Bogeyman Posted February 22, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Have always been fascinated by the Scole experiment but could never get enough info on it.....found this documentary narrated by Donal Mcintyre, It's new to me and does seem to provide some credible evidence for continuity.....opinions ?? http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/88897/Ghosts__The_Scole_Experiment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorBeautiful Posted February 24, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Most, if not all, documentaries of this nature is only thought provoking. You very rarely see anything actually captured on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowofaDoubt Posted March 21, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Here's a podcast with some good info on the Scole experiment: Listen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogeyman Posted March 23, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Here's a podcast with some good info on the Scole experiment: Listen Wrong link...nothing about it there. I've heard some of the sceptical arguments which are pretty weak in my opinion. They all seemed to be based on the assumption that these people set out to deceive, which i don't think is the case. If you can dig it up i'll listen. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted March 25, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Wrong link...nothing about it there. I've heard some of the sceptical arguments which are pretty weak in my opinion. They all seemed to be based on the assumption that these people set out to deceive, which i don't think is the case. If you can dig it up i'll listen. Thanks http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4179 And I have to agree with Mr. Dunning - the mediums utilized well known parlor tricks to fool a group that somehow overlooked the very basics of the scientific method. Also, if these experiments did, indeed, prove the existence of the paranormal, why isn't it common knowledge in the scientific world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted April 3, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Sometimes I feel like such a thread killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogeyman Posted April 8, 2012 Author #7 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Sometimes I feel like such a thread killer. Don't take it to heart ...you've got be sceptical otherwise you're a fool. Regarding the Scole experiment i'm also sceptical as i am about most stuff........BUT Tthere's just something about this one with me that wont go away. I keep coming back to it. Sure i know that they can all be called parlour tricks....of course but this doesn't mean they are. I look at the people and the motivation and i give leeway for thst. If the people who tried to vindicate the trials are being truthful (and again i believe they are) well then why go to all the trouble of trying to fool people for what was at the time an experiment known only to a few people. Of course the naysayers will poo poo the whole thing but if you look at most of them they havent bothered their arses to research it properly ...they just say "oh yes thats all parlour tricks that have been disproven before" .....anyway stay sceptical......it's healthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEVPman Posted May 4, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I've read a bit on the experiment. It amounts to what are folks willing to except as proof... Nothing more. I agree we should question everything. I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhenomInvestigator Posted May 18, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) Before judging the Scole work, you should read the detailed accounts in Witnessing the Impossible by Robin Foy, the leader of the Scole team. There is also a fine report written by the three scientists who directly participated in many of the sessions that was published by the Society for Psychical Research in London. The backgrounds of these scientists was stellar, and they did take into account many of the fraudulent techniques which are reasonably well-known today amongst those who carefully research mediumship (as opposed to lay people who simply witness it). At least two leading British magicians reviewed the evidence and determined they had no idea how to produce it by magical methods. While the real story is probably not that straightforward - it rarely is when events progress for a decade - it is equally irresponsible to simply presume the whole thing must be a hoax. It is also useful to know that the Scole team is not the only physical mediumship circle sitting. Others, like the Felix Group in Germany, are still sitting. And scientists are actively investigating them. There is some interesting evidence that they may be onto something which could potentially be quite interesting and evidential. But it takes time because everyone is suspicious of everyone else in reality. And of course, there is the real and nasty reality that fraudulent physical mediums do still exist to this day. Edited May 18, 2012 by PhenomInvestigator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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