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<blockquote data-quote="Virate" data-source="post: 1559287" data-attributes="member: 19603"><p>If by science and research you mean the complete failure of ESP proponents to produce any solid evidence of their claims to scientists, then I suppose your right.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes in that science has traditionally scoffed at the notion of ESP, Telekinesis, Remote Viewing, etc, as a pipedream with no basis in reality. And this isn't without merit as there have been no so-called psychics that have withstood the scrutiny of the scientific eye.</p><p></p><p>If anyone actually in this world had "Super Brain Powers" they would have already collected James Randi's 1 Million dollar prize. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A misrepresentation of facts at best. You use all of your brain, you just don't fire EVERY NEURON at the same moment.</p><p></p><p>The same logic that says, "You only use 10% of your brain" can also be applied to your car engine, just because only one piston is fired at a time doesn't mean you are only using 13% of your car's V6 engine.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://devotion.brookline.mec.edu/Webquest/Shana2/frame_3.htm" target="_blank">http://devotion.brookline.mec.edu/Webquest/Shana2/frame_3.htm</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sorry, but Psionics are just as fictional as Magic. They are both 'make-believe' things, and have no scientific weight to them. The only difference between these two concepts is the time between their conception.</p><p></p><p>This is why psionics belongs in fantasy just as much as magic does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Virate, post: 1559287, member: 19603"] If by science and research you mean the complete failure of ESP proponents to produce any solid evidence of their claims to scientists, then I suppose your right. Yes in that science has traditionally scoffed at the notion of ESP, Telekinesis, Remote Viewing, etc, as a pipedream with no basis in reality. And this isn't without merit as there have been no so-called psychics that have withstood the scrutiny of the scientific eye. If anyone actually in this world had "Super Brain Powers" they would have already collected James Randi's 1 Million dollar prize. A misrepresentation of facts at best. You use all of your brain, you just don't fire EVERY NEURON at the same moment. The same logic that says, "You only use 10% of your brain" can also be applied to your car engine, just because only one piston is fired at a time doesn't mean you are only using 13% of your car's V6 engine. [url]http://devotion.brookline.mec.edu/Webquest/Shana2/frame_3.htm[/url] Sorry, but Psionics are just as fictional as Magic. They are both 'make-believe' things, and have no scientific weight to them. The only difference between these two concepts is the time between their conception. This is why psionics belongs in fantasy just as much as magic does. [/QUOTE]
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