Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
Perhaps this is used as some sort of ritual for journalists? Send the new guy to report on the same story every few years, they never know the difference.
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
Well, for those who are interested, here's James Randi:
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
Man, I'm still awed by Randi's awesome beard (and the eyebrows! Man, the eyebrows!)
And,uh, his message is pretty good, too. I guess
Funny...the capability to live without food or water would qualify as a paranormal ability, right? So the guy would be eglible for Randi's reward
And,uh, his message is pretty good, too. I guess
Funny...the capability to live without food or water would qualify as a paranormal ability, right? So the guy would be eglible for Randi's reward
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
He outright stated that it would qualify - of course not without actual test, because the errors in these supposed tests are just too obvious.Funny...the capability to live without food or water would qualify as a paranormal ability, right? So the guy would be eglible for Randi's reward
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"Destiny and fate are for those too weak to forge their own futures. Where we are 'supposed' to be is irrelevent." - Sir Nitram
"The world owes you nothing but painful lessons" - CaptainChewbacca
"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." - Wilhelm Stekel
"In 1969 it was easier to send a man to the Moon than to have the public accept a homosexual" - Broomstick
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"Destiny and fate are for those too weak to forge their own futures. Where we are 'supposed' to be is irrelevent." - Sir Nitram
"The world owes you nothing but painful lessons" - CaptainChewbacca
"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." - Wilhelm Stekel
"In 1969 it was easier to send a man to the Moon than to have the public accept a homosexual" - Broomstick
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
Ah, right - I missed it for some reason. Heh.Serafina wrote: He outright stated that it would qualify - of course not without actual test, because the errors in these supposed tests are just too obvious.
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
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MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST does not mind BREAKING the SOUND BARRIER, because it is INSURED. - Simon_Jester considering the problems of hypersonic flight for Team L.A.M.E.
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
Yeah, I thought about that cop-out. Maybe someone should write him a letter explaining that he could easily donate those millions of dollars towards improved education for the underprivileged in India.
I always wonder about that... my mother's old friend from high school is really into reflexology. I've talked to her, and I know she genuinely, strongly believes that what she's doing is good and right, and useful. All of these new age fringe movements are full of people that are constantly convincing themselves that they're dealing with something real. I don't see how you could do a justification like that with something like that, where you very blatantly must be drinking water and eating food and genuinely lying about it.
Is the prospect of fame/notoriety enough? Why does that whole "morality" thing come into play with such people?
I always wonder about that... my mother's old friend from high school is really into reflexology. I've talked to her, and I know she genuinely, strongly believes that what she's doing is good and right, and useful. All of these new age fringe movements are full of people that are constantly convincing themselves that they're dealing with something real. I don't see how you could do a justification like that with something like that, where you very blatantly must be drinking water and eating food and genuinely lying about it.
Is the prospect of fame/notoriety enough? Why does that whole "morality" thing come into play with such people?
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You're not fit to use the title "Neurologist" you incompetent fucking dolt. We know how the human body gains energy and processes it, and it has nothing to do with woo-woo powers from beyond.stormthebeaches wrote:Turns out that he's either legitimate or Indian scientists are really incompetent.
neurologist Sudhir Shah:
"As medical practitioners we cannot shut our eyes to possibilities, to a source of energy other than calories."
Seriously, go back to praying, and do not ever get near a human being again with the intent of diagnosing anything. Jackass.
God help you if you get sick in India, and a guy like this has to diagnose you. What's next, bloodletting to combat the common cold?
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
I do not believe in any of his claims but the whole thing got me thinking about one thing.
We know how certain parts of the world (India included) are well, religious to the bone about these things. So, presumably if you used some of his meditations techniques and such to teach to the troops and actually convince them that they should work, even thou they do not actually work would this not still be beneficial in terms of morale? And would this possibly quite marginal improvement in morale be worth the resources it takes to implement something like that? What do you think?
We know how certain parts of the world (India included) are well, religious to the bone about these things. So, presumably if you used some of his meditations techniques and such to teach to the troops and actually convince them that they should work, even thou they do not actually work would this not still be beneficial in terms of morale? And would this possibly quite marginal improvement in morale be worth the resources it takes to implement something like that? What do you think?
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
Meditation has tangible benefits. For one, it's great to get or stay calm.Purple wrote:I do not believe in any of his claims but the whole thing got me thinking about one thing.
We know how certain parts of the world (India included) are well, religious to the bone about these things. So, presumably if you used some of his meditations techniques and such to teach to the troops and actually convince them that they should work, even thou they do not actually work would this not still be beneficial in terms of morale? And would this possibly quite marginal improvement in morale be worth the resources it takes to implement something like that? What do you think?
It won't miraculously heal your wounds or sustain you, and i'm not even sure wether claims about increasing the time you can life without food/water are true (going into a trance while resting while you wait to be resuced, not miraculously nourishing yourself).
But they can definately be usefull to release stress, which is an usefull skill for a soldier (not in combat, of course.)
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"Destiny and fate are for those too weak to forge their own futures. Where we are 'supposed' to be is irrelevent." - Sir Nitram
"The world owes you nothing but painful lessons" - CaptainChewbacca
"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." - Wilhelm Stekel
"In 1969 it was easier to send a man to the Moon than to have the public accept a homosexual" - Broomstick
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"Destiny and fate are for those too weak to forge their own futures. Where we are 'supposed' to be is irrelevent." - Sir Nitram
"The world owes you nothing but painful lessons" - CaptainChewbacca
"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." - Wilhelm Stekel
"In 1969 it was easier to send a man to the Moon than to have the public accept a homosexual" - Broomstick
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Re: Man claims to have gone 70 years without food or water
Yeah that's what I meant, I worded that poorly.PeZook wrote:Actually, tons of people tried. None were actually able to demonstrate their paranormal abilities.Gramzamber wrote:Money has a powerful lure, if this Indian guru is too "enlightened" to go for it, then somebody with paranormal powers already would have.
Of course, strangely, no one has. It'd be interesting to see how long this guru would last under constant supervision with no bathroom breaks.
I love James Randi by the way.
I wonder why...
What I meant to say is that no "true" psychic/guru/alien god/whatever has gone through this kind of scrutiny. Meaning of course that they don't exist.
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