RE: From religion to the paranormal

2001-03-08 Thread Rick Adams
Jim wrote: Should we be teaching students that they should/must remain agnostic on certain issues unless they can examine the original source material for themselves and must make themselves experts in any domain that they wish to promote some opinion about? Far from it.

RE: from religion to the paranormal

2001-03-08 Thread Rick Adams
Tom Timmerman wrote: It's hilarious to listen to and has provided good material for Research Methods. On the other hand, Art takes them seriously and it's frightening how many people believe what they hear on the show. While most of Bell's guests are wangos, he _does_ manage

Re: from religion to the paranormal

2001-03-07 Thread Jim Guinee
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 18:28:41 -0600 From: "Timmerman, Thomas" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: From religion to the paranormal Schwartz has also appeared twice on the Art Bell show. Which, of course, automatically disqualifies him from possessing any credibility. TT Who i

RE: from religion to the paranormal

2001-03-07 Thread Timmerman, Thomas
He's a radio talk show host whose program is on from 10pm to 3am Pacific. The show is on hundreds of stations across the country. The shows are also archived at www.artbell.com . This week's guests have included: Richard Hoagland: He has pictures of glass tunnels on Mars. Kathleen Keating: She

RE: From religion to the paranormal

2001-03-06 Thread jim clark
Hi On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Rick Adams wrote: Not that I necessarily support Schwartz' "research" or opinions (I don't have the primary source material in front of me to evaluate objectively), Should we be teaching students that they should/must remain agnostic on certain issues unless they

RE: From religion to the paranormal

2001-03-05 Thread Paul Smith
Mike Lee wrote: Admittedly, it is difficult to evaluate without more information, but nonetheless, interesting. Scientists Becoming Believers In Spiritualists' Paranormal Powers By Robert

Re: From religion to the paranormal

2001-03-05 Thread jim clark
Hi On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Mike Lee wrote: Not trying to ruffle anyone's feathers here. Simply inviting serious and objective responses to the following article. Admittedly, it is difficult to evaluate without more information, but nonetheless, interesting. It really is

RE: From religion to the paranormal

2001-03-05 Thread Timmerman, Thomas
Schwartz has also appeared twice on the Art Bell show. Which, of course, automatically disqualifies him from possessing any credibility. TT === Thomas A. Timmerman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychology Department Austin Peay State University Clarksville,

RE: From religion to the paranormal

2001-03-05 Thread Paul Smith
Miguel Roig wrote: However, the quote below was particularly troublesome. "Prof Schwartz ... said ... 'Based on our data to date, the most parsimonious explanation is that the mediums are in direct communication with the deceased'." ROFL. That's great! Wouldn't you love to see

RE: From religion to the paranormal

2001-03-05 Thread Paul Smith
jim clark wrote: Northrop is the subject of two documentaries on HBO and Fox Family Channel that aired recently. She is one of five mediums in the world who has received the scientific "seal of approval" by the University of Arizona for accuracy. Dr. Gary Schwartz, Professor at the

RE: From religion to the paranormal

2001-03-05 Thread Rick Adams
Jim wrote: It really is hard to take this seriously. And I am not sure why something is "interesting" if it is "difficult to evaluate," other than in the kind of "that's interesting" comment one makes when trying to not offend. Schwartz is potentially a real embarrassment to