I happen to agree with Chris that it was better to make a new thread rather than keep pulling this one off-topic. Since I want an answer from one individual, however:
I'm rather skeptical of macro-PK in general, and Radin's spoon in particular. However, if one takes Radin's account at face value, I can't say that any of the videos you provided explain what he described. He bent it himself, ruling out this particular video; the explanation you're arguing for isn't the one Shermer offered; and none of these videos clearly explain how the spoon could have been unyielding for several minutes before Radin managed to bend it. That is the point I'd want addressed, at least concerning the objections to a psi explanation. (I'd also want it addressed why Radin, being allowed to keep the spoon, didn't hand it over to someone for analysis, but as he's not here to answer, I'm stuck on that one.)
(2019-06-27, 06:05 PM)Max_B Wrote: I love this tutorial for one way of producing a spoon bending effect... You can watch the first part of the video showing the effect, and you just can't see anything, it's so well controlled... then you see how it's done, and the palming skills are really fantastic...
I'm rather skeptical of macro-PK in general, and Radin's spoon in particular. However, if one takes Radin's account at face value, I can't say that any of the videos you provided explain what he described. He bent it himself, ruling out this particular video; the explanation you're arguing for isn't the one Shermer offered; and none of these videos clearly explain how the spoon could have been unyielding for several minutes before Radin managed to bend it. That is the point I'd want addressed, at least concerning the objections to a psi explanation. (I'd also want it addressed why Radin, being allowed to keep the spoon, didn't hand it over to someone for analysis, but as he's not here to answer, I'm stuck on that one.)