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Kablooie

(19,076 posts)
77. One example does not a scientific study make.
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:43 AM
Sep 2014

If they can do this 1000 times in a row with 90% accuracy it might be worth looking at but random chance is just as likely at this stage. Even more likely based on human history.

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I don't want to pronounce this as "woo" BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #1
It's a study conducted by the Harvard Medical School, among others IDemo Sep 2014 #5
It doesn't matter who did it BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #14
Because, who knew that the first word that would be transmitted through the Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #17
The phone was invented before the word "hello" rickford66 Sep 2014 #29
But it might not surprise that the NY Times may have preferred to perpetuate BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #37
The word was Hullo! Neoma Sep 2014 #30
I once spent an inordinate amount of time dickthegrouch Sep 2014 #58
Right! bvf Sep 2014 #25
Earlier studies have already indicated the viability of this IDemo Sep 2014 #32
I'm not saying it's not "viable" BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #44
1876 woo: ashling Sep 2014 #24
this is a bad idea, Imagine advertisers shooting thoughts directly into our brains to by shit Heather MC Sep 2014 #47
This type of thing has already been done in the past via sensory input BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #53
Don't Fox and Limbaugh do that already? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #75
Interesting! Thanks for posting this! I think in the not too far future RKP5637 Sep 2014 #2
Agreed, I think the Batman movie with Jim Carey covered this topic pretty well Heather MC Sep 2014 #48
50,000,000 volunteers* needed for scientific study. You can be at the front line of brain research! BlueJazz Sep 2014 #3
Perfect! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #4
I think you meant 99 Percenters, only IDemo Sep 2014 #6
I hope I am dead before something like this is ever perfected or practiced on a wide scale. livingonearth Sep 2014 #7
Yep, same here. It would be the ultimate tool for suppression and control of the masses to RKP5637 Sep 2014 #9
This was accurately predicted in a 1966 film that was a big hit at the time DFW Sep 2014 #38
Posted that scene on a thread about Chuck Todd saying PBO didn't say 'Syria': freshwest Sep 2014 #85
Technically, I'm doing the same thing now EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #8
yup! Botany Sep 2014 #10
Damn, you should get a research grant! EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #11
I have a phone like the one pictured. PADemD Sep 2014 #23
Mental Telepathy. whathehell Sep 2014 #12
By what mechanism were you able to perform telepathy? EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #13
Telepathy usually works when there is an emotional connection. PADemD Sep 2014 #31
If it's not reproducible, it's not telepathy, it's coincidence EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #34
We can agree to disagree. PADemD Sep 2014 #45
My experience as well. n/t whathehell Sep 2014 #42
My brain, LOL.. whathehell Sep 2014 #46
So tell me about it EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #51
"You may not have to prove it to yourself, but you do have to prove it to me" whathehell Sep 2014 #60
Be very afraid. cbayer Sep 2014 #64
Indeed, LOL whathehell Sep 2014 #68
Oh good lord. Codeine Sep 2014 #20
Yes, dear...Right here on this page whathehell Sep 2014 #40
The science is saying no such thing. Codeine Sep 2014 #55
Oh, excuse me.. whathehell Sep 2014 #61
Don't you love the nay sayers?! proReality Sep 2014 #27
Can you prove it? EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #35
Well said. Unfortunately, a lot of people confuse bvf Sep 2014 #65
Yep, the desire to believe sometimes overwhelms EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #67
Can you "prove" what whathehell Sep 2014 #81
I'm not sure what that even means EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #82
You're "not sure what that even means"? whathehell Sep 2014 #83
Despite your attempts at deflection, my original question still stands EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #84
Despite yours, mine stands as well. whathehell Sep 2014 #87
Your question is silly EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #88
Your answer is silly whathehell Sep 2014 #89
Yep -- I try to tell them, whathehell Sep 2014 #39
Your username is seems quite inappropriate. nt Codeine Sep 2014 #56
Do you have any examples you can share? n/t bvf Sep 2014 #28
I do indeed.. whathehell Sep 2014 #41
Looking forward to reading them. PADemD Sep 2014 #57
Thank you, although I do whathehell Sep 2014 #62
You'll get no argument from me. PADemD Sep 2014 #69
Aww, thanks, bro..I just sent you a post which relayed whathehell Sep 2014 #71
Uh oh whathehell Sep 2014 #70
I will PM my experience, as well. PADemD Sep 2014 #72
Yep...nothing is really "real" until science says it is. n/t dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #76
Indeed -- Not even one's own personal experience, it seems, whathehell Sep 2014 #78
Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #79
Oh fuck, a beligerant, um, whatever whathehell Sep 2014 #80
Just to attest to the legitimacy of the testing, Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #15
I understand six put up likes on FB. westerebus Sep 2014 #21
Science could reassure us that humans can do this Marthe48 Sep 2014 #16
My wife has been intercepting my thoughts for years Cirque du So-What Sep 2014 #18
LOL n/t FourScore Sep 2014 #36
Shit, there goes the vote! nt valerief Sep 2014 #19
Bah ... cosmicone Sep 2014 #22
Walter Bishop still playing. BootinUp Sep 2014 #26
Obviously, their test subject wasn't a Republican ... they are immune to thought transmission. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2014 #33
Its been done already but on a larger scale. I saw a documentary on Channel 4 in the '60s. Hoppy Sep 2014 #43
Many Scientists and Techies are lackeys of the ruling class AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #49
because talking is too much effort. The actual use for this would be paralyzed people or... yurbud Sep 2014 #50
You will be assimilated. Trillo Sep 2014 #52
It's all in your head, cate94 Sep 2014 #54
And Faux has been doing it for Politicalboi Sep 2014 #59
Guess what? Helen Borg Sep 2014 #63
Will just simply gazing into another's eyes still be an option? callous taoboy Sep 2014 #66
They no more transmitteed thoughts... PosterChild Sep 2014 #73
Scientists demonstrate expensive keyboard Android3.14 Sep 2014 #74
One example does not a scientific study make. Kablooie Sep 2014 #77
A choice WovenGems Sep 2014 #86
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