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From: janney@unm-cvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Mind and Brain (psi and physics, actually)
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Date: Fri, 20-Jul-84 18:59:28 EDT
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Physicists do not have all the answers, but, as far as energy is
concerned, they have the best, most useful ones currently available.
If that be presumption, make the most of it.

As to the existence of phenomena

> which "physics" fails to explain, and which, in fact,
> appear to contradict some of the "laws" of "physics"

I'm sorry, but I'm just not going to take your word for it.  The track
record of psi reseachers in detecting fraud is abysmal.  Do I need to
describe Project Alpha?

No one has all the answers, but some answers are demonstrably better
than others.

Jim Janney
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