audience seemed mesmerised by his bold turquoise,
blue and black zig-zag patterned designer jacket, as well as being intrigued by
what was or was not happening to the patient. There is no denying that he
achieves results. Kay Sinclair had been involved in a car crash in 1996.
She?d driven into the back of
another vehicle at 30 mph and she was suffering a lot of pain, had difficulty
raising her left arm and experienced a pins-and needles sensation when she did
so. She was also unable to bend forward more than halfway. Manning?s healing
power got to work on her, and when he had finished, Miss Sinclair happily
demonstrated a new-found freedom of movement and the disappearance of pain.
Nearly a year later I phoned her
to check whether the improvement had been maintained or was just a one-minute
wonder. ?I experienced a dramatic feeling that day and there was no doubt that I
was cured,? she recalled. ?Within a month I took a holiday to Jamaica, which I
had been dreading because I didn?t know how I was going to manage carrying my
suitcase and travelling that distance. But I had no trouble at all. Now, I
occasionally get tension in my neck, but nothing like the pain I suffered before
seeing Matthew Manning.
Dan Hutchison
had lost over 60 pounds in weight and was suffering from extreme fatigue when he
was diagnosed in 1984 as having a tumour the size of a small melon attached to
his right adrenal gland. It had also spread to his liver. ?Statistics showed
that nobody with this form of cancer had survived, and I was told to put my
affairs in order.
I went to see Matthew Manning
twice a day. After the first visit I came out and saw that my daughter had tears
streaming down her face. ?Dad?, she said, ?you?re carrying your walking stick,?
? Dan later told BBC TV. In 1992 he got a letter from the John Radcliffe
Hospital in Oxford, where he was originally diagnosed and which had sent him
away telling him to put his affairs in order. He had never gone back to the
hospital, and had said he didn?t want a scan or X-ray because if the tumour was
still there he?d worry about it, and if it wasn?t that was fine. The hospital
invited him for an MRI scan and he now accepted. The doctors discovered that the
tumour had completely gone and all that remained was some scar tissue. Dan sadly
died of a massive stroke in 2003.
"There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe
what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true." -
Søren Kierkegaard
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it
is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as
being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer
Welcome to SCEPCOP - The Scientific Committee to
Evaluate PseudoSkeptical Criticism of the Paranormal
SCEPCOP is the 1st Coalition of Researchers, Investigators, Writers,
Truth Seekers, Freethinkers and Intellectuals united to counter and expose
the PseudoSkepticism movement for their fallacies, religious fanaticism,
unscientific behavior, misinformation, denial, suppression, bigotry and
ridicule toward all data, experience or science that challenges orthodoxy or
does not fit into a materialistic paradigm. We do not support every
quack claim out there, but advocate true skepticism, proper application of
the Scientific Method, objectivity and unbiased open inquiry toward all
paranormal and unconventional data. We are the world's first
counter-pseudoskeptic movement providing resources, articles, books, videos
and an online community.
We support the proper application of the Scientific
Method, which involves the updating of one's hypothesis to the fit the
data, rather than rejecting any and all data that doesn't fit into an a
priori hypothesis, which the PseudoSkeptics do, which is totally
unscientific and the antithesis of the Scientific Method.
Background
The Paranormal is one of the most exciting frontiers
today. Research into Consciousness, Quantum Physics and Psychic
Phenomena, etc. explores venues that are unlocking the mysteries of the
universe and gateways to other dimensions or levels of reality and
consciousness. These provide deeper insights into a larger nature of
reality, revealing insights into the meaning of existence and spawning hope
for a better future in which humanity's consciousness and awareness are
elevated to new heights, transcending greed, lust for power, hatred,
violence, ignorance, and the confines of a materialistic paradigm that keeps
us living in fear. Therefore, the study of the Paranormal is a key
stepping stone for humanity's next stage of evolution.
However, standing in the way are groups of organized
fundamentalists who call themselves "skeptics" but in reality know nothing
about the true meaning of the word nor practice it. In fact, they've
hijacked the word to mean its opposite. Rather than inquiring,
or asking questions to try to understand something, they seek to debunk,
discredit and ridicule anything that doesn't fit into their belief system.
Pyrrho,
the founder of "Skepticism", intended for it to be about open inquiry and
suspension of judgment.
In classical philosophy, skepticism refers to the
teachings and the traits of the 'Skeptikoi', a school of philosophers of
whom it was said that they 'asserted nothing but only opined.' (Liddell and
Scott) In this sense, philosophical skepticism, or Pyrrhonism, is the
philosophical position that one should suspend judgment in
investigations.[1]
And according to Webster's Revised Unabridged
Dictionary, a skeptic is:
"One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one
who is looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after facts or
reasons."
But rather than suspending judgment, they
attack all paranormal claims. Hence, we call them pseudoskeptics (a term coined by the late
Marcello Truzzi)for their actions and behaviors are the complete antithesis
of what skepticism truly means. A "true skeptic" objectively inquires and
seeks evidence, challenging all sides including their own beliefs
(see
here). But these pseudoskeptics do anything
but. This person nailed them:
"The original definition of skeptic was a person
who questions ALL beliefs, facts, and points-of-view. A healthy perspective
in my opinion. Today's common definition of skeptic is someone who questions
any belief that strays outside of the status quo, yet leaving the status quo
itself completely unquestioned. Kind of a juvenile and intellectually lazy
practice in my opinion."
Similarly, this insightful YouTuber hit the bull's eye
with this comment:
"What skeptics fail to understand is that
skepticism involves being skeptical of your own position, it does not mean
just being skeptical of that which you do not believe in, otherwise we are
all skeptics and that renders their use of the term "skeptic" meaningless. A
true skeptic casts skepticism on their own position as well.
I've never trusted skeptics, for the very reason
that they are willing to accept the official version of things without a
shred of proof but require unrealistic amounts of evidence to accept any
other possibility.
Therefore, in truth and by their actions, these
pseudoskeptics (who call themselves "skeptics") are NOT open minded truth
seekers who question things and are attuned to possibilities. Rather, they
are ridiculers and prosecutors of anything that strays outside the status
quo or challenges the official version of things. They are defenders of
orthodoxy and materialism. And they will distort, dismiss, obfuscate and
play "verbal hopscotch" to get their way.
They've hijacked the term "skeptic" to refer to the
one who suppresses the act of questioning, rather than to the
questioner himself. In doing so, they've pretended to be the opposite
of what they are to hide their true agenda, which is to protect the agenda
of the status quo power elite and keep people remaining sheeple.
See here
for more info.
Additionally, they've hijacked terms such as
"rational, reason, logic, critical thinking" to mean the "proper" thinking
and behavior that supports materialism and orthodoxy, and rejects against
anything that challenges it. That is not what those words mean of course.
It's a form of mind control and disinformation. And it seems way too
calculated and militant to be due to some accidental misunderstanding,
ignorance or closed mindedness. Hijacking a word to mean its opposite is
more indicative of a deliberate agenda, such as a disinformation campaign
or form of mind control. If that sounds terrible, well, we are here to
expose it thank goodness.
Furthermore, oddly enough, they treat Science as if it
were some kind of authoritarian "entity" that takes positions and views on
issues (their own of course), when it is in fact merely a tool and method of
inquiry based on logical principles. In reality, science does not take
positions or hold dogmatic beliefs on paranormal or conspiratorial subjects.
People take positions, not Science, which holds no more views than my
computer does. Science is not a living entity. These pseudoskeptics are
projecting their own views and Atheistic philosophy into Science, which they
hold as the ultimate authority, aka Scientism. (Oh well, I guess
pseudoskeptics need something to worship too)
The pseudoskeptics have formed organizations such as
CSICOP
(Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, now
known as CSI - Committee for Skeptical Inquiry),
JREF (Educational Foundation) professional Skeptics such as
Michael Shermer
of Skeptic Magazine,
as well as many smaller groups, blogs and online communities. In media
reports and programs on paranormal phenomena, these skeptics are often
presented as the final authorities on the matter and go virtually
unchallenged. And unfortunately, most paranormal/psychic researchers
have neither the time nor interest to debate these debunkers.
So now it's our turn to form a counter movement.
Enter SCEPCOP. As CSICOP was formed to "police the claims of psi",
SCEPCOP now in turn acts to "police the pseudoskeptics". We will
debunk their arguments, and reveal their fallacies, misinformation, agenda,
denial, inconsistencies, pseudo-dogmas posing as "rules of logic" and double
standards, showing that they are not objective truth seekers.
Just to state for the record though, opposing
pseudoskepticism does NOT mean that SCEPCOP endorses every crackpot claim,
theory and fantasy out there. Not at all. We believe in applying equal
skepticism to both sides, as well as the objective weighing of evidence, for
as you might expect, some claims and phenomenon have a lot of solid evidence
to back it up, while others have little or none.
One thing to keep in mind. All pseudoskeptics
will claim to be true skeptics, just like all high pressured salesmen claim
to not be high pressure, all liars and con artists claim to be sincere, and
all politicians claim to be honest. But as you know, ACTIONS speak
louder than words, so the proof of what they are is in their ACTIONS,
not words. If a salesman for example, told you "I am not a high
pressure salesman" but then proceeds to pressure you to buy his
product/service, becoming pushy and not taking no for an answer, then what
do you believe, his words or his actions? Likewise, when a skeptic
tells you that he is a true skeptic who is open to evidence, yet he displays
all the
characteristics, traits and behaviors of a pseudoskeptic,
do you listen to his words or his actions? The answer is obvious.
Anyhow, thank you for your attention and interest.
For a quick rundown of major pseudoskeptic fallacies, see the links in the
left sidebar or
start
here.
