Miguel Roig
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 16:49:04 -0700
At 11:23 PM 9/10/00 -0500, you wrote: >4. The area is full of cheating. Yes, cheating has probably occurred in studies of self-proclaimed psychics by the psychics themselves. Parapsychologists themselves have acknowledged these problems. However, since the thread is on the ganzfeld, are you implying that cheating has also occurred in ganzfeld studies or other ESP laboratory studies with unselected subjects? If so, I would like to know what evidence you can offer for the above statement. >Personally, I will never understand how someone of Bem's stature >could participate in such a venture, nor how the editors of Psych >Bull could permit such a fiasco. By your statement below, Bem and the editors of Psych. Bulletin must obviously be both, credulous and naive. >Let us demonstrate humility about things that we truly do not >know about, nor understand. But ESP and parapsychology is not >one of those things and does not merit a so-called "open" mind, >unless by "open" one means naive and credulous. <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Miguel Roig, Ph.D. Voice: (718) 390-4513 Assoc. Prof. of Psychology Fax: (718) 442-3612 Dept. of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] St. John's University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 300 Howard Avenue http://area51.stjohns.edu/~roig Staten Island, NY 10301 ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><>