Hellbound
Merchant of Doom
New telepathy test, the sequel.
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.Please take a look at these five posts:
post1, post2, post3, post4, and post5.
They were posted in a different thread (as replies), but I think they are relevant in this thread.
For example, right after I gave the best answer in my latest telepathy test in the Polls & Surveys category of Yahoo answer (link: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20171101174933AAEC5l4), the best answerer (his name is ~Aizen) came back and added the comment:
"This right here is proof alone of my psychic ability. I’m wasn’t kidding. ~Aizen"
We don't really expect a purely deluded schizophrenic person to receive such a comment in telepathy tests.
Note that Yahoo Answers now deletes comments after about a week, this is why I included the image above.
post1, post2, post3, post4, and post5.
They were posted in a different thread (as replies), but I think they are relevant in this thread.
I keep getting testimonies similar to those given by calwaterbear, Loss Leader, Daylightstar and The Moog on a fairly regular basis.
For example, right after I gave the best answer in my latest telepathy test in the Polls & Surveys category of Yahoo answer (link: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20171101174933AAEC5l4), the best answerer (his name is ~Aizen) came back and added the comment:
"This right here is proof alone of my psychic ability. I’m wasn’t kidding. ~Aizen"
We don't really expect a purely deluded schizophrenic person to receive such a comment in telepathy tests.
Note that Yahoo Answers now deletes comments after about a week, this is why I included the image above.
fagin
Philosopher
Random unknown person on internet says random thing to another unknown random person on the internet.
~Aizen is not exactly a random person on Yahoo Answers: he is a Top Contributor, see his page: https://answers.yahoo.com/activity/questions?show=FHHSHDQ4X4RMTU7LSLWVUDHYYI&t=g . In addition, he has the best "best answer rate" of all three members who gave a valid answer in that telepathy test.
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fagin
Philosopher
Oh wow. Sorry. I'll change my post.
Random unknown person on internet who seems to have no life except to post random stuff on Yahoo answers says random thing to another unknown random person on the internet.
Better?
Random unknown person on internet who seems to have no life except to post random stuff on Yahoo answers says random thing to another unknown random person on the internet.
Better?
John Jones
Penultimate Amazing
You could be ~Aizen for all anybody knows. You could be ~Aizen's alter ego and not even know it yourself. Nobody's going to take your word for anything given your utter lack of critical thinking skills.
Pixel42
Schrödinger's cat
Anyone who says guessing the right answer in such a worthless test is proof they're psychic is either (a) incredibly stupid and ignorant or (b) being sarcastic.
Anyone, regardless of their mental health, who runs such a test on the internet is going to get a fair number of woo believers with no understanding of the scientific method falling for it. My guess would be Aizen is in that category.
Anyone, regardless of their mental health, who runs such a test on the internet is going to get a fair number of woo believers with no understanding of the scientific method falling for it. My guess would be Aizen is in that category.
His post is completely in line with what so many people (including a psychiatrist and my mother) have told me:
, so I have no reason not to respect him, and his post. In addition, Yahoo Answers is a very useful site, though there have been quite a few technical worries and glitches recently.
Dave Rogers
Bandaged ice that stampedes inexpensively through
Yes, I rather think we do. There are lots of other deluded schizophrenic people in the world, and there's a good probability, given the simplicity of your tests, that a few of them will guess right repeatedly. Alternatively, as on this forum, some people are simply being sarcastic to make fun of you.
Dave
As a person who has a Ph.D. degree in Physics, I think I am quite aware of the scientific method, and people who participate in my tests can trust me. One thing that I cannot guarantee, however, is the honesty and integrity of people who post on skeptical forums, for whom evidence is simply an irrelevant distraction.
John Jones
Penultimate Amazing
If you are aware of the scientific method, why do you avoid it so assiduously? Frankly, I don't believe anything you say because of your grotesquely distorted thinking processes displayed in this thread.
Maybe you are merely deluded into believing you have a Ph.D in physics. That would fit with the facts better than believing you.
Pixel42
Schrödinger's cat
Anyone with an understanding of the scientific method knows that your tests have too few options and too few participants for the results to be statistically significant. Even if you recorded them accurately instead of keeping the ones you like and throwing away the ones you didn't you would still be a long way off having enough results to draw any reliable conclusions. A participant who thinks his own few guesses, right or wrong, are proof of anything has clearly got no understanding of what's required for a meaningful test at all.
I have received a number of compliments for my work on telepathy:
John Jones
Penultimate Amazing
What's any of that got to do with the scientific method? Nichts.
You could have any number of anonymous endorsements. That doesn't mean they have any merit. The internet is full of anonymous kooks, crackpots, cranks, and those living with mental health issues.
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Pixel42
Schrödinger's cat
That post from Ladewig is positively dripping with sarcasm. I clicked on it to see what prompted the "very few people would have the fortitude" comment, it's exactly what I expected from the last paragraph. It beggars belief that anyone could miss how insulting he's being.
fagin
Philosopher
Michel doesn't get sarcasm or humour.
I think it's been suggested many times in the past that trying to humour him is not good. he just doesn't get it, just fits everything into his personal prism.
I think it's been suggested many times in the past that trying to humour him is not good. he just doesn't get it, just fits everything into his personal prism.
Evidence can be convincing, without being necessarily "statistically significant". When a witness in court says "I saw him, your honor, he killed her", and another witness adds "Yes, I recognize him", the judge will probably not start a probability calculation to figure out exactly the probability of such two similar statements. Being obsessed with statistics seems to be a typical feature of skeptics.
calebprime
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Michel, stop making up arguments. Most people are simply trying to get through to you, and can't believe your complete lack of common sense.
You're not psychic.
Your 1 in 4 tests are worthless and the answers you keep quoting are sarcastic.
Because, people in the real world understand sarcasm.
They don't have to do "consistency checks".
You're not psychic.
Your 1 in 4 tests are worthless and the answers you keep quoting are sarcastic.
Because, people in the real world understand sarcasm.
They don't have to do "consistency checks".
Pixel42
Schrödinger's cat
When what you are trying to show is that something is happening more often than would be expected by chance of course the results have to be statistically significant. Otherwise you haven't shown it, have you? Trying to muddy the waters by giving examples of evidence that don't depend on statistical significance will not work here.
RoboTimbo
Hostile Nanobacon
But I give his answer low credibility because he said "...I'm wasn't kidding." Sorry, you'll have to throw it out using your own credibility rating.