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Article #5473Re: 2 QUESTIONS FOR P. BOWDITCH (AUS SKEPTICS)
From: Peter Bowditch
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:40
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. -- 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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