http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20145664.
the test by researchers at goldsmiths, university of london, tried to establish whether mediums could use psychic abilities to identify something about five unseen volunteers.. the results, carried out under test conditions, did not show evidence of any unexplained powers of insight.. but medium patricia putt said this experiment "doesn't prove a thing".. this halloween challenge was an attempt to investigate whether professional mediums could demonstrate their psychic powers in a controlled setting - by inviting them to deduce something about people they had never met and could not see or hear..
Sure it is cofty I'm not suggesting it isn't. I'm just presenting a well known situation regarding that particular psychic (Browne).
I'm asking if there are any other instances of tragic consequences that I may be ignorant of. We're supposed to be backing up our claims here, right?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20145664.
the test by researchers at goldsmiths, university of london, tried to establish whether mediums could use psychic abilities to identify something about five unseen volunteers.. the results, carried out under test conditions, did not show evidence of any unexplained powers of insight.. but medium patricia putt said this experiment "doesn't prove a thing".. this halloween challenge was an attempt to investigate whether professional mediums could demonstrate their psychic powers in a controlled setting - by inviting them to deduce something about people they had never met and could not see or hear..
NC the psychic you are referring to is Sylvia Browne.
Now, I'm not defending her at all, but what tragic consequences are you talking about?
The worst she has done as far as I know was tell a couple that their son was dead but then he was found alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yzz8vaZgE8
is there some other prediction she made which has caused this same kind of news?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyh2d4-tzfm&feature=g-vrec.
great video. thanks for posting it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20145664.
the test by researchers at goldsmiths, university of london, tried to establish whether mediums could use psychic abilities to identify something about five unseen volunteers.. the results, carried out under test conditions, did not show evidence of any unexplained powers of insight.. but medium patricia putt said this experiment "doesn't prove a thing".. this halloween challenge was an attempt to investigate whether professional mediums could demonstrate their psychic powers in a controlled setting - by inviting them to deduce something about people they had never met and could not see or hear..
The researchers seemed to be attempting to prove or explain precognition.
As far as I know, mediums facilitate communication between the living and the dead.
I don't know if the researchers were right to select mediums to participate in this type of test.
I don't know if I myself were a medium I would consent to being tested for this specific type of phenomena.
or you will get fired.... http://abcnews.go.com/technology/wirestory/judge-employee-intelligent-design-17622942#.ujvcswcqnuc.
a former computer specialist at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory was not dismissed because he advocated his belief in intelligent design while at work, a superior court judge has tentatively ruled.. .
judge ernest hiroshige said thursday he is leaning in favor of jpl's argument that david coppedge instead was let go because he was combative and did not keep his skills sharp.. in his wrongful termination suit, coppedge claimed he was demoted in 2009, then let go for engaging his co-workers in conversations about intelligent design and for handing out dvds on the topic while at work.
Well, it serves Coppedge right. Not only did he lose sight of what's important (making a living in this rough economy), but he also made himself look like just another wacko.
Coppedge should have been more prudent and do what he was supposed to do at work-WORK.
although he has been misquoted, voltaire famously said.
"i do not agree with what you have to say, but i'll defend to the death your right to say it.".
how good it would be if this maxim could be held on this board.
LOL.
It's the nature of discussion boards to sort of decend into a stew of opinions, counter-opinions, name-calling, bashing, mud slinging and overall cyber sewage.
I guess the comfort of anonymity makes it all possible.
BTW I drink rooibos religiously.
we should set 3 topics.
1. creation and evolution (origins of life).
2. religion.
Fantastic that you linked to Mateer. I vaguely remember touching on some of his writings back when I was in college the first time around.
I'm going to download it. Thanks.
Cofty, who's going to start that thread-you or I? Would love to participate if time permits.
my empty headed mayor finally made the call, i don't know why it took it him so long, he waited until 5pm this evening to make the announcement.
i think part of the reason among many others is that on the front page of the nypost there's a picture of two generators in central park that were set up to run the tents for the marathon, heard on the news one of them could've powered 400 homes.. and the first point for the race is staten island, which got absolutely clobbered by the storm.
one hotel owner in si said that he's full with folks who've lost their homes, and although some runners made it here, he's not going to kick out his neighbors that need shelter.. btw for those who are not twitter fans like i am, el bloombito is a twitter site that makes fun of bloomberg because every time he gives a speech he always feels the need to give part of the speech in spanish, which he does horribly !.
"El Bloombito" love that! LOL
Glad the marathon was called off, although I initially thought it should go on. It's not right that there are so many people around town starving while hundreds of thousands are running, being handed water, being fed before and after the race.
Ok, but honestly, Bloombito has impressed me lately.
trust me, you don't want this jerk as your boss. He was mine for 5 years. "El tacaño" is what we called him.
westboro baptist church thanks god as hurricane sandy pummels east coast.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/westboro-baptist-church-hurricane-sandy-east-coast_n_2039564.html.
bangalore.
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I would love to relocate the Westboro church to Brooklyn.
Oh but wait.....isn't there one there already?
does anyone else feel or know that jehovah's witnesses damaged their health?.
i know many have emerged with depression, and i'm very relieved that i am not one of them.. but, being the age i am, (a large tribe of grandchildren) i was nonetheless pressured to go out door to door in steep countryside often in bad weather, and because i was doing my best to keep up that ended in an injury which has proved to be long lasting.. and that's not counting the stress-induced consequences...i won't cite them all here, but physical.
a few days in hospital and a summer spent on compulsory almost complete rest can all be laid at the watchtower's door.the trauma of actually extricating oneself from the borg is not stopped when one has finally written that letter that disassociates oneself from them.
I had all kinds of different health issues as a child and teen while in the WT. Depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, which in turn provoked menstrual disorders, digestive disorders, substance abuse (alcohol).
I also took a nasty fall on a slippery staircase while out in FS when I was 10 years old. I've had long-term effects on my lumbar spine because of it.
After leaving the WT, I felt immediate relief from SOME of the problems listed above, but over time I realized that the issues were still there, and additional items were tacked onto the list (PTSD mainly).
It took more than a decade of seeking help to find lasting relief and solutions to the issues. I went through it all-psychotherapy, CBT, biofeedback, holistic medicine, chiropractic, traditional medicine, spiritual or faith-based healing-you name it, I did it.
I don't know which one, if any of those, worked the best for me. Maybe a combination of all, I'm not sure. End result is, I now finally found relief from the mental/emotional issues and most of the physical issues (still have back problems but I'm working on it).
I can't honestly say that the WT discouraged me from seeking help while I was in it. My mother has always been a bit of a hypochondriac (which is a problem in it of itself) and had me go to all kinds of doctors and take all kinds of medicines. Ironically, it was when I stopped taking all my meds that I often felt better.
