(2017-08-28, 01:38 AM)jkmac Wrote: [ -> ]1. Cages don't filter out magnetic fields. But where we do filter out magnetic fields we sometimes observe unusual effects.
- So we can agree that electric fields can be ruled out? Hey- we're making progress.
2. I'm only proposing a localised effect as one single possibility.
White Crow theorum says that I don't have to prove this effect is always invalid, I just need to show a case where it is. It is a possibility that can be ruled out based on the test results I cite. Another assertion ruled out. Great.
3. The studies I guess your referring to seem complicated and flawed to me.
That seems quite fortuitous for your argument. Also seems a bit arbitrary. Sorry, you can't get away with such a soft argument such as that. Not with me anyway. These tests exist, in great numbers. The fact that that they prove your argument wrong is unfortunate for you, but they can't be simply dismissed with your notion of complexity. Please point out the flaws or accept the data. Those are your two choices if you want your opinion on the matter to carry and weight.
4. QM suggests that no correlation between particles is ever lost, no matter how far away in spacetime.
It always amazes me that people think they can just mention QM and use it like a get out of jail free card. So what you are saying seems to be that when considering QM, all things are possible and explainable.
If that's your approach I don't see why you need to look any further. You have your answer: its all just the magic of QM.
Pam Reynolds NDE experience? QM.
Maria's "sneaker on the window sill" in the Seattle hospital? QM.
The few thousand veridical reincarnation stories? QM.
The physical birthmarks matching previous lives of others? QM.
Shared dreams? QM
Veridical OBEs? QM
Channeled books? QM
Precognition? QM
Visitations? QM
Hey, this works pretty well. Almost wish it worked for me. It would save me a lot of time and effort.
Sorry about the barf about QM. Although I stand by the spirit of what I said, I'm not happy with my pithy and dismissive way of saying it. My apologies.
I do want to focus on item # 3 (above) though.
Here's the thing: this test protocol using stand-in sitters was developed specifically for people with the concern that has been voiced in this thread: that perhaps what we are seeing is telepathy. So if one has any real desire to get to the answers, they are duty-bound to take a look at these tests and see whether their concerns have been addressed.
For someone to simply wave this data away tells me that for whatever reason, they are not approaching this challenge with an open mind.
Personally I don't care if these people accept this data, or whether they are approaching this problem with an open mind, or whether I am able to get them to see validity of these things. I wish those people well on their private path to understanding.
In a thread like this, I like to imagine that it is not only to the principal of the post with whom I speak. In addition, there are certainly more, perhaps dozens of other people, who will read the thread in a genuine attempt to digest the information and draw their own conclusions. It is for those people that I want to emphasize that there is well conceived and gathered test data that specifically disproves what is being asserted here, and they that might consider that fact, and FOLLOW THE DATA (no, Alex did not invent this sentiment and I am not quoting him here).
For me personally I participate in these forums not only to learn more, and consider new ideas, but also I do it to refute those ideas which I have already determined to be false, and I try to do it in a way where others can consider the question and draw their own conclusions. I do this not to convince a particular person that they are missing something (this is sometimes just wasted effort), but rather to offer my opinions to the others who might be reading along, looking for ideas, and who might be more open to considering them.
To all: I wish you good luck in your hunt for the truth. May we all find it in our own ways. I do believe that whatever we each personally find, it will be the right thing for us at our individual stage of development.