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longship

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17. Well, that's fine then.

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #16)

Mon Feb 24, 2014, 08:08 PM

Feb 2014

But it's more than a bit confusing when science adopts a terminology which has a decidedly unscientific origin. One would hope that the scientists would know better than that. It gives comfort to the woo woo kooks. That's not a good idea in a country which is having problems with general science education and rational, critical thinking.

Call it anything, but please don't call it telepathy. It certainly made me cringe.

I know that this is a rhetorical argument, but sometimes rhetoric is important.

Thanks for your response.

Regards.

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About Mind Reading interview with Michio Kaku on Fox News [View all] ErikJ Feb 2014 OP

Michio Cuckoo. longship Feb 2014 #1

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It seems to be based on the palpable, the tangible, the biological to me aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #4

I only caught a little bit of his radio show "Fantastic Science" a few months back and... ErikJ Feb 2014 #6

That's the problem, my friend. longship Feb 2014 #7

Nothing much would ever FlaGranny Feb 2014 #8

The bounds of science do not include telekinesis and telepathy. nt longship Feb 2014 #11

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No prior plausibility, and those arguing for it make statements which are falsified. longship Feb 2014 #13

The U.S. Department of Defense is currently funding such research aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #14

I am aware of that type of research. longship Feb 2014 #15

Well of course that's not what my post was about aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #16

Well, that's fine then. longship Feb 2014 #17

Yes, that is FlaGranny Mar 2014 #18

"He also incessantly self promotes his "co-invention" of string field theory; greiner3 Feb 2014 #9

Thank you for taking the time to defend Dr. Kaku. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #10

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Hopefully a lie detector machine like this would ErikJ Feb 2014 #5