XPost: alt.paranormal, alt.paranormal.reincarnation   
   From: ssake@goldthread.com   
      
   There are a few problems with this logic:   
      
   1) they are finding a percentage, and I think way beyond chance. So first of   
   all, it is a real phenomenon, the only issue is the 100% standard you've   
   posed. "Not finding all" doesn't prove "not finding any" logically.   
      
   2) society has an amazing ability to ignore things that don't fit into its   
   world-view. The things thus ignored pass out of consensual social reality,   
   no matter how many times they are proven. Don't underestimate the phenomenon   
   of denial, either on the individual level or the societal level.   
      
   3) there may be rules about how much psychic ability is allowed to influence   
   world events. From what I've read, it isn't permitted to reach this 100%   
   standard. It also may not be allowed that people who are not ready, be   
   convinced by proof.   
      
   This is the paradox--worldly people who offer a million dollars are showing   
   their own mindset. If someone has genuine abilities, and you want to   
   sincerely know, if you go to them in humility and with respect, you may   
   personally learn something. If you go in with arrogance trying to bribe them   
   with large sums of cash, you will get what you already believe, i.e., what   
   you draw to yourself will reflect your own beliefs and your own readiness.   
      
   Steve S.   
      
      
      
   "Dorian West"  wrote in message   
   news:41f9d550@dnews.tpgi.com.au...   
   > ...we would have no missing persons as the psychic/remote viewer would be   
   > able to tell us where they're at or buried. We have millions of missing   
   > persons, so all this is just delusional thinking from those that cannot   
   > accept reality.   
   >   
   > Here in Australia we had the Beaumont children go missing in 1966 and a   
   > psychic try and find them   
   > http://www.adam.com.au/bstett/PaPsychicDetectives95.htm   
   > When a local Greek millionaire financed a search based on the psychic's   
   > pronouncements, we got nothing, just a waste of money. Lucky he could   
   afford   
   > it.   
   >   
   >   
      
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