Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!cca!ima!inmet!nrh From: nrh@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Mind and Brain - (nf) Message-ID: <1670@inmet.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Aug-84 07:02:57 EDT Article-I.D.: inmet.1670 Posted: Wed Aug 1 07:02:57 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 3-Aug-84 02:08:09 EDT Lines: 19 #R:ihuxt:-66600:inmet:6400115:000:721 inmet!nrh Jul 31 14:49:00 1984 >***** inmet:net.misc / ihuxt!ivy / 9:22 am Jul 27, 1984 >PSI research and Great Poetry are >marvelously parallel in at least two major ways: > ... >II. If one is born with certain abilities, > and trains them, > one can, occasionally, produce a PSI event. > But it can't be expected on stage, on command. > Excuse me, but this isn't true -- the psionics types are forever agreeing in writing with James Randi that they will produce this or that psionic event (they've so far always failed, of course, his $10,000 prize remains unclaimed). Still, THEY clearly expect to be able to do it "on stage, on command", or they wouldn't state in writing that they can, and that the test conditions are not difficult.