SkepticInYourHead,
A big part of why I became more open to the concept of Ψ was the realisation that absolutely no evidence for what can loosely be described as Ψ-effects is ever accepted by the skeptics. As a last resort they fall back on accusations of fraud or vague philosophical considerations such as yours regarding Sherlock Homes! From what Alex has said, his transition to a believer in Ψ has been based on similar experiences while making his podcasts.
When I saw that video, I was impressed the cleanness and strength of the 'signal' and immediately started thinking of further experiments that might be possible. I guess you saw it differently!
Venom,
You may be right that there is a conventional explanation for that that dog obviously knows, but you have to admit, that science has done a pretty good job of ignoring this (rather well known) phenomenon up to now!
David |