Someone mentioned this, and I noted it as well, her (VFF) seems to be getting more and more assured that she actually accomplished more than she really did. If this was something new I would be inclined to believe people here are being, I think I know where this comes from now, "meanies".
Instead, the people more familiar with VFF have put this into context by noting this is a typical response from her. That being the case, the more experienced ones aren't feeding some mental illness, they're simply identifying her delusion.
See this post where Anita talks about the thing with Dr. Carlson.
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=4562449#post4562449
Here's
the form she was supposed to fill out. Right there in black and white you can see she was
supposed circle that he was missing a kidney. She didn't. She also promised to post copies of the completed form. As usual, she broke that promise.
Even more telling is that she said she said she marked
four other conditions regarding other problems clearly defined as "reduced mobility of a joint, a joint that locks, and/or has pain." She said she marked them to the lowest extent possible. She added "extent" to the form to give herself wiggle room.
When Dr. Carlson said she was wrong about those four things (no such problems existed), she then explained to us, "It could be that I was sensing Dr. Carlson's healthy bones and joints." Yes, you're reading that correctly. If he had noted pain, she would have been right. Since he didn't, it was confirmation that sometimes she detects healthy things.
This, my friends, is how she has determined that there is "apparent accuracy" that needs to be investigated. This one reading with Dr. Carlson in which she was totally wrong eventually became her "strongest" reading in her life and compelled her (several months later) to decide on having a kidney detection test.
On Anita's website she writes under the January 22nd reading (FACT meeting reading "Wayne"), "I detected a very slight discomfort at the throat, but I clearly wrote down that it is very minor and it is not something I would describe as an "ailment"." This became, "I detected his Adam's apple."
She also said, "At one point during my viewing I told him, since he was obviously curious about how I do this, to note that I do not look at the body part that I am reading but often look to the side or look away or close my eyes to form the images." So much for not talking during readings, huh?
Here's the
description of the reading as given by GodofPie, the meeting organizer. It's important to note that Anita was asked to use the questionnaire I had designed, but Anita declined. I blatant refusal to have any objective type of measurement.
Her conclusion? "I have yet again failed to dismiss the possiblity of an ESP ability, by not providing inaccurate perceptions when there was an opportunity to form and to reveal such; the paranormal claim has again not been falsified."
She's nothing if not consistent. If she notes a problem that's not a problem, she was simply detecting something healthy. If she misses an ailment, it's because she doesn't claim she can detect everything or because she sensed it but didn't write it down.
The IIG test was no different than anything she has ever done. She does not deserve any further tests.
It could be argued that ignoring her, and letting her go and spread more falsehoods to other unsuspecting inquisitors would be facilitating her...not so normal way of thinking.
We are not responsible for her mental illness, if there is one. She continues *despite* us not because of us. She sounds so sincere that people unfamiliar with her history want to give her another chance. It's those people we should care about.
