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   djinn to brian mitchell   
   Re: Peace-nik (was Re: Deepak Chopra on    
   24 Aug 16 21:53:21   
   
   XPost: alt.philosophy.zen, alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.philosophy.taoism   
   From: meanmrmustard@gmail.com   
      
   "talishi"  wrote in message news:npleu201pk@news7.newsguy.com...   
      
   On 08/24/2016 04:35 PM, brian mitchell wrote:   
   > "{:-])))" wrote:   
   >   
   >> Why can't paranormal activity be replicated in a lab?   
   >   
   > In the case of telepathy, part of the answer lies in the very phrase   
   > you use, "paranormal activity". That, and the lab setting, are   
   > attempts to isolate and objectify something that is by nature a form   
   > of intimate responsive contact. The wrong key is being used is all.   
      
   The instant paranormal activity is demonstrated in the lab, it becomes   
   normal activity, and is appended to our growing bank of knowledge.  So   
   paranormal activity, by definition, can never be demonstrated in the lab.   
      
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   and abnormal activity can happen by   
   doing just the right amount of  sit ups   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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