Good day, phonomenon.
Unfortunately, I've not received your "thorough" explanation. I haven't got any comments on the site or in the email. Where did you post yet? If you have it saved, I'd be happy to read. Or post it here.
Anyway, you suggest that
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anyone who finds something so mundane as being told your child has sore throat incredibly psychic is possibly easily pleased.
I would generally agree with you, yet in this case, there were 2 things that made it more credible to me:
1. I specifically told the woman that the child had ear inflammation (as was examined by a child doctor) before she told me her diagnosis. So by stating that he had throat infection she took great chances of being wrong, going against a given diagnosis.
2. She told it was on the right side of the throat. Ok, so maybe it's about 50% chance (lower, actually). But it was unneccesary information, getting her more into the "chances game" and raising her chances of being wrong.
So overall, although it's hard to do the math on the chances here, would you agree with me that it was too risky for someone who just wants to "look" psychic to take the chances?
After all if you were in her place, would you "throw" into the air, that "no, doctors are wrong, he's got infection on the right side of his throat".
I know I wouldn't.
Moreover, this woman specifically had other successes with diagnosis which I've not told on my site, since they are more personal.
On another note why would a man who owns and runs a website on paranormal would be so sceptical? Are you also the sceptic on your site? Thus said, I wouldn't believe myself everything being said on these forums.
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Interesting stuff.
You made this comment about a psychic diagnosis:
"Little in my life have I witnessed such a strong evidence of psychic power."I then proceeded to show you how you were deceived. As yet you haven't replied to my "thorough" explanation. No suprises there then.
My personal opinion is that anyone who finds something so mundane as being told your child has sore throat incredibly psychic is possibly easily pleased. Baring that in mind I would seriously question the validity of your claims and conclude you are either misguided or making it up.