If a person could correctly guess dice rolls and guessed correctly thirty times consecurtively, then would that become verifiable evidence or still be considered coincidence? How many dice rolls would the individual need to correctly guess consecutively for it to be verifiable evidence?
2007-10-12 16:34:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Parapsychology
"Well, if you go by dice rolls, then any prediction such as five dice rolls in succession would be extremely strog evidence, since the odds of getting this right by chance would be (1/6)^5 = 1 in 7776"
Aye, and thirty consecutive dice rolls would be over 1 in 1,000,000,000,000. Thats why I'm asking how many would be needed for it not to be considered coincidence.
2007-10-12 16:48:37 · update #1
"the government has questioned hundreds of people who have been professed as psychic, they've never found one who really is......that they told us about..."
Thanks for the umm...positive thinking.
2007-10-12 16:50:31 · update #2
"Send them to James Randi.
Check youtube or google."
If I did that, then it would be debunked as a video that was edited or a rigged environment.
2007-10-12 16:52:37 · update #3
"There are many ideas behind psychic people and abilities, so it's hard to say. There's telekinesis, the ability to move objects with your mind, telepathy, mental communication, and the ability to see what happens in the future. Some people believe that we have all these abilities at birth, but from the inability to comprehend them we lose the powers because we forget about them and don't use them. However, for your question on the dice, I would say that it could go both ways because the person could be really lucky at guessing, cheat, or have a psychic power. Either of the three."
Aye, there is a chance a person could be really lucky. There is also a chance a person will always guess a number correctly. Predicting dice, or colored marbles, or even a coin is the best observable physical proof that I can think off the top of my head. Dice have 1/6 chance, hence I went with the best ratio. It would be very difficult for someone to cheat in this manner in a controlled environment.
2007-10-13 04:40:23 · update #4
"There was a remote viewing project the CIA spent nearly 20 years on. They claim it was cancelled because they were completely unsuccessful. I've always wondered why they kept it going for that long if they had no luck with their remote viewers. That and some people involved with the project maintain they had psychics who located their targets 80% of the time. But its all hearsay. Who knows. I think it would take a lot to convince me because some people are really good cons."
If it was cancelled, it wasn't because of lack of psychics or ability. The reason the government might deny something like psychic abilities being real is that it could start a chain reaction in a populace, which would weaken the throne of power. If people knew they had some sort of dormant untapped potential, then I'm fairly sure there would be a quickening increase in psychics.
2007-10-13 04:54:12 · update #5
the government has questioned hundreds of people who have been professed as psychic, they've never found one who really is...
2007-10-12 16:40:49 · answer #1 · answered by AlCapone 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are many ideas behind psychic people and abilities, so it's hard to say. There's telekinesis, the ability to move objects with your mind, telepathy, mental communication, and the ability to see what happens in the future. Some people believe that we have all these abilities at birth, but from the inability to comprehend them we lose the powers because we forget about them and don't use them. However, for your question on the dice, I would say that it could go both ways because the person could be really lucky at guessing, cheat, or have a psychic power. Either of the three.
2007-10-13 09:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by drake_zula 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There was a remote viewing project the CIA spent nearly 20 years on. They claim it was cancelled because they were completely unsuccessful. I've always wondered why they kept it going for that long if they had no luck with their remote viewers. That and some people involved with the project maintain they had psychics who located their targets 80% of the time. But its all hearsay. Who knows. I think it would take a lot to convince me because some people are really good cons.
Update: Scott F--I suppose you may be right. Like I said, project Stargate was around for over 20 years... hard to believe they managed to keep it going that long if they weren't getting some sort of results. But again, I don't know... all I've seen are a few articles on it.
Update: I see that I said nearly 20 years and then followed it with over 20 years. I think the wikipedia article that Iooked up after I posted this showed something to the effect of 25 years.
2007-10-13 00:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by average person Violated 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, if you go by dice rolls, then any prediction such as five dice rolls in succession would be extremely strog evidence, since the odds of getting this right by chance would be (1/6)^5 = 1 in 7776.
2007-10-12 23:40:22 · answer #4 · answered by tsr21 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If someone was truly psychic with actual psychic abilities they might not want it known. Who knows what could happen to them? Governments would want them for research and military projects, criminals and gamblers would want them to make money, they would be shunned by anyone with a secret or need for privacy and their life could be horrible.
About the dice rolls; thirty consecutive hits would be so improbable that it would qualify as proof.
2007-10-13 11:57:40 · answer #5 · answered by Incognito 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one is psychic. Some are just more intuitive than others, meaning some people are able to key in on non-verbal communication.
The real test of a psychic is to be able to predict *specifically* events before they happen. Most psychics use very general predictions and then fill in the blanks and smooth it out after the fact.
2007-10-13 17:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by Peter D 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Set aside dice,cards and marbles etc. Engage an expert pickpocket to pick the pocket of the so said psychic. As a psychic he will be knowing before hands that his pocket is about to be picked.Do they not meet accidents,do they not fall sick or do they not have adverse results/ circumstances in their lives. Or their psychic abilities emerge only for publicity or money ?
2007-10-13 13:37:59 · answer #7 · answered by yogeshwargarg 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Umm...being psychic doesn't work like that. lol It's not about guessing dice rolls. There's many different ways that people are intuitive. Some are empathic, talk to spirits, medical intuitive, card readers, etc. If we could guess numbers, honey, we'd all be rich by winning the lottery. It just doesn't work like that.
2007-10-13 12:37:43 · answer #8 · answered by xxamethystnightxx 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no easy way. It would require thousands of trials that consistently showed positive results (this has been done) and then the work would be criticized as using poor methods, poor controls, bad statistics, or deliberate fraud.
Even skeptics (the ones that are real scientist) have been reduced to arguing that it can't exist because of lack of theory, the statistics and methods today are more solid than any other experiments in the social/behavioral sciences and medicine.
J.B. Rhine used a pack of 25 cards with 5 symbols (easier for statistics) to test for ESP as well as dice (eventually thrown from dice rolling machines to prevent human intervention) as early as the 1930's. I have listed several links for you to below to help you become familiar with the research.
2007-10-13 00:13:53 · answer #9 · answered by psiexploration 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Who knows? I don't think there's any way to prove that someone is psychic, because behind the "powers of the mind", there's probably luck or a formula involved
2007-10-12 23:36:55 · answer #10 · answered by Steve 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋