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- From: schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher)
- Subject: Re: Testing for "Auras"
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- References: <1992Jul20.203459.1603@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <1992Jul20.231943.16236@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <1992Jul21.141826.24840@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 00:25:29 GMT
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- In <1992Jul21.141826.24840@ccu.umanitoba.ca> rutkows@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Chris Rutkowski) writes:
- >>I am not "seeing auras" right now? The question is, just what information
- >>does this person claim to be able to derive from the aura?
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- >This is exactly what we hope to test. So far, the person has been
- >fairly vague about the claims.
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- Vague claims lead to vague tests and vague results, which your subject
- will use as "scientific" evidence in support of his claims. Don't get
- sucked into this unless you get your subject to agree to very specific
- criteria before you start.
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