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This is 100% the problem. The lack of people able to demonstrate clear abilities is in bleak contrast to the ubiquitous claims of the parapsychology community to "know" people that have them and can easily demonstrate them. If you listen carefully claims of extreme abilities, who has them and how they work, are tossed about with reckless abandon.
This clip for example of Sheldrake claiming he has a friend with a super ability. Is he being hyperbolic? Or do words matter? Can people really become better at the staring effect with practice? Everyone knows a ton of people with amazing abilities, right? Well where are they all? Why aren't parapsychologists working constructively with these people to shatter the paradigm?
Do you agree that if Geller's abilities are real as demonstrated at SRI then it's important? That parapsychologists should be working harder to demonstrate these abilities clearly? What's not to like about that?
It doesn't sound like much of a super ability to stare at people and have them notice. And there are tests being done with people who have unusual abilities, but it's done quietly. Most people do not want publicity.
All Geller demonstrated at SRI was that he could remote view, which is something they had other people doing as well. He was only there for a short time. Joe McMoneagle was with the Stargate program for years (and is still involved with psi research).
I think parapsychologists are working on understanding psi, but every time they go public they have to deal with a lot of flack. It's worse for the people who are being studied if they come forward. Being a lab rat isn't a fun job, you don't get paid for it, and no matter how well you do there are going to be people who will say it's not real. I'm amazed anyone would consider getting involved as a test subject.
Anyway, have fun talking to yourself, bishop.
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