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CFLarsen · 1st March 2007, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Baron Samedi

I don't think we could find anyone to volunteer a year's worth of their life full time sitting in on this exam.

Yes, we could.

Think about it. These people have spent years - decades - of their lives doing these tests. They claim that they do have positive evidence.

So, yes, we could actually find someone to volunteer a year's worth of their life full time sitting in on this exam.

Provided they really believed that they would get a positive result.

But they don't volunteer. Because they know that they don't have this evidence.

These tests cannot have taken all that much time. Maybe a couple of hours each day? Even if 8 hours was spent on nothing, the rest of the time would be spent on...whatever you want.

It's the paranormal gravy train.

1st March 2007, 02:43 PM	#5
CFLarsen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 42,371	Originally Posted by Baron Samedi I don't think we could find anyone to volunteer a year's worth of their life full time sitting in on this exam. Yes, we could. Think about it. These people have spent years - decades - of their lives doing these tests. They claim that they do have positive evidence. So, yes, we could actually find someone to volunteer a year's worth of their life full time sitting in on this exam. Provided they really believed that they would get a positive result. But they don't volunteer. Because they know that they don't have this evidence. These tests cannot have taken all that much time. Maybe a couple of hours each day? Even if 8 hours was spent on nothing, the rest of the time would be spent on...whatever you want. It's the paranormal gravy train.