Jammer Wrote:
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> Anthony Wrote:
> > One cannot easily explain a person
> > whom, on first handshake within 30 seconds
> of
> > meeting, looks at you and tells you your
> exact
> > birthday. Those things stick with you, and
> > although anecdotal, can not be explained by
> > current thinking, nor can it be dismissed by
> > proper science.
>
> And I can't resist pointing out a lapel mike,
> mini-earpiece, and a remote friend on an internet
> search, can do the same thing within 30 seconds,
> as long as the name involved isn't John Smith.

Indeed Anthony I found your birthdate in one, probably two places, within about 90 seconds of searching on the internet.
>
> > I suggest Dean Radin's books on the subject.
>
> > Fascinating, quantitative studies of the
> field.
>
> I may pick this book up. I really am far from
> close minded on this subject,
> but I am not asking for Kool-Aid doubles yet
> either.
>
> > My mind is open on the subject. I only know
> what
> > I have experienced, and as a serious
> researcher, I
> > cannot dismiss what I have seen with my own
> eyes.
>
> Always the wisest course, as long as one half
> doubts even his eyes, especially once over 50.
>
>

If it involves people and their 'special abilities' and what you 'see' with your own eyes then I doubt it about 90% of the time. I mean a magician that makes a tiger disappear and a pretty girl take its place is a staple of most top line magic acts in Las Vegas but does anybody really believe that the tiger disappeared?