X-Message-Number: 18112
From: "trippgary" <>
Subject: Re: telepathy
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 13:00:26 -0500

I do not believe that EPR lends credence to telepathy.

William Henderson suggested that EPR held that quantum mechanics is
inconsistent with relativity. I'm not working at the level of Mike Perry but
if I recall correctly, QED employs special relativity as a premise. Also if
there were an "action at a distance" in the form a correlation between
remote events it need not facilitate communication if the results of such
pairs of correlated experiments are still described by probability. As long
as information cannot be communicated at faster than light speed there
should not be any contradiction.
Thus EPR does not support telepathy "period"!

If telepathy exists it should be entirely possible to devise statistical
tests to prove your contention. Why can't you parade such studies before us.
Could it be that no such evidence exists?

In science we endeavor to find the most parsimonious explanation for
phenomenon. Any additional conceptual baggage is superfluous and should be
dismissed.

William, don't take this the wrong way, but I really do think that you would
get a more favourable hearing for your ideas on another list. I suspect
there are lists that deal with the paranormal, ufos,  tree hugging, astral
projection .....etc

/gary

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