Comments on: Spoonbending http://www.michaelshermer.com/1999/09/spoonbending/ books, essays, columns, reviews, and multimedia clips of famed skeptic Michael Shermer Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:19:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rodger Sparks http://www.michaelshermer.com/1999/09/spoonbending/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Rodger Sparks Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:59:38 +0000 http://www.michaelshermer.com/1999/09/spoonbending/#comment-571 Well, I don't believe in psycho/telekinesis any more than Michael Shermer, but I don't think this video addresses the main point, which is spoon bending without (apparent) physical contact. For someone to say you can't bend a spoon by physical effort, and someone else to say, yes you can, doesn't really get us any further. Well, I don’t believe in psycho/telekinesis any more than Michael Shermer, but I don’t think this video addresses the main point, which is spoon bending without (apparent) physical contact. For someone to say you can’t bend a spoon by physical effort, and someone else to say, yes you can, doesn’t really get us any further.

]]> By: JJC http://www.michaelshermer.com/1999/09/spoonbending/comment-page-1/#comment-563 JJC Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:36:52 +0000 http://www.michaelshermer.com/1999/09/spoonbending/#comment-563 I have observed spoon bending pk stuff for many years. I have never seen anyone start the exercise by doing it physically. That's just silly. Anyone can bend a spoon with their hands, as tableware is not that strong to begin with. In 1977 I saw Uri Geller in person, and anyone who hopes to follow Geller is going to have to try harder than the guy in this video. I have observed spoon bending pk stuff for many years. I have never seen anyone start the exercise by doing it physically. That’s just silly. Anyone can bend a spoon with their hands, as tableware is not that strong to begin with.
In 1977 I saw Uri Geller in person, and anyone who hopes to follow Geller is going to have to try harder than the guy in this video.

]]> By: Bob Pease http://www.michaelshermer.com/1999/09/spoonbending/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Bob Pease Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:23:48 +0000 http://www.michaelshermer.com/1999/09/spoonbending/#comment-469 Mike has again demonstrated that Science has trumped the bogus theories about PK. Actually, In my opinion, pseudoscientific theories are WORSE than the "Pure Magic" appraoch. This is because the claims of pseudocience give the hucksters an undeserved respect in the general population. Claims of "But it's really Scientific at base", allow people who scorn the occult to follow hokum in good conscience. As an aside , as children, we would have never been allowed to participate in this hokum because of the strong belief that it was possibly due to SATAN!! Mike has again demonstrated that Science has trumped the bogus theories about PK.

Actually, In my opinion, pseudoscientific theories are WORSE than the “Pure Magic” appraoch.
This is because the claims of pseudocience give the
hucksters an undeserved respect in the general population.
Claims of “But it’s really Scientific at base”, allow people who scorn the occult to follow hokum in good conscience.

As an aside , as children, we would have never been allowed to participate in this hokum because of the strong belief that it was possibly due to SATAN!!

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