Re: Bigger better balls: "ball lightning" in the kitchen

From: Rich Grise (null_at_example.net)
Date: 08/04/04 

Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 05:33:28 GMT

Ben Bradley wrote:

> On the other hand, almost all ESP proponents are very concerned
> with evidence and proof, and feel that hard scientific proof of some
> paranormal phenomenon is "just around the corner" (and they've felt
> that way for decades). These are the J. B. Rhine's and others doing
> research in the field, who have strong personal motivation to find
> hard evidence for ESP.
> I read a fascinating book on the topic by Susan Blackmore, "The
> Adventures of a Parapsychologist", currently published with the title
> "In Search of the Light."

I wonder if an empathic sense counts as telepathic. I'm thinking of
an experiment where there's an opaque soundproof wall between two
small rooms. I sit in one room and relax, and the other room starts
out empty.

At some random time that I don't know, you escort a person into the
other room, and I don't know who it is. It might or might not be
somebody I know. Then let them read a book or watch a movie that
you/the subject know(s) will evoke some kind of emotional response.

If I'm an empath, I should be able to sense and report what that
person is feeling, if they're feeling it strongly enough.

Any takers? ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

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