Is Dr. Livingston from the Space Show a nut?

[lycan359]

I've heard a few episodes from the space show and found them to be generally pretty good.<br /><br />However, in the May 10th episode archived on his site he interviews someone about remote viewing which uses psychic powers to view things remotely in your mind... or something.<br /><br />"Paul Smith returned to The Space Show to discuss his new book, "Reading the Enemy's Mind: Inside Star Gate--America's Psychic Espionage Program", and to share his thoughts with us on how remote viewing can be used to facilitate our becoming space-faring."<br /><br />I mean what the hell, I thought this was a serious space show. Does he have a history of this kind of thing?<br /><br />Ahhrg... This kind of thing makes my blood boil! /

 

[CalliArcale]

I'm inclined to the same conclusion. There's been no scientific evidence for remote viewing, and a lot against. Of course, even good science shows sometimes stumble, so it doesn't mean the other episodes are worthless, but if I were listening to it, I'd certainly take future episodes with a big grain of salt -- assuming I tuned in at all. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[kevin_horton]

If research only focused on things that were already understood, then few new advances would ever be made. We need to keep on open mind. There are quite a few interesting papers available on the web, on both sides of the issue of remote viewing. For stuff that seems to support the existance of remote viewing, see:<br /><br /><p>http://www.blackvault.com/documents/remoteviewing/eval/rv1.htm, <br /><br />http://anson.ucdavis.edu/~utts/air2.html, and<br /><br />http://www.stephanaschwartz.com/papers.htm.</p>

 

[mrmorris]

<font color="yellow">"We need to keep on open mind. "</font><br /><br />Yep -- an open mind is a really good thing. In many ways it's like opening a window in your house. Lets in fresh air, keeps things from getting stuffy. Of course -- generally when you have an open window -- there's still a screen to keep out insects, birds, and the like. Keeping your mind so open that you don't filter out <b>anything</b> tends to leave you with a head full of creepy-crawlies and bird&%$#@!.

 

[igorsboss]

<font color="yellow">Keeping your mind so open that you don't filter out anything tends to leave you with a head full of creepy-crawlies and bird&%$#@!.</font><br /><br />Excellent!<br /><br />Get to know the beasts too well, and it's "Dr. Livingston, I presume?".

 

[tom_hobbes]

I don't know about remote viewing, but I know it's possible for somebody else to have access to the precise contents of your mind. It happened to me.<br /><br />It's impossible to dismiss my own direct experience of the day two little girls, step daughters of my boss when I was a landscape gardener many years ago, told me exactly, unambiguously, what I was thinking. It scared the crap out of me. They were only five and six years old respectively.<br /><br />Either they were frighteningly intelligent for their age and able to correctly assess what I might think in answer to their question, "Think of something, and we'll tell you what it is." Or they could simply enter another's mind and read the thoughts there.<br /><br />It was something specific and obscure, and difficult to imagine two little girls stumbling across randomly. But they told me exactly, precisely what I was thinking, in my own words, as I thought it. Weird yet true. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>

 

[siarad]

Derren Brown does this regularly on Channel 4 UK TV & a lot more besides. It's psychology & minute observation but not mind reading as said here.<br />An absolutely stupendous show & indicates how robotic we are & easily manipulated, scary <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" />

 

[luciusverus]

But admittedly very interesting........!!

 

[alokmohan]

Excellent .ESP is business and cheating .James Randi relentlessly fought against it.You may My post on Randi in phenomenon column.

 

[arobie]

I've been really impressed with most of the show's from The Space Show. I don't listen to every show, but I go through the archives often enough and listen to shows that interest me.<br /><br />Listened to the Elon Musk and the Wally Shirra shows recently. I really enjoyed them.<br /><br />I guess that one psychic show was a bit off. I'll forgive him though for that show.<br /><br />kadetken,<br /><br />Now that I noticed this thread, I looked up your show. Listening to it now.<br /><br />Very cool. <br /><br />30 minutes later. . .<br /><br />Oops, thought I had pressed the continue button to post this. Well, I finished listening to the show now. Ken, Excellent Job! I'de love to see a presentation by you if I ever got the chance.

 

[nexium]

I can't identify any paranormal experiences in my life, so I don't use the paranormal as part of my working hypothesis. On the other hand, I don't critisize those who do make good use of paranormal, nor reject the possiblity that paranormal (including remote viewing) may help me some day. Neil

 

[arobie]

I look forward to hearing you again on The Space Show.<br /><br />Hmmm. . .saving my pennies, how much does it cost to attend the Conference?<br /><br />Definitely go with the "A Roadmap to Cislunar Space". From what I've heard from you on that topic here on space.com, you will have a very interesting presentation on it!<br /><br />In fact, I've actually been looking for more information on that topic. While racking my brain for where to find good information on the moon and so on, I remembered a debate: Lots of talk lately concerning the moon.<br /><br />In particular, your posts on that debate are what I remembered. You impressed me very much with those posts.<br /><br />So, again you'de give an excellent presentation on the topic. <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" />