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Originally Posted by Open Mind  The question is ..... why did JREF bother to tighten the rules in April 2007 with so very few people being tested? |
Have you checked out some of the email exchanges? They go and on and the claimants never seem to be able to say exactly what they can do and how it is going to be demonstrated. Kind of like Alex!
Why shouldn't they tighten the apllication criteria to filter out more of the mentally disturbed.
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Also how did this trial pass the 'self evident' criteria, was it just JREF's Jeff Wagg saying 'no, nothing happened' at end? ( Also I thought Randi said they always pass out trials to independent researchers?
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WTF did you expect? A team of scientists hooking up conduction meters to Jeff Wagg's underpants? Last time I checked it was self-evident when somebody pisses in their pants when they aren't wearing diapers/nappies.
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Also seemed to move quicker than normal from application to preliminary? The less credible the claim, the lower JREF set the bar?
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If all applicants could state exactly what they can do and how they are going to demonstrate it they could probably get tested this fast.
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Chris, surely you agree this was JREF taking the psi  out of the paranormal, an attempt too associate all paranormal claims with nonsense?
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You don't think this was psi?
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Does this trial add to JREF's credibility or not?  |
I don't think it adds to Rosemary Hunter's credibility. It does show that the JREF do test claims.
You guys are whining that the results from the MDC are not published in peer-reviewed journals. Just explain which journal would accept a paper on Rosemary Hunter? What would having it published in a peer-reviewed journal achieve?