They will likely never get the replication science demands, let’s move on

[DMJessup]

R.G. Jahn – 2005

“Over recent years, a sizeable spectrum of evidence has been brought forth from reputable laboratories in several disciplines to suggest that at times human consciousness can acquire information inaccessible by any known physical mechanism (ESP), and can influence the behavior of physical systems or processes (PK), but even the most rigorous and sophisticated of these studies display a characteristic dilemma: The experimental results are rarely replicable in the strict scientific sense, but the anomalous yields are well beyond chance expectations and a number of common features thread through the broad range of reported effects. Various attempts at theoretical modeling have so far shown little functional value in explicating experimental results, but have served to stimulate fundamental re-examination of the role of consciousness in the determination of physical reality. Further careful study of this formidable field seems justified, but only within the context of very well conceived and technically impeccable experiments of large data-base capability, with disciplined attention to the pertinent aesthetic factors, and with more constructive involvement of the critical community.”

[DMJessup]

I will reply to my own post this time. We need more constructive involvement of the Psi community, those with skills.
We should also realize how hypocritical science has become. They can measure a one-time gravitational wave, and have a one-time particle appear in the particle accelerator, both are things that they can’t repeat, and these one-time examples are sufficient for them, even when they can’t replicate it. Science can’t really define gravity. Science can precisely describe and calculate the effects of gravity, but it cannot yet define what gravity is in a fundamental, comprehensive way. While Einstein’s general theory of relativity defines it as the curvature of spacetime, and quantum theory searches for particles like gravitons, a definitive, unified theory remains elusive. Results are all that really matter in Psi testing, and we have evidence and veridical evidence of plenty of results. So what if we lack theories that satisfy current science? We all need to move beyond this nonsense mentality and show what we can do, when we can do it, and what we require to do it. And then, our scientists need to start listening to us and stop with the echo chamber nonsense discussions. ‘Circular or echo chamber discussions, where viewpoints are reinforced and opposing views are excluded, are primarily called echo chambers. Other common terms include filter bubbles (algorithm-driven insulation), epistemic bubbles (omission of opposing voices), or colloquially, circle jerks. These environments create insulated, polarized, or “homogenized” communication.’
Ask us how to design the correct experiments. Go ahead.

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