Merged New telepathy test: which number did I write ?

[Michel H]

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Such beliefs are typically associated with schizophrenia, but, here, we seem to be dealing with a different of phenomenon, related to extra-sensory perception.

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Such beliefs are typically associated with schizophrenia, but, here, we seem to be dealing with a different phenomenon, related to extra-sensory perception.

 

[Michel H]

I was once on a submarine and I can report that I was unable to hear Michel's thoughts.



Of course I cannot hear Michel's thoughts at any other time either so I suppose that doesn't prove much except perhaps that being in a submarine does not suddenly give me the ability to hear Michel's thoughts.



Hope that helps. Not what Michel wants to hear perhaps, but true nonetheless.

No, this is indeed not what I would like to hear, but the issue of telepathy in a submarine has become so central and fundamentally important to me that I am interested nonetheless .

What kind of submarine were you on? A scientific/research submarine? A tourist submarine, like this one: http://www.submarinesafaris.com/submarines.php (maximum operating depth: 60 meters) or http://atlantissubmarines.travel/ (30 meters)? Or a military submarine?

And how deep did you go under the sea surface? More than 100 meters depth or less than 100 meters ? (probably less, I would suppose). Also, do you think there may have been some kind of electrical link (an electric cable) with the surface (like for some remote controlled submarines), or there was nothing like this, just the submarine in the sea?

How long ago did this event take place? (if it happened before I was born (1958), this information would be relevant). How long did your journey or excursion last? What was your impression? Were you satisfied with the air quality?

 

[Daylightstar]

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Such beliefs are typically associated with schizophrenia, but, here, we seem to be dealing with a different phenomenon, related to extra-sensory perception.

^{Hilite by Daylightstar}
It seems so in your condition. Unfortunately, no extra sensory perception has ever been successfully demonstrated to occur or exist.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

Sorry to get your hopes up, Michel, but the submarine I was on was in dry dock.



The submarine does not matter. That was my point. I can't hear your thoughts when I'm not inside a submarine, and I can't hear your thoughts when I am inside a submarine. It makes no difference.



I see that you are keen to experiment with the effects of submersion on telepathy, but first of all you are going to have to find somebody who thinks they can hear your thoughts at least some of the time. So far you don't seem to have found one.

 

[Michel H]

Sorry to get your hopes up, Michel, but the submarine I was on was in dry dock.
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Same as cullennz then:

I've been on a sub. Only docked up though.
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It really doesn't seem easy to find true submariners on this forum.

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I see that you are keen to experiment with the effects of submersion on telepathy, but first of all you are going to have to find somebody who thinks they can hear your thoughts at least some of the time. So far you don't seem to have found one.

Actually, I have heard or seen quite a few people admit they hear my thoughts, and even here, on this forum (but, on this forum, you seem to quickly forget what you don't like - or you try to discredit it by decreeing "this was just a joke"). A few examples:

I am hearing Michel H's thoughts. All of them.
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I too am hearing Michel H's thoughts ...

Well, perhaps I can point out that my total number of posts on this forum is about the quarter of yours.

You could.
But surely I'd have received your thoughts about this already.

We haven't even started to hear or perceive your thoughts directly.
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Speak for yourself.

I hear voices like Michael.

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On Yahoo Answers, I asked, 6 years ago (in the Parapsychology category):

Do you sometimes have the odd impression of "knowing what I think"?

Then, member im replied:

Well, I nearly always know what you think ...

(https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100703134559AAR70yj )
This member (im) was exceptional; he had a best answer rate equal to 93% for 999 answers on Yahoo Answers.
On Yahoo Answers (in French), 7 years ago, I asked:

Avez-vous parfois l'impression étrange de connaître mes pensées ?

(Translation: "Do you sometimes have the odd impression of knowing my thoughts?")
Member deilorsux replied (in French):

Yes Michel from Brussels I hear you very well

Member Alex said:

ah so it was you? I do indeed have bizarre "flash" visions of a person in Brussels ... I live in Lagos, Nigeria ...

(https://qc.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091222075757AAog8oU )
Alex's post above resembles what Loss Leader said 3 years ago:

I am seeing a 4 very clearly. It's almost as though I had written it myself.

(his number was correct)
On Spiritual Forums, Terra Tourist said, about two months ago:

Hey! I got it right. Thanks Michel H for this little experiment. It's funny what you said about guessing the number 1. It's a number I would also typically avoid. But this time, I believe I did see you writing it on a page, so that's why I went with it, despite my knee-jerk reluctance.

Thanks again.

(http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/showpost.php?p=1423682&postcount=23 )

 

[cullennz]

They tend to stay under the radar

Boom tish!!!

 

[Daylightstar]

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Actually, I have heard or seen quite a few people admit they hear my thoughts, and even here, on this forum (but, on this forum, you seem to quickly forget what you don't like - or you try to discredit it by decreeing "this was just a joke"). A few examples:
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You're a puppet on strings, pull a string and the puppet dances.
Or perhaps a jukebox, throw in a quarter and it starts to produce noise.

Same thing.

No one takes you serious, some simply play you like a piano.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

Actually, I have heard or seen quite a few people admit they hear my thoughts, and even here, on this forum (but, on this forum, you seem to quickly forget what you don't like - or you try to discredit it by decreeing "this was just a joke").

Yeah, well you are always going to get a proportion of people who respond humorously, which might be frustrating if you don't recognise when people are joking, but the bottom line is that you won't be able to conduct experiments on what blocks psychic transmissions unless you first demonstrate that psychic transmissions exist. For that, you need someone who can repeatedly and reliably hear your thoughts. So far there is no reason to believe any such person exists.

 

[Michel H]

Telepathy test: which word did I write?

Hi, I invite you to participate in a simple telepathy test.

At about 6:40 p.m. on this Sunday July 10 (Brussels, Belgium time), I wrote carefully one of the four words: "automobile", "boat", "plane", and "submarine" on my sheet of paper, and I surrounded it with a rough ellipse. Then, I wrote it again twice.

I shall repeat this word (which was obtained using a random number generator) from time to time during this test.

I ask you to write it here (if you think you know it, even with a doubt). You may also answer "I don't know".

It may be useful, also, that you explain briefly how confident you are in your answer (for example: "almost sure", or "not sure, can't decide between ... and ...", or "completely random answer").

The MD5 hash of a complicated sentence containing the target word is:
bbaa806c88b149bb095feaa820df7f6d

Thank you for participating.

 

[fagin]

Train.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

If you thought we could hear you, why did you need to post the invitation here?

 

[Michel H]

If you thought we could hear you, why did you need to post the invitation here?

Not sure I understand what you mean, Jack.

Perhaps I can answer: "In order to (politely) request an answer from you in this new telepathy test". I don't think a tremendous effort is needed here. If you are comfortably sitting at home, in front of your computer, all you have to do is just type one word (one!) in this thread, and, if it is one of the four allowed words, you have taken part.

 

[Daylightstar]

Not sure I understand what you mean, Jack.

Perhaps I can answer: "In order to (politely) request an answer from you in this new telepathy test". I don't think a tremendous effort is needed here. If you are comfortably sitting at home, in front of your computer, all you have to do is just type one word (one!) in this thread, and, if it is one of the four allowed words, you have taken part.

Why don't you try this without typing the target word contained in the hashed sentence?

 

[Donn]

If you thought we could hear you, why did you need to post the invitation here?

 

[Michel H]

Why don't you try this without typing the target word contained in the hashed sentence?

You mean, why do I not just do a "free response" test, in which I would not give the information that the correct answer is necessarily either "automobile", or "boat", or "plane", or "submarine"?

Because I want to make the task of participating in the test as easy as I can for you. This is an important aspect of any realistic telepathy test.

 

[Daylightstar]

You mean, why do I not just do a "free response" test, in which I would not give the information that the correct answer is necessarily either "automobile", or "boat", or "plane", or "submarine"?

Because I want to make the task of participating in the test as easy as I can for you. This is an important aspect of any realistic telepathy test.

If others could hear you when you claim to broadcast your target word, there would be no need to type the word contained in the hashed sentence at all.
They would simply type the word they'd hear.
It would for them not be easier if you already provided the target word for them.

You know this.

What you providing the target word in a set of four words would make easier, is guessing correctly the actual target word.

You know this also.

Without providing the actual target word in a set of four words, especially when the target word is an unusual word, the chances of anyone correctly guessing that target word is extremely remote.
Successful repetitive replication will be even less likely.

You already know this as well.
That is why you have to rig your 'test' by providing the correct target word in advance as a choice of one in four.

 

[fagin]

I'm still sure I heard train, or it might have been kitten. Or possibly potato.

 

[fromdownunder]

I absolutely keep hearing supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Perhaps with a remake in the works, somebody from Disney has more power than Michel, and is drowning out his thoughts, by thinking more loudly?

Michel, are you hearing supercalifragilisticexpialidocious as well?

Norm

 

[Michel H]

I absolutely keep hearing supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Perhaps with a remake in the works, somebody from Disney has more power than Michel, and is drowning out his thoughts, by thinking more loudly?

Michel, are you hearing supercalifragilisticexpialidocious as well?

Norm

In popular culture,supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is associated with Mary Poppins and Julie Andrews.

When you posted the text above, I had not seen the movie Mary Poppins recently. But I had been much impressed by another young lady, lately.

 

[fromdownunder]

In popular culture,supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is associated with Mary Poppins and Julie Andrews.

Thank you for the history lesson. I am sure that nobody except me knew that before you enlightened us all with your super powers and googlefoo. Note: Because you will not understand this bit, that is what normal people call sarcasm.

When you posted the text above, I had not seen the movie Mary Poppins recently. But I had been much impressed by another young lady, lately.

So... Julie Andrews is 80 years old. What has your response got to do with anything I wrote? Do you really need to reply with a knee jerk reaction to responses here, or do you think that your response somehow adds to your "credibility".

Norm