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"Some things are argued about, but that doesn't support the claims of psychics. Only their own results can support their claims. Also with pluto you are tlaking about word definitions not it's existence."
First, was not just a word definition that changed. What changed was an accepted scientific 'fact' about what constitutes a planet; and what does not.
Regarding psychics, the following comes from Jeffrey Mishlove, PHD:
Empirical Evidence Supports the Existence of Extra-Sensory Perception
By every normal, scientific standard, the case for the existence of a scientific anomaly called extra-sensory perception (ESP) – i.e., telepathy, clairvoyance and precognition; or, conversely, synchronicity – has been established. This simple fact was acknowledged 100 years ago in the annals of the Smithsonian Institute – based upon the careful case studies collected by psychical researchers in the nineteenth century. Since then, this basic finding has been reaffirmed in hundreds of properly designed and conducted scientific experiments. Meta-analyses of these experiments have further confirmed the basic finding – and replications are reported at regular scientific meetings.
This simple scientific finding has been subjected to more scrutiny and replication than almost any other finding concerning human mental capability. It has enormous implications for our philosophical understanding of mind, space and time. It is of interest to almost all people seeking knowledge of their own human potential. It is relevant to many other sciences and human disciplines.
Knowledge of Extra-Sensory Perception Research has been Systematically Suppressed
It is a simple fact that – in spite of enormous popular interest – no accredited colleges or universities in the United States, and very few elsewhere in the world, offer degree programs in "parapsychology" – the scientific study of extra-sensory perception. College courses on the subject are almost non-existent. And, extra-sensory perception research is almost entirely excluded from discussion within college courses in psychology, physics or philosophy. It is very rare for anyone receiving a college education to be exposed to the literature of extra-sensory perception research.
Pressure to Suppress ESP Research Comes Primarily from "Rationalists"
There are, undoubtedly, many motivations for those who ridicule, debunk and endeavor to suppress the research findings in extra-sensory perception. However, as a broad generalization, it would be fair to say that this pressure comes from approximately 25% of the population who believe that, in spite of the purported evidence, ESP cannot exist because it appears to be inconsistent with the "rational" picture of the universe that has been developed by modern science over the past four-hundred years.
To these people, acceptance of the scientific evidence in support of ESP would throw open the doors to numerous, irrational superstitions and dogmas against which the scientific establishment has been struggling for centuries. Some go so far as to suggest that ESP cannot exist, because if it did, the entire scientific edifice – and our fundamental understanding of causality – would crumble. For this reason, they believe it is safer to assume that there are errors (or fraud) in the ESP data rather than accept the existence of ESP.
This assumption concerning error or fraud is so implicit and so strong that researchers whose data suggests the existence of ESP are automatically stigmatized and marginalized.
"Scholarly, "rationalist" critics such as Ray Hyman and the late Carl Sagan, by their own admission, have been unable to find actual – or even potential – flaws in significant bodies of ESP research. Their strongest argument has simply been that, given enough time, they believed that it would be possible to detect such fatal flaws. This argument, however, is simply a stalling tactic; and, furthermore, it is one that – in principle – could continue forever. It is an unfalsifiable argument, and stands outside the domain of science.
The skeptics and debunkers have had 120 years to find fatal flaws in the vast body of empirical evidence for extra-sensory perception. While the process has been a valuable one, the "rationalists" have failed to make their case. Some frauds have been exposed. Many experimental weaknesses have been uncovered and corrected. However, the basic findings of telepathy, clairvoyance and precognition have withstood over a century of scrutiny and examination. Those findings continue to be robust – under conditions of continually improving experimental controls. For 120 years, all of the criticisms of the skeptics and debunkers have been answered in a systematic and scholarly fashion by researchers investigating ESP. Every skeptical claim has been thoroughly and meticulously rebutted in an appropriate scientific manner.
Today, the skeptics and debunkers are simply repeating tired, old arguments – and acting as if a substantial body of scientific data simply does not exist. However, it is simply no longer credible to continue to deny the data. The "rationalist" attack against ESP research has failed miserably."
Skepticism is about enquiry and doubt, not about denial:
http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/home.htm
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