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Old 8th February 2006, 04:30 AM   #1
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Quantum Touch

On another messageboard someone brough up Quantum Touch.
http://www.quantumtouch.com/QuantumFAQ.php

I certainly got a good laugh when I read the following.

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Does skepticism or doubt inhibit Quantum Touch?

One of the most amazing and wonderful aspects of QT is that the practitioner may hold tremendous skepticism and still do great work. The person receiving may be skeptical as well.

I remember asking a chiropractor at a workshop who had never attended a lecture to demonstrate that bones will move into alignment with a light touch using QT. He said that he taught at a chiropractic college, and he knew that it was impossible, he had never seen it done, and he knew that he could not do it. It took me a while to help him take the tension out of his hands since he was accustomed to using force. A minute later, he couldn't believe his eyes when he succeeded, and he had to repeat it on four other people before he finally let himself believe what had happened. Afterwards he just stood there with a huge grin on his face.
Now you can't honestly read that without finding yourself holding you mid torso!
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Old 8th February 2006, 05:42 AM   #2
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I'm afraid to. If I use my QT powers, I may accidentally move my bones around.

One idiot being convinced by another idiot of a new and wonderful form of idiocy is just life.
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Old 8th February 2006, 06:07 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by joeybernard View Post
One idiot being convinced by another idiot of a new and wonderful form of idiocy is just life.
But fun to watch.
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Old 8th February 2006, 06:13 AM   #4
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True. As long as you watch from far enough away not to get any of the idiocy on you :-)
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Old 8th February 2006, 06:29 AM   #5
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So, let me get this right. One form of usless quackery is just as effective as another? Wow, I guess everything emits n-rays!
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