Aura viewing: Need help negotiating a protocol

[mroek]

Subject fatigue can be avoided by letting the subject sit on a chair behind the screen. The screen would of course have to be lower, and the aura-seer would have to be unable to see over the screen by some means. Crawling into the room, perhaps?

 

[LordoftheLeftHand]

I still like the idea of having 2 different people. I'm willing to bet this person will claim to see differences between peoples auras. If they claim this have them determine who is behind the wall each time. That should remove most concerns listed in this thread.

LLH

 

[Bindamel]

Many, many years ago, I remember seeing a TV show in which paranormal abilities were tested. One individual who saw auras was tested. The test involved a number of subject individuals, maybe 5?, and a short wall with a greater number of sections 10, maybe?). The test subjects were placed behind the wall, and she had to say which numbered sections were empty, and which had someone standing behind it. She failed miserably, by the way.

 

[Spindrift]

Another thing is to have the person who flips the coin and signals that everything is ready should wait the same amount of time between each attempt.

If the subject doesn't have to move it could be deduced by the short time that the flipper takes to signal and the longer time to signal when the subject does have to move.

If the seer can see through an aura through a wall can she see one through a blindfold? That would alleviate the problem of finding the proper barrier.

 

[Ero Sennin]

If the seer can see through an aura through a wall can she see one through a blindfold? That would alleviate the problem of finding the proper barrier.

yeah, and than she can just name how many auras she sees in a room. ;D

 

[Spektator]

Many, many years ago, I remember seeing a TV show in which paranormal abilities were tested. ..... She failed miserably, by the way.

Ya know, I think the person conducting the test was James Randi.

 

[rjh01]

One thing jlam4911 should do is pretend to be the applicant and pass the test any way he can, ie by cheating. If jlam4911 fails the test then it is likely that the test design is good. If jlam4911 passes the test and convinces the observers that he does have powers then there is a problem with the test design.

 

[rudar]

One thing jlam4911 should do is pretend to be the applicant and pass the test any way he can, ie by cheating. If jlam4911 fails the test then it is likely that the test design is good. If jlam4911 passes the test and convinces the observers that he does have powers then there is a problem with the test design.

I would agree with the second, but not the first. The fact that jlam4911 cannot do what the applicant can do only proves that the applicant is using something jlam4911 isn't; that in itself in no way proves that the applicant is using paranormal means.

For instance, I have known people who have an uncanny knack for telling which of several wines served blind was from which area, or year, or price range; they all taste like wine to me. This doesn't prove that they are using remote viewing to ``see'' through the paper bags. It proves that they know more about wine, and have trained their perfectly normal senses (smell, taste, touch) to make those fine discriminations.

 

[Gr8wight]

If the seer can see through an aura through a wall can she see one through a blindfold? That would alleviate the problem of finding the proper barrier.

I think there has been some misunderstanding about the use of a wall, or screen, in the test. The premise is not that the (prospective) applicant can see the aura through the screen, but that she can see the aura extending around the edges of a screen that is only just wider and higher than the test subject.