New one - ANDREAS SALADIN, Swiss Dr. FeelGood

jmercer · 19th April 2005, 01:57 PM

Anyone have any idea if this can actually be tested?

Timothy · 19th April 2005, 02:15 PM

There's no doubt that with a sufficiently large test group, a controlled double-blind test of the psychic ability to raise the "feelgoodness" of a group of subjects over a long period of time could be tested.

That is, of course, if the experimenters want the truth.

With the lure of a $1M prize, however, and the market potential for far more by winning the prize, the threat of intentional tampering is too great a risk.

Unless you're going to sequester people for several months, I can't imagine a protocol that would satisfy both parties.

- Timothy

Ririon · 19th April 2005, 06:57 PM

How about some volunteers in maximum security prison? Any "feelgood-factor" there should be easily measurable...

Ririon

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Timothy Muse Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 544	There's no doubt that with a sufficiently large test group, a controlled double-blind test of the psychic ability to raise the "feelgoodness" of a group of subjects over a long period of time could be tested. That is, of course, if the experimenters want the truth. With the lure of a $1M prize, however, and the market potential for far more by winning the prize, the threat of intentional tampering is too great a risk. Unless you're going to sequester people for several months, I can't imagine a protocol that would satisfy both parties. - Timothy
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