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Originally Posted by scomsjw  Comments like this are a bit annoying. Surely you aren't arguing that Sheldrake has already proved that dogs are telepathic? I don't think even Sheldrake himself believes that. That's why we have to continue with more experiments and make them watertight. That's how all important scientific experiments are done. It's not just to appease debunkers its about making absolutely sure that the hypothesis is correct. |
I think Open Mind was correctly placing the work that's been done in proper historical context. It very difficult to explain away the sloppy work that's been done by folks like Dr. Richard Wiseman and other dogmatic skeptics. It's also impossible to measure the influence of their intentional misinformation.
Fine to ask for more evidence, let's also ask for better analysis and debate about the evidence.