Questions You Should Ask

So, you hear some dude talking on the radio about how his laboratory has scientifically proven that ESP really exists. He tells you about his new book that will make you more in tune with the psychic world and increase your awareness. But before you reach for your checkbook to send in the $19.99 (plus shipping and handling ofcourse), ask yourself the following questions:

 

1. Who is this dude?

Where is he from? Who funds his lab? What are his credentials? Has he ever been arrested?

 

2. What does he BELIEVE?

Scientists are just people, and may not be completely objective. In the business of parapsychology, objectivity is a liability.

 

3. How did he prove what he is saying he proved?

Experimental controls? Double-blind? Was he high when he did the statistical analysis?

 

4. What do other scientists think about the experiment?

Criticisms of the study? Where results reproducable by independant laboratories?

 

5. Is reading this book supposed to make me rich, reverse the aging process, or increase the size of my genitals?

If the answer is "yes," clearly the claim is fraudulent.

 

 

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