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Article #4993Re: ZENNER CARDS (Square, Wavy Lines, Star...) ARE JUST TOO BORING TO TRIGGER MIND READING!
From: Peter Bowditch
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:48
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:48
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"|-|ercules" <radgray123@yahoo.com> wrote: >Paranormal Claim 2 is not a test to answer questions. > >It is a mind reading test equivalent to a Zenner card test. > >You can write 100 questions on 100 sheets of cardboard if you want, >hold the cardboard in front of you and I will mind read what card you are holding. > >Isn't it worth a paranormal test to make a slight change to the Zenner card test >to change the symbols for something more interesting? >Cue: MOTIVE considered to get mind reading to actually work! > > >See www.tinyurl.com/ParanormalClaim2 > >STEP 1 >Think of a yes/no question of genuine (not purely test) interest. Done. > >STEP 2 >Tell me a random page and line number and I'll look up the "answer". Page 53, line 64 > >STEP 3 >Tell me 3 yes/no questions, A B C, one of them is the original question >but you don't tell me which one it is. Qa. A? (That's a Canadian asking someone if they agree.) Qb. B? (That's my wife asking my daughter if she wants dinner) Qc. C? (That's me asking one of my students if they understand a demonstration) > >STEP 4 >I tell you A, B or C. Off you go. Please provide the random quote you use to determine the answer. > >STEP 5 >You mark whether I told you what your original question was, RIGHT or WRONG. Can you be wrong? (Usual crossposting adjustments made) -- Peter Bowditch aa #2243 The Millenium Project http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles Australian Council Against Health Fraud http://www.acahf.org.au To email me use my first name only at ratbags.com I'm @RatbagsDotCom on Twitter
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