Skeptical About Skeptics: A New Website
Skeptical About Skeptics is a new website devoted to examining the world of ideologue skepticism, (a.k.a. militant atheist pseudo-skeptics.) They describe their mission this way: Skeptical About Skeptics is dedicated … Continue reading
Mainstream Media: A Multi-Headed Special Interest Group
There is a moment in everyone’s life when they have an Ah Ha! about something. A revelation that changes their outlook in a fundamental way about a persistently difficult situation and … Continue reading
The Bem Precognition Meta-Analysis Vs. Those Wacky Skeptics
To get you in the proper mood to evaluate the latest skepticism regarding psi research, I present a two minute clip from the otherwise somewhat forgettable movie Erik The Viking. … Continue reading
The ABC’s of Dissecting a Controversial Subject
Controversial subjects are all around us. Bigfoot, psychic ability, UFO’s, 9/11 truthers, chem trails, crop circles, cold fusion, free energy, homeopathy and many others. Over time, I’ve had a chance … Continue reading
Rhine Research Center Fundraising Event
The Rhine Research Center is one of the few places in world dedicated to the study of experimental parapsychology and consciousness research. It offers a variety of educational programs and … Continue reading
The Failure of the Patricia Putt JREF Challenge
Update: May 8, 2013. Professor Chris French responded to my email regarding the ethics committee. I am changing the post to reflect this. Back in May of 2009, a psychic … Continue reading
Why Is Psi so Elusive in Scientific Testing?
In the most robust test of psychic ability, the autoganzfeld, it is typical to get a right answer approximately 32-33% of the time when chance is 25%. So around 8% … Continue reading
Animals Befriending Animals: An Expanded View of Consciousness
Awww, they are so cute. In studying the reach of consciousness, I don’t think anything demonstrates it quite so emphatically as when animals of different species befriend each other. When … Continue reading
A Critical Look at CSI, (formerly CSICOP), a Pseudo-Scientific Skeptic Organization
Most psychic people have never heard of this organization. The original name was: Committee for Scientific Investigations for Claims of the Paranormal. (CSICOP) It’s since been shortened to CSI. It … Continue reading
Psychic Ability and Magnetic Fields
Many years ago I was involved with the New Age movement and specifically psychic healing. At that time I learned the concept of Chakras, spinning centers of energy located in … Continue reading
The Weiler Psi 