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BigPapaSmurf
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The US Air Force just funded a 7.5million$ study to see about the possibilty of Psychic Teleportation.
"If we dont turn over stones, we wont know if we missed something." I think Im going to puke.
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Siberia
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Brazil
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 08:44:23 [Permalink]
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That is... scary.
Really, really scary. |
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Plyss
Skeptic Friend
Netherlands
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 08:48:27 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
The US Air Force just funded a 7.5million$ study to see about the possibilty of Psychic Teleportation.
"If we dont turn over stones, we wont know if we missed something." I think Im going to puke.
This is a joke, right? |
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 09:28:03 [Permalink]
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| No it is not a joke unfortunatly... www.space.com |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Wendy
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 09:48:34 [Permalink]
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Hell, I'd have sold 'em my copy of Time and Again for a fraction of that. It would cover the cost of my move to Canada.
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 10:22:42 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
The US Air Force just funded a 7.5million$ study to see about the possibilty of Psychic Teleportation.
"If we dont turn over stones, we wont know if we missed something." I think Im going to puke.
They do realize that trance teleportation is only possible as a mutation in Paranoia RPG.
More of my hard earned money down a rat hole.
Shit, they could have talked to members of my religion to find out that the whole concept is a load of crapola.
On second thought, perhaps I could put in a bid to do the research. I'd just expend the money on a lavish lifestyle I'd like to become accusomed to and then tell them it's utter bullcrap. Anyone with me? |
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 10:55:41 [Permalink]
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| I've looked into the future and seen that Psychic Teleportation isn't possible. Think they'd pay me for that information? |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 11:24:29 [Permalink]
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On second thought, perhaps I could put in a bid to do the research. I'd just expend the money on a lavish lifestyle I'd like to become accusomed to and then tell them it's utter bullcrap. Anyone with me?
Right there with ya 
Seriously man. I had my hopes up when I saw Teleportation Physics, then it went down and down the rabbit hole when I saw their particular choice.
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 11:41:53 [Permalink]
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This is out of the ordinary, how?
The military is famous for exactly this sort of thing. They do it because their funding is largely based on their spending. If they find that they are running a surplus, they need to get rid of some money or else their approations for the next year might be cut. This goes from the top all the way down to individual units. The only difference here is the proxmity to woo woo land, and even that is not all that uncommon. There's been a lot of idiot research done by the militaty. I seem to recall ESP studies (:sneer:) being carried out in the '50s and '60s by both us and the Soviets. The system being what it is, they might be still going on.
And of course, many otherwise intelligent people actually believe in this hogwash.
On the plus side, I suppose, this sort of thing gives a certain few people something to do between Sci-Fi/Fantasy conventions.
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furshur
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2004 : 14:12:21 [Permalink]
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This is a section from the 'study':
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PK phenomenon was also explored in the Remote Viewing program. Col. J. B. Alexander (USA ret.)
credits professional aerospace engineer Jack Houck for “capturing PK phenomenon and transitioning it
into an observable form” (Houck, 1982, 1984a, b; Alexander et al., 1990; Alexander, 2003). During the
past three decades, Houck (along with Alexander) held a number of PK sessions, whereby attendees are
taught the PK induction process, and initiate their own PK events using various metal specimens (forks,
spoons, etc.). Individuals were able to completely bend or contort their metal specimens with no physical
force being applied whatsoever. Numerous government science advisors and senior military officials
took part in and/or witnessed these events, which took place at the Pentagon, at officers' or scientists'
homes, and at one quarterly INSCOM retreat attended by the commanding general and a group of
colonels and generals commanding INSCOM units around the globe. Spontaneous deformation of the
metal specimens was observed at the PK session conducted during the INSCOM retreat, causing a great
deal of excitement among those present. Other notable trained observers were also present at this session,
and they critically reviewed the events. Psychic Uri Geller (1975) is the original model for demonstrating
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PK metal bending. During a talk that he gave at the U.S. Capitol building, Uri caused a spoon to curve
upward with no force applied, and then the spoon continued to bend after he put it back down and
continued with his talk (Alexander, 1996).
The complete study can be found here (if you can stomach it):
http://www.fas.org/sgp/eprint/teleport.pdf
Remote viewing, URI GELLER, bent spoons... give me a break fer crissake!?!
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dominic_dice
Skeptic Friend
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/06/2004 : 01:18:50 [Permalink]
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| Then again, when they do find it to be a load of bullcrap, it will be evidence that it isn't real right? |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 11/06/2004 : 03:10:45 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by dominic_dice
Then again, when they do find it to be a load of bullcrap, it will be evidence that it isn't real right?
When they find out it is a load of bullcrap, if they haven't already or knew that going in, they will either quietly drop it without comment or keep it going with with an occasional comment on how great it's coming along. SOP.
After all, we're talking about an orgaization that paid $600 per for Hypnotoad-knows-how-many toilet seats some years back, and seemed happy to do it. Little has changed in the interm.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 11/06/2004 : 14:46:13 [Permalink]
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Bush should have used TeleKinesis-soldiers in the first invasion-wave in Iraq.
First in, TKers hurling psi-balls all over the place. When they sent word back that the land was secure, that's when the rest of the ground troops should have moved in. |
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byhisgrace88
Formerly "creation88"
USA
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Posted - 11/06/2004 : 15:12:30 [Permalink]
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It is a bit silly, but is it really crazier then funding for baby killing?
Besides, 7.5M is pocket change. |
Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desire, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.-- C.S. Lewis |
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Ricky
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R.Wreck
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USA
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Posted - 11/06/2004 : 15:35:00 [Permalink]
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Besides, 7.5M is pocket change.
You don't happen to be an elected official, do you?
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A billion here, a billion there - pretty soon it adds up to real money.
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