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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: net.crypt
Subject: Re: article in net.general
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Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 17:29:12 EST
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Keywords: ESP, believers, idiotic attitudes

> ... I agree, there is no scientifically hard evidence for ESP
> these days, but the lack of evidence doesn't prove the lack of the ability.

I'm afraid I tend to go along with Phil Karn, mostly.  There is no real
evidence for the Easter Bunny either, and I'm afraid that in the absence
of it, I find I cannot believe in him.  Much the same for ESP.  Evidence
which is not "scientifically hard" may suggest avenues of scientific
investigation, but it *cannot* be cited as a substitute for the real stuff
when it comes to establishing existence or nonexistence of something.

I'm posting to net.crypt because that's where Chuq's comment appeared,
but I suggest moving this to net.misc (or maybe net.religion...).
-- 
"Where there's smoke, there's smoke.  No further conclusion is justified."

				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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