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Psychic clairvoyant

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The document discusses the unfalsifiability of psychic and paranormal claims. It notes that psychics make vague predictions that can explain anything, and gives an example of someone claiming invisible Martians live in their head that cannot be disproven through any tests, as they will have explanations for any results. It concludes that ideas that cannot be falsified through testing are not scientific.

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If prediction is right, you believe they are truly psychic If prediction is wrong, shrug it off thinking they can¨t be right all the time There¨s no way to show that its false to believe in this person¨s psychic ability Note: most psychics make such vague predictions that they are always right, their predictions can explain anything www.psychic.getsolution.us
Someone in this class told me that Martians live in his head. If you X-ray his head and show no Martians, he says they're invisible to X-rays.? If you open his head up surgically and see no Martians, he says they disappear when exposed to oxygen.? No matter what test you come up with, you never show any evidence of the Martians in his head, but that makes no difference.? He always has an explanation.? His idea about the Martians cannot be falsified and therefore is not scientific. www.psychic.getsolution.us
Risky & specific www.psychic.getsolution.us
Psychological scientists are at the front line of uncertainty Pro: this is where the interesting questions are Con: makes us look ｀uncertain¨ to the public www.psychic.getsolution.us

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Psychic clairvoyant

  • 1. If prediction is right, you believe they are truly psychic If prediction is wrong, shrug it off thinking they can¨t be right all the time There¨s no way to show that its false to believe in this person¨s psychic ability Note: most psychics make such vague predictions that they are always right, their predictions can explain anything www.psychic.getsolution.us
  • 2. Someone in this class told me that Martians live in his head. If you X-ray his head and show no Martians, he says they're invisible to X-rays.? If you open his head up surgically and see no Martians, he says they disappear when exposed to oxygen.? No matter what test you come up with, you never show any evidence of the Martians in his head, but that makes no difference.? He always has an explanation.? His idea about the Martians cannot be falsified and therefore is not scientific. www.psychic.getsolution.us
  • 3. Risky & specific www.psychic.getsolution.us
  • 4. Psychological scientists are at the front line of uncertainty Pro: this is where the interesting questions are Con: makes us look ｀uncertain¨ to the public www.psychic.getsolution.us

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