Often pseudosceptics have a high opinion of themselves, see themselves as elite. It is interesting that a disproportionately high number of pseudosceptics have an interest in magic.
Most however, appear to suffer from Imagination Deficiency Personality IDP
Fictional miss-identification: Often an IDP will react
to fictional representations as though they are real. For example, they
may complain about how a popular fictional TV programs portrays the
paranormal, or get irate if a book they are reading invokes a ghost or
spirit, or has a character convert to a spiritual outlook. Some write
letters of complaint to newspapers that, for example, carry an astrology
column. Once again all subjects were positive on this measure with one
(Subject 5) even refusing to fly on an airline whose travel magazine
included an astrology column.
Delusions of superiority: In many cases the IDP will
believe that they have special traits or talents not shared by other
people. Usually these are confined to a narrow range of human abilities,
and tend to center around issues of intelligence or education. In the
mildly IDP this may simply come off as immaturity, arrogance or elitism.
Subject 3, however, consistently referred to others as “delusional” or
made references to “Elevator[s] not going to the top floor,” and
subjects 7, 8 and 9 dedicated substantial time to denigrating the works
of some obscure scholars.
Hyper-realistic representation: This is a tendency on
the part of the imagination deficient to expect a realistic or rational
representation in all aspects of life. For example, the IDP may engage
in nit picking about plot lines in TV programs or books, or complain
about contemporary linguistic usage which conflicts with a technical
term. Eight of the 10 subjects scored positive on this measure. Subjects
8 and 9 wrote books substantially about correct usage of scientific
terms.
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Subject: [Vo]:Why are pseudoskeptics so relentless in their mission to
debunk?
From: "OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson" <orionwo...@charter.net>
Date: Wed, June 05, 2013 12:24 pm
To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
A question that hasn't been asked is WHY many pseudoskeptics seem to pursue rabid vendettas against issues like UFOs, or CF & LENR, relentlessly so. I suspect they do so because they have ironically misplaced the specific audience they are actually trying to convince. Pseudoskeptics think they are trying to convince a vast world "others" of the fact that their conclusions & opinions are incorrect. This approach will invariably fail because they refuse to admit the possibility that the person they are really trying to convince is no one other than themselves. Unfortunately, they are incapable of admitting this because they have invested too much of their EGO in a house of cards that they must continue to support. It also helps explains why their posting predilections are often obsessively relentless. Constantly focusing all of their energy on trying to tear apart the opinions of others will obviously never address their own unrealized doubts. Therefore, the only option they feel they have left at their own disposal is to try harder.Such irony!
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
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