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In the English Wiki, in the telepathy article there is a link to a site Skeptdic.com where under telepathy there was a letter from a reader which described a situation which, if accurately reported seemed to be clear evidence of telepathy. The site owner dismissed this in what seemed to me at the time an entirely specious manner. I say so because he seems to grant the veridicality of the report but rejected it as a case of telepathy on statistical reasons. | In the English Wiki, in the telepathy article there is a link to a site Skeptdic.com where under telepathy there was a letter from a reader which described a situation which, if accurately reported seemed to be clear evidence of telepathy. The site owner dismissed this in what seemed to me at the time an entirely specious manner. I say so because he seems to grant the veridicality of the report but rejected it as a case of telepathy on statistical reasons. | ||
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At skeptdict.com the [http://www.skepdic.com/esp.html first link] lead to a debunking of the experiments by Soal, which I completely accept as disappointing as such always are when they occur in individuals claiming to be adhering to scientific ethics. But the | At skeptdict.com the [http://www.skepdic.com/esp.html first link] lead to a debunking of the experiments by Soal, which I completely accept as disappointing as such always are when they occur in individuals claiming to be adhering to scientific ethics. But the | ||
[http://www.skepdic.com/comments/psicom.html exchange] in question between Bruce and Carrol seemed to be of a totally different character at first. Upon reflection, I grant that he is right given Bruce's likelihood, regardless or even because of the state of his stated family relations, of a relatively high probability of the events in question. Still in spite of the justified nature of the act of skepticism in question I sense that it may be in this | [http://www.skepdic.com/comments/psicom.html exchange] in question between Bruce and Carrol seemed to be of a totally different character at first. Upon reflection, I grant that he is right given Bruce's likelihood, regardless or even because of the state of his stated family relations, of a relatively high probability of the events in question. Still in spite of the justified nature of the act of skepticism in question I sense that it may be in this and similar cases be wrong. | ||
== Summary of Applicable Information Theory == | |||
