"The believers in Psi say we skeptics bring a negative vibe to the party. It is for that reason that ghosts, I recently read, won't reveal themselves to skeptics. (This runs counter to the stories of those who say they were skeptical until they saw a ghost. For obvious reasons, saying you were once skeptical of a claim you are now convinced of is a good selling point. Saying that you were once a skeptic is as common among paranormalists as avoiding skeptical inquiry and criticism are).
I have heard that a skeptic's doubting nature is all it takes for nothing to happen at any test of claimed psychic ability. When a skeptic walks into the room, the evidence disappears. My brother tells me that because of our doubt we can never be witnesses to the event. What about the psychic's belief? Surely, all beliefs being equal, the psychic's faith in his abilities should prevail now and then. Are a skeptic's vibes more powerful then the vibe of a psychic who can bend metal by merely thinking about it? Well, I guess so . . .
