experiment

A new experiment, but not by Ace this time. You would think the ability of the inner and outer structures to stand on their own would be the first hint...

I'm trying to improve the "Telepathy" entry (and subtopics) in Wikipedia. It seems that most scientists believe that this actually exists, at least according to the references cited. I need more primary references, and counter-references that criticize a reference that is being used to imply...

Is this film accurate, or the equivalent of "Loose Change"? http://youtube.com/watch?v=SzSxQPB-JHQ

Forgive me if I'm re-re-asking an old question; I'm new here. Is there a reasonable way to test general claims of successful tarot reading? Have any tarot challenges been conducted at JREF in the past?

Is there any way for you to win the money? I've not linked it, so that you can't immediately look up what has already been written on it.....without doing any googling, what do you think?

One of the most interesting phenomena that is classified under "paranormal" are orbs - often photographed at the scenes of haunted places. What are everyone's conventional thoughts on this; lens flare/smudges/dust? Where I'm at now, Athens, has quite a bit ofN haunted places, especially The...

Hey guys I have a question for you. First, I've been given an assignment to write a thought experiment for philosophy class. I had to come up with one and then write it, and it must be 1 to 2 pages in length. I've got my idea, and I've created the imaginary situation in which it takes place...

You get a colony of lab mice, housed in cages where the feeding dispenser is above their heads; the mice have to stand on their hind legs and stretch to get fed. With each new generation, you move the feeding dispenser up a little bit higher.(Naturally, you don't allow the shortest mice to...

I've read Schrodinger's Kittens by John Gribbin and The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch. I don't claim to know much by reading these, I just have an interest in physics. Anyway, in these books (and Wiki), they discuss some of the oddities of Young's Double Slit Experiment and one of these...

Need Help with Thought Experiment design to challenge "Privileged Planet" folks Just finished watching "The Privileged Planet"...which argues pretty much the opposite of what I propose in my upcoming short film "Outside In". I'm oversimplifying but the whole foundation of their idea (and the...

anybody read this book? also has the results come back from the 'prayer experiment'? i'd bet my last m&m it didn't make any difference but just wondering? also it's pretty obvious the author is a believer "like many others, i reckon the central core of intercessory prayer has more to do with...

Imagine a replica of the universe we currently inhabit. The two universes are identical in every respect, with one difference. In one of the two universes, there is no god of any sort. In the other, there is a god(s). For those of you who happen to be believers, assume that this god(s)'s...

Last week, I had forgotten to take the chicken out of the refridgerator for dinner. Considering that I can't cook dinner on Mondays and Wednesdays due to class (see: post in lamma mathematician about Administration) and that chicken is only good for about a day to two days in the fridge, this...

Ok everyone, I've decided to revive my old debate, by presenting to you all my findings on the metaphysical (or immaterial). This is kind of a "thought experiment" previously presented by me in the JREF Philosophy forums a couple years ago.. unforunately those few, very long threads are lost...

I don't know if this holds up... but it crossed my mind today. Which is more cruel... to cut off someone's limb, or to kill them? I would say it's clear that most people would choose the loss of a limb over death. However, our government has the authority to kill criminals convicted of a...

someone pulled a Homer. I feel terrible for this guy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6849885/ SPOKANE, Wash. - David Atkinson spent 18 years designing an experiment for the unmanned space mission to Saturn. Now some pieces of it are lost in space. Someone forgot to turn on the instrument Atkinson...

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/270898p-231812c.html Sorry if this is a repost.

Did I miss something in the description of Tavian Barnes' science project? It appears that he had only a control group. What exactly was being tested? Certainly not, as his mother's narrative suggested, the gullibility of the general public. Who was taken in, and by what? How was the...

On 'Discoveries This Week' on Science Channel, one story was about a supposed experiment that found evidence of a 'collective consciousness'. The nature of the experiment seemed to be: - Several random voltage generators have been set up in various locations. These devices appeared to be...

Suppose you get access to a time machine. It could take you back to any historical time and place in say the last 4000 years. It takes you back in time, and brings you back to 2004 when you wanted to come back, but it can only be used for one round trip. Your mission in going back in time is...

What if God arranged the following experience for you. Suppose a "video" were played in your mind of everything everyone who ever lived saw, heard, or otherwise sensed. You knew what the video was, but you didn't know God had "played" it for you. The "video" would delete all occurences of...

The Newtonian model of the universe is often described as a clock work universe; everything works in a way that matches our everyday experience. Gravity is a force pulling everything together, time marches forward in a consistent manner for everyone, and a few elegant principles can explain...

The conclusion of the Oz group's report on testing for therapeutic touch includes this: "The protocol's results . . . can be added to a succession of experiments that, since the 18th century, have never yielded a positive result." There's a point that believers should address, if they can. As...

What are peoples' opinions on the "Scole Experiment"? I read the book & it seemed quite impressive - if there was trickery going on nobody seemed to spot it. For those who don't know what this is - it was a number of "mediums" supposedly communicating with spirit beings who manifested solid...

Given the nature of the prisons in Iraq, I thought this study was relavent: http://www.prisonexp.org/ --- Is anyone really surprised that these things happened, and were captured with digital cameras and then distributed abroad? I must say I am not. I know and have spoken intimately with...

Did anyone happen to catch the documentary on this topic the other night? It was either on Discovery Times or The Science Channel. At first it seemed to be supporting the myth, but it turned out that that was just background information, and the program progressed into a thorough and...

Spinal manipulations have supposedly proved effective for some kinds of lower back pain. I'd like to know if thats mostly placebo effect or if there is something special the chiros are doing. I propose you take patients with lower back pain (nonacute) who have never had massage therapy and who...

http://www.lfr.org/csl/docs/2002Feb-Flyer.pdf It seems a pretty neat thing to test.

There is no right or wrong answer to this, but the discussion tends to be very insightful (as it was on a recent retreat with some of my co-workers). As this question invites more educated opinions than concrete answers, I have decided to post here rather than in the Puzzles section. Here it...

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