African shaman performing levitation

You brought up:
Magnet therapy
Roswell
Homeopathy
Telekinesis
911 cover up
Faked moon landings or
Russian girl who can see inside bodies like an xray

I am not sure about some of this and haven't heard of others. Roswell, N.M., well there is something there that would convince the most hardline skeptic. There is a metal that was found that is not formed in the Periodic Table of the Elements, supposedly containingall known Elements. How is that explained?

I believe the Moon Landings were real. Stupid to say not. I saw one take off in fact from some bridge near Titusville. Made a hell of a racket. Much bigger than the Shuttle.

Telekineses is the ability to move objects without touching them. I was thinking it had something to do with levitation, but I can't prove that. How does it work? I am not an expert in telekinesis.

Homeopathy is a branch of medicine that deals with the whole body perhaps. I guess there is a controversy about it. But lots of people swear by it. My ex-cousin (no. the ex-wife of my nephew, or actually, ex-wife of BOTH of my nephews, she married one, found out he was gay, then married the other, some story, but they are divorced) is a pharmacist and thinks that homeopathy helps.

The rest of it I would like to learn about.
 
O I just read the above. What in the world about "my" video? I have no idea how to make a video or even how to post it up. I thought you said you would let the owner of this board find out if I am that "Dejan" person. So? I will submit to any such test, because it bothers me to be accused of being someone I am not.
 
insidespace said:
You brought up:
I am not sure about some of this and haven't heard of others. Roswell, N.M., well there is something there that would convince the most hardline skeptic. There is a metal that was found that is not formed in the Periodic Table of the Elements, supposedly containingall known Elements. How is that explained?
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It's explained by it not actually happening.

insidespace said:
Telekineses is the ability to move objects without touching them. I was thinking it had something to do with levitation, but I can't prove that. How does it work?
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Strings, usually.

insidespace said:
Homeopathy is a branch of medicine that deals with the whole body perhaps. I guess there is a controversy about it. But lots of people swear by it. My ex-cousin (no. the ex-wife of my nephew, or actually, ex-wife of BOTH of my nephews, she married one, found out he was gay, then married the other, some story, but they are divorced) is a pharmacist and thinks that homeopathy helps.
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She marries two gays in a row and you want us to trust her judgement?

insidespace said:
The rest of it I would like to learn about.
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You'll never learn if you don't start to apply reason and critical thinking.

Meanwhile, here's a video of a frog levitating (and no, it's not a shaman frog).

http://www.hfml.ru.nl/pics/Movies/frog.mpg
 
yairhol said:
Oh my god!!! I'm flipping out from you!!!
I asked you to think of the Copperfield video as if he was dressed as a shaman and forget voodoo, replace that word with some AFRICAN magic thing, it doesn't matter. Could you then believe it was real? If Copperfield was some unknown dressed as a shaman, declared himself to be a shaman visiting the united states (that could happen right?), would you believe he could really levitate?
And why are you obssesed with AFRICA? I live in Israel which is a neighbour of AFRICA. Believe me, there is nothing special there just a lot of poverty, hunger, disease and war (war we also have in Israel unfortunately). You can't drink the water there and it's hot as hell. Please answer my question above.

And oh man, you now believe in VOODOO as well!!!!

Tell me something, do you want to be a million dollars richer? do you want fame and fortune? do you want hot chicks? You've got it all man if you can prove ANY of the claims that you've made. Any one of them. Just one!

:faint:

How can I make this easier?
think of the video of copperfield dressed as the black shaman and telling everybody he's from darn AFRICA (sorry to all the Africans here). He's doing the levitation stuff. Do you believe it's real?
Oh man, of course you do!!!!!!

But please answer.

Regards,
Yair
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Take two...I'm waiting my dear man.
Can I also ask a personal question? How do you manage to sleep at night and get around in the day time?
I mean that if you got someone angry he could VOODOO you, you believe that aliens are visiting us and so could kidnap you, if you're sick you believe that water is the cure for it (check what homeopathy is), you cannot let anything out of your hands or someone can use Telekinesis and take it away and a burglar can easily reach your windows by levitation using his mind (of course the burglar would have to be AFRICAN).

Regards,
Yair
 
magi said:
Well, where's he been? Levitation, flying dogs, voodoo, 100MPG cars, UFOs, cosmic vibrations, limited telepathy (can detect when others look at him)...

There is no way to know what he will make up next. It's a troll, he's screwing with everybody. And let's not forget, driving hits to his stupid video.
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I'd have to agree magi....a troll, or one seriously confused, misguided individual (which is kinda sad).
 
baron said:
Meanwhile, here's a video of a frog levitating (and no, it's not a shaman frog).
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Well, duh. He doesn't have the robe on.

And you're right. Serially marrying gay cousins doesn't rank up there with the brightest of things one can do. Unless you're into that sort of thing...

I'm not sure what it says about the 2nd gay cousin either. Obviously her homeopathic cure didn't work on the first... or did it?
 
People keep beating me to this ridiculous, albeit hilarious, notion that dogs evolved the ability to dramatically increase their weight to avoid being dognapped from caves. Are we assuming that early dogs had not evolved the legs with which to evade a prehistoric dognapping or the mouth and teeth with which to defend themselves from such an ordeal?

The image of lazy dogs making themselves heavier and cavemen trying to pry them from the ground is just priceless. Maybe thats how early man discovered leverage - as a means for stealing dogs? Discuss.

Come on! Stand on your scale with any object in your house a shake it. Does your blender have this ability as well? Can your toaster? A part of me is hoping you answer 'yes', I think its my funny bone.


Adios
 
This forum is a lot of fun. NO NO the second nephew was NOT and is NOT gay, to paraphrase a Senator I heard yesterday. The first was, but not the second. Not that it matters, though, because, hey,every one to his (or her) own thing in that regard, you know what?

Now somebody had it all wrong about my beliefs too. I don't think some African will leviatate into my house. It *COULD* happen I suppose, because hells bells I don't know every bloomin' thing in the world (like some) but no, I don't lose sleep over it.

Yes, if David Copperfiled was a real "Shaman" and not just an actor playing in Hollywood, sure, I might believe it. You know, for you doubters, I bet you have never been to China, yet you "believe" its there. You have never jumped out of a building, but you "believe" you don't want to. So, if I see a real Shaman from Africa, who "appears" to be real, then I think "Shaman."

Isn't there a saying that goes, "when you hear hoofbeats, don't think Zebras." You must pick the highest probability. Shamans in Africa. Copperfiled in Hollywood. Makes sense to me. Why question everything? Do you know *for a fact* what your name is? Hearsay evidence! Somebody told you. Who is your mother? A ha! Can't prove it!

Now on the dogs and getting heavier. I can't say it with certainty that they evolved that way. But we *DO* know that dogs and early proto-humans (yes I believe that despite G-D's word, I know I will get some flack for it) evolved together in caves, I would certainly think. And dogs are very valuable to those early proto humans, some of which were only 3 feet tall (REF: Lucy). So, it would benefit dogs who would not "go" with new owners who might come into the cave to steal them. If the new owners were only 3' tall, it would be *VERY* hard to lift a dog who did not want to be lifted. I read somewhere where even a very *small* advantage would be enough to make Evolution run in that direction. So, my theory. Can you disprove it?
 
insidespace, please keep your "thoughts" coming. This is the funniest thread we have had in at least a month.
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Biscuit said:
Come on! Stand on your scale with any object in your house a shake it. Does your blender have this ability as well? Can your toaster? A part of me is hoping you answer 'yes', I think its my funny bone.
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I've been able to test this today as I am telecommuting (read: "spending way too much of the corporation's time surfing the internets"). I am here to say that insidespace is absolutely correct.

I pick up my dog and it wiggles and the scale jumps, swinging about 5 pounds either way - about 1/10th her weight. However, neither my blender, cocktail shaker (no idea why THOSE were out), barbells, carburetor from my 64 Chrysler, nor my cat wiggle. The scale indicator does not bounce.

There is something truly mystical about this dog. The real question here is why did no-one notice this before?
 
insidespace said:
This forum is a lot of fun. (snip)

Yes, if David Copperfiled was a real "Shaman" and not just an actor playing in Hollywood, sure, I might believe it. You know, for you doubters, I bet you have never been to China, yet you "believe" its there. You have never jumped out of a building, but you "believe" you don't want to. So, if I see a real Shaman from Africa, who "appears" to be real, then I think "Shaman."

(snip)
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He is not playing in Hollywood. Mr. Copperfield does not live in Hollywood, and he performs there no more often than he does, in, say NYC.

You bet I have never been to China? How much you want to bet? I'll take that bet. (Hint: You will lose.)

You want to bet I have never in my life jumped out of a building? How much are you willing to risk? I'll take that bet, too! (Hint: You will lose this one, too,)

And can you disprove MY theory of grabbity? I don't think you can!
 
insidespace said:
Yes, if David Copperfiled was a real "Shaman" and not just an actor playing in Hollywood, sure, I might believe it. You know, for you doubters, I bet you have never been to China, yet you "believe" its there. You have never jumped out of a building, but you "believe" you don't want to. So, if I see a real Shaman from Africa, who "appears" to be real, then I think "Shaman."
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Have you thought of the possibility that the man in the video is not a 'real shaman'? Have you considered that it isn't filmed in Africa?

Isn't there a saying that goes, "when you hear hoofbeats, don't think Zebras." You must pick the highest probability.
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What has a higher probability?

A) This video is a trick.
B) A 'real shaman' is able to pull off a feat so amazing that it would turn science as we know it on it's head. Although this shaman can somehow manipulate physical laws, he does not appear in any scientific publications - he merely appears on a single video on the internet.

Shamans in Africa.
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Again, proof?

Now on the dogs and getting heavier. I can't say it with certainty that they evolved that way. But we *DO* know that dogs and early proto-humans (yes I believe that despite G-D's word, I know I will get some flack for it) evolved together in caves, I would certainly think. And dogs are very valuable to those early proto humans, some of which were only 3 feet tall (REF: Lucy). So, it would benefit dogs who would not "go" with new owners who might come into the cave to steal them.
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Or they could use their teeth. Seems like a much better evolutionary advantage than making themselves heavier.

If the new owners were only 3' tall, it would be *VERY* hard to lift a dog who did not want to be lifted. I read somewhere where even a very *small* advantage would be enough to make Evolution run in that direction. So, my theory. Can you disprove it?
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You're theory is idiotic. Why would they need to be heavier ONLY when an enemy picks them up?

Also, how much heavier would the dogs make themselves?

ETA: Other dog questions:
How would "making themselves heavier" work with puppies? Small dogs? How much heavier would they have to make themselves?
Why would this evalutionary advantage develop in large dogs?
Couldn't this entire 'advantage' be defeated if 2 of your three-foot proto humans lifted the dog instead of one?
 
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insidespace said:
Isn't there a saying that goes, "when you hear hoofbeats, don't think Zebras." You must pick the highest probability. Shamans in Africa. Copperfiled in Hollywood. Makes sense to me. Why question everything? Do you know *for a fact* what your name is? Hearsay evidence! Somebody told you. Who is your mother? A ha! Can't prove it!
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OK, all kidding aside, you are really missing the point of the zebras analogy. If you are in Kentucky and hear hoof beats, you should not immediately assume "zebras!" because it is more likely to encounter horses than zebras in Kentucky. In Africa this might be quit different. The point is, you should not assume the extraordinary when the ordinary fits the evidence.

Take your levitation video for instance. In Florida where you live you encounter sand, palm trees and brown people regularly, don't you? So why do you assume a video that contains those three main elements came from Africa? Shouldn't your first "zebras quote" thought be that the video could very easily have originated in your backyard using readily available props?

Oh, and I do know *for a fact* what my name is. A name is what people call you, a phrase they use to identify you. Interestingly, mine is not repeatable here without the forum censors showing up.
 
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