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Why are you all pretending?

I made it through the first two paragraphs of the OP. I needed to be reminded about what we were pretending. Then I felt my head start to explode. And I remembered.

I am pretending telepathy is not real because I have seen 'Scanners'. Did you see that with the blood, and the veins, and the eyeballs, and the heads exploding? I, my friend, prefer my head unexploded and so I pretend. Don't let your head explode too, OK?
 
If you guys managed to read the opening post in its entirety I applaud you. The post was so obviously contrived that I got bored at the fourth paragraph.
 
If you are not a troll (and my money is on troll) what sort of constructive outcome do you expect from posting on a skeptics forum?
 
Brendy said:
I am hoping to find people here who don't pretend telepathy isn't real. In my experience almost everyone can do it, but never talks about it out loud.
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I thought that was funny! That telepathic people doesn't talk about it out loud :D
 
I think you guys are missing something. Brendy didn't make the the OP, whoever it is controlling his brain telepathically made him do it.

Now own up, which one of you was it?
 
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Brendy said:
I am not a troll

And if you think i am crazy, is there a need to make fun?
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Empress said:
If this is a joke: yes, I've read "Crook Frightfulness", too. Amusing read, though sad, since the author didn't realize he was schizophrenic.

If this is for real: consult your physician immediately. (She)* can help.
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what Atieus said. what Sleepy said. what Empress said.

*my little joke.
 
Brendy said:
I am hoping to find people here who don't pretend telepathy isn't real...<schnipp>...I just want one person that will admit it out loud!
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I don't pretend that telepathy isn't real, and I admit it out loud.

Now what?
 
Small Town Jesus said:
I think you guys are missing something. Brendy didn't make the the OP, whoever it is controlling his brain telepathically made him do it.

Now own up, which one of you was it?
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All right. I admit it. It was me. I've been toying with the idea of writing a best-selling book, but it seems like a lot of work, so I chanced on the idea of getting Brendy to do it for me.

After reading the post, alas. I realize I need to work on my psychic ability to get my victim to write coherently or it'll never be a best-seller.

Sigh. Why must I be so lazy? :(
 
Please seek help, Brendy. You don't have to live like this. Telepathy is not real and you have no reason to fear it.
 
Brendy said:
I know you will all want me to prove this. I could easily do that too; all you would have to do is meet me. I have no interest in doing that though :rolleyes:
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What a shock; another person with no interest in proving paranormal/psychic ability while claiming it exists. To funny.

Holy delusions Batman!
 
Brendy said:
I know you will all want me to prove this. I could easily do that too; all you would have to do is meet me. I have no interest in doing that though
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You aren't going to sway many opinions here with that attitude. Why not come up with an experiment that can work from far away? Is this "mind control" you speak of limited to one's zip code? state? country? What are the limitations to the powers you believe to exist?
 
Brendy, what Sleepy said is good advice. You say when you share these things with other people they think you're crazy; that's rude of people to say, but what they may be sensing is that your claims sound very similar to the claims of people diagnosed with various chemical imbalances. Most everyone with chemical imbalance of this type believes as strongly as you do that the same types of events are happening to them and that other people are pretending or deceiving them about what they know and/or are doing. So no, you are not the only one. If you talk to your family physician and tell him/her these things, they will not call you crazy but they will understand about chemical imbalance, which is a rather common occurence that is probably making your life otherwise very unhappy. To call someone crazy is wrong; to recognize the signs that something like this is going on, talk to your physician (just in case - what do you have to lose?) and try a medication to get the chemicals in your mind/body back in order, may help a great deal. Just my two cents.
 
ExMinister said:
Brendy, what Sleepy said is good advice. You say when you share these things with other people they think you're crazy; that's rude of people to say, but what they may be sensing is that your claims sound very similar to the claims of people diagnosed with various chemical imbalances. Most everyone with chemical imbalance of this type believes as strongly as you do that the same types of events are happening to them and that other people are pretending or deceiving them about what they know and/or are doing. So no, you are not the only one. If you talk to your family physician and tell him/her these things, they will not call you crazy but they will understand about chemical imbalance, which is a rather common occurence that is probably making your life otherwise very unhappy. To call someone crazy is wrong; to recognize the signs that something like this is going on, talk to your physician (just in case - what do you have to lose?) and try a medication to get the chemicals in your mind/body back in order, may help a great deal. Just my two cents.
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All that for only two cents? :)

Kidding aside, nicely said...perhaps Brendy will take note.
 
I do not pretend telepathy is not real.
A)I have experimented (in my misspent youth) with several forms of ESP and determined neither I nor the persons cooperating with me exhibited same in any form,
B)Have read the material on both sides and have found no evidence that it has ever been successfully demonstrated in anything that passes any reasonable standard for control in the scientific definition/meaning of that word.

It is not pretence to say there is no indication that it works, therefore I do not pretend to believe it doesn't work. It just doesn't.

Feel free to prove me wrong in a carefully controlled demonstration that precludes any fraud or misinterpretation.
 
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Brendy, I believe you completely. Even if all current tests have shown that telepathy doesn't perform any better than chance, even if everyone else doesn't believe you, I will.

I have a story to share.

One day, about a fortnight ago, I was in my bed asleep when I heard a voice in my head. It was a soft and soothing voice that brought all of my fears to rest. The voice spoke to me of things natural and unnatural, things that I couldn't even conceive of in my deepest dreams and greatest nightmares.

It told me of the old ones, and when they will rise from the deep.
 
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