Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site warwick.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!mcvax!ukc!warwick!kay From: kay@warwick.UUCP (Kay Dekker) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.philosophy,net.physics Subject: Re: More on ESP and the "feeling" Message-ID: <2281@flame.warwick.UUCP> Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 03:15:43 EDT Article-I.D.: flame.2281 Posted: Tue Jun 18 03:15:43 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Jun-85 10:44:54 EDT References: <459@ho95b.UUCP> <248@rti-sel.UUCP> Reply-To: kay@warwick.UUCP (Kay Dekker) Organization: VLSI Group, Warwick University, UK Lines: 16 Xref: watmath net.religion:7160 net.philosophy:1958 net.physics:2644 Xpath: warwick flame flame ubu In article <248@rti-sel.UUCP> wfi@rti-sel.UUCP (William Ingogly) writes: >There have been instances of alleged counting horses and other >super-smart animals that illustrate this principle. In one well-known >case (unfortunately, I can't remember the horse's name) the horse >would read subtle body signals from its owner while it was counting, >signals the owner wasn't even aware of. When the owner was removed >from the horse's presence, Voila! The horse's I.Q. suddenly dropped to >normal horsey levels. "Clever Hans", I think... Kay. -- "In a world without rational structure, even the most bizarre events must eventually take place." -- Philip Avalon, "On the Resurrection of Reagan" ... mcvax!ukc!warwick!flame!kay