Parapsychology

[MrSkeptic]

ESP, telekinesis, and all that woo stuff has pretty much been debunked, which is why it's not accepted in normal scientific circles. I'm surprised that anyone can actually get a degree in it, but about the only job you'll be able to get is hunting for ghosts on the SyFy channel.

I do believe that people are at times able to read other's thoughts, but not through any form of magical woo like ESP. If you live with someone long enough you get to know what they're thinking as they're thinking it. Visual clues that you don't realize you're reading have a lot to do with it. This is why the idea of ESP was invented. But in controlled laboratory conditions, it's always shown to not work.

I believe this is the primary explanation for so called ESP. As Thomas stated when you live with someone or know someone so well, you can pick up (often subconsciously) visual clues as to what that person is thinking.

As for telekenisis, I think that is pure hogwash. Using the laws of physics it is impossible for the human brain to generate the energy required to physically move an object. Yes the brain generates a small electric current but as I say not anywhere near the level required to move even the smallest of objects, the shortest of distances.

True Mind-reading? Anyone who claims to have such abilities could just as easily be using such techniques as cold/hot-reading, Barnum statements, relying on the person being read to make connections that aren't there, etc.

The James Randi prize offered a million dollars to anyone who could conclusively prove the existence of ESP and other parapsychological phenomena in a laboratory setting with repeatable results, and every attempt has failed. You'd think with a million bucks on offer it would have been proved by now....