Pup:
I expect that there must have been unusually high levels of the bacteria in the stomach since he was taking a supplement. Unusually high levels of something fall into the category of unusual. I still find it remarkable that I was able to detect the fact that he had taken a bacterial supplement which fit the description of it that I gave.
There are actually plenty of cases where I do not detect things that are considered as being present, and this is the disclaimer for my ability that I have always outlined. I have never claimed to be able to detect all cases in which an ailment occurs, since I do not detect in all cases in which an ailment occurs. For instance I have on many occasions detected that a person is diabetic (some of these cases were checked for accuracy and found to be correct, none of these cases were checked for accuracy and found to be incorrect, and in some of these cases it was not possible to check for accuracy). Yet there have been many cases where I find out that a person is diabetic and I realize that I wouldn't have known, and even when I consciously apply my ability I do not detect it.
This is true for many and probably most of the ailments that I have experienced detecting. I do not detect them in each case in which they are considered to occur. I sense each case as occurring to a different extent, the feeling of the ailment is strong to different degrees in different people. And it is also true that ailments do come in many extents, we all know that pain for instance can exist in a wide range of extents from mild to severe. Cases that are most severe in terms of the feeling of them catch my attention on their own and I detect them. Cases that are milder I might detect only if I make the effort of finding them. And, cases that are the mildest I may not detect at all, even if they are considered to be there. And do remember that I've detected ailments that are not considered to be detectable by ordinary senses, which is why I look forward to testing the ability.
This limitation of my ability should not discredit the possibility of having an ability. There might still be an ability even if it might not be as strong as it could be or as it should be.
This limitation of my ability is something I have always highlighted in my correspondence with the IIG in designing the test protocol. "I do not detect each case in which an ailment occurs." They have not objected to this since it is part of my claim and there might still be an ability and it is still possible to design a test that accommodates this limitation without reducing the quality of the test.
I suggested in my protocol draft that I be given a larger number of persons to view than what the number of observations are that I need to make. I will then select the ten people with the ten observations that I am most confident in, and the remainder of the people are not part of the test at that point or part of the scoring. I refer to this as "gathering the test material". It accounts for the fact that I do not detect each case in which an ailment occurs. I will still be making ten very specific claims of observations that can be checked for accuracy.
I have however had to ask for an additional condition to the test. That is if I do not detect something in a total of ten persons, then I do not want that to constitute a failed test. Rather that should be the case of an inconclusive test since the material that was available for the test (ie. the persons with health conditions) was not adequate for my ability. That would not mean to say that there is no ability at all.
I will not be forced to guess on the test. I will only make claims of observations when I saw something. Those observations that I claim to make are then fully available for being checked for accuracy. I still think that a good test will be designed and I can't wait to have it.
My accuracy is good, even if my observations are not as frequent as some might demand them to be. And all ailments that are there for detection will be ones that have been determined as being undetectable by ordinary senses.
JWideman:
It would be an absolutely exhausting task for me to have to record every single case of any ailment or thing that happens to a person's body. Luckily as I've just stated I do not detect each case in which an ailment occurs, nor have I ever claimed to. I will not lose points for not detecting an ailment. I will only lose points for detecting something inaccurately. I will record my observations, but will not record when I did not observe something that you'd consider to be there.
Ashles:
Hi nice to have you here. I make observations far more frequently on health information than on the other aspects of the ability. The official test will involve health information since that is the main part of my ability. I am less interested in the other types of observations that I make since they are less frequent and less interesting.
For the sake of this forum more so than for my own purposes I'll arrange tests on chemical identification this weekend and also continuously from then on so that we can see if I can make the same observations under controlled settings. I want to design tests that as closely as possible resemble what the actual real-life observations were. I am considering having the cereal test, which should be very simple to set up. If I was able to detect the Lactobacillus cereal from rows of otherwise plain brands of cereal then surely by placing different samples of cereal with and without the bacterial supplement, in identical boxes of the same material, then according to the observation I should be able to detect it. Most likely this test will be done today with a friend.
The procedure should be simple. Have for instance four samples of cereal in identical sealed boxes, one of which contains the bacterial supplement. A friend will prepare and place the samples and for test purposes not be present as I make the identification so not to give away where it is in any way. I will not tamper with the samples, and I record my answer. If I sense where it is, I say so. I will however not start guessing and if I do not sense where it is, I record that as my answer. I will post the results here, no matter what the results will be.
I am definitely not going to disappear. I greatly look forward to having these tests. I was just saying that no matter what the results of the tests are, the ability that I have will stay the same and not go away, and for my own purposes of having the ability I do not need a test to confirm that I am making observations since I already know I am making observations. I am having the tests to find out what the source of the observations are.
I am just as casual about my ability as everyone is about having eyesight. Sorry about that.
I'm not sure I fit the description you make of these typical persons who claim to have an ability. I worked hard to suggest a test protocol to the IIG that would eliminate any sources of error and I've stated over and over again that I welcome finding out that it is not the case of ESP. I have no reason to favor having ESP over having just an unusual but wordly ability. No matter what the test results are or what label the ability gets, the ability stays the same and not much changes in my life. I have not put myself into a situation where I would depend on it being ESP. I have not claimed it as being ESP, I do not charge people money for observations, etc.
I can't tell you how I look forward to having the test with the IIG and being given the chance to detect health information in a controlled setting. I am very curious to finding out what I can do.
I apologize if I am not entitled to feel the way I feel about my ability. It is just a normal part of me. Thank you for writing.
