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Re: 2 QUESTIONS FOR P. BOWDITCH (AUS SKEPTICS)

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From: Peter Bowditch
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:40
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"|-|ercules" <radgray123@yahoo.com> wrote:

><dev.null@example.com> wrote ...
>> On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:29:04 +1000, Peter Bowditch
>> <myfirstname@ratbags.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>"|-|ercules" <radgray123@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>1.
>>>>Paranormal Claim 2 is NOT a psychic giving answers to questions claim.
>>>
>>>That is not a question, however I will open a book and point at a
>>>page.
>>>
>>>"If you have a DNS name server, press Enter to enter this IP"
>>>
>>>(Page 302, line 17 - "Idiot's Guide to Linux")
>>>
>>>That is an obvious reference to your web site, so I am psychic. WIN
>>>for me.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>It's a MIND READING claim, but instead of Zenner Cards or whatever
>>>>I mind read Questions.  (It keeps my spirit interested - that's all).
>>>
>>>That is not a question either, but I will do the book thing again.
>>>
>>>"Indeed, the sudden appearance of a varied"
>>>
>>>(Page 45, line 12 "The Monkey Business: A Scientist Looks At
>>>Creationism" Niles Eldredge)
>>>
>>>That is an obvious reference to the sudden appearance of channelled
>>>"answers" when a psychic points at a book, so I am psychic. WIN for
>>>me.
>>>
>>>
>>>>2.
>>>>What's your opinion on Fish Oil capsules?
>>>
>>>I'm sorry, but that is not a real question, because a correct answer
>>>can be provided.
>>>
>>>But I will try, so it's book time again.
>>>
>>>"She doth mekyl good to the stomak"
>>>
>>>(Page 115, line 18 - "The Illustrated Earth Garden Herbal" by Keith
>>>Vincent Smith, citing a 12th century herbal guide.)
>>>
>>>Wow!! How close is that? I'm so paranormally psychic that I can hardly
>>>contain my enthusiasm. I should rent a stand at the next Mind Body
>>>Spirit Festival.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>a/ A lot of doctors say they can reduce the risk of heart attack by 30%
>>>>in overweight people.
>>>>
>>>>b/ Wouldn't a couple pieces of fish per week do?  Is there really 20 CODS' oil
>>>>in each capsule?  Do they really slaughter a tone of fish for each bottle?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I know 1/ is not a legitimate question, considering the audience...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Herc
>>>
>>>Three wins for me with bibliomancy.
>>>
>>>Oh, and I know your real question was "Are my web sites, the
>>>billion-dollar-a-year camgirls and the flash-in-the-pan mindreading,
>>>hotter than Google?".
>>>
>>>"difficult to see how it could be bettered"
>>>
>>>(Page 69, line 26 - "What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View Of Scientific
>>>Discovery" by Francis Crick)
>>>
>>>I'm going to have to stop this before my awesomeness becomes
>>>overwhelming. Wait - perhaps that random quote really referred to my
>>>awesomeness ...
>>>
>>><aus.tv and rec.org.mensa snipped for politeness and to get under the
>>>crossposting limit for my ISP>
>> 
>> [aus.legal,misc.legal for similar]
>> 
>> Congrats on an excellent post, Peter. Do you think he will get it?
>
>
>You like babbling idiot?
>
>I will say this again.
>
>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 OF SPIRITS considered to get mind reading to actually work!
>
>
>
>Herc 

I am holding up a card with a question on it. What is the question?

It is now ten seconds later and I have put the card down.

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