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Originally Posted by kellycat  Now, before the skeptics barrage me with messages that it is impossible...
I am only speaking THEORETICALLY. You know, for fun.
What do you imagine would be the reaction of believers and skeptics? Of the media? Of organized religions? Of the gov't? |
It would, of course, depend on how exactly the prize was won. Also on whether the demonstration could be repeated.
The larger the demonstrated effect was the more doubtful skeptics should be expected to be. A large effect would be difficult to reconcile with the difficulty of obtaining unambigous proof of psi in the past.
Regardless of that: If it could not be repeated skeptics would simply conclude either trickery or a fluke.
Even if it could be repeated one should expect a few incorrigible hold-outs to remain.
Believers would probably be ecstatic regardless of. Claims that winning the MDC challenge was impossible would be forgotten I expect. BTW I find that claims that the MDC was impossible to win come usually from believers rather than skeptics.
Also the argument that the MDC does not constitute scientific proof would be buried.
I don't see why the government would react at all. Or anyone who is not already interested in psi. I think it would be miscellaneous news like someone winning a world record.
I wonder:
What
should happen according to "believers"?