Comments on: Staring at Men Who Stare at Goats

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:05:20 +0000

It seems simple enough – he just needs to provide a documented case of it’s success where both the subject and the control know nothing of the target. But I would have to admit – that’s a pretty hard one to prove unless they kept it very simple – like a simple series of colors or textures.

I would love to see unequivocal proof of remote viewing. It’s just that I have not seen any yet either.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:40:38 +0000

2012′er. Wow. Go Shermer.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:39:11 +0000

DIVORCE COURT! lol, that was the funniest thing I’ve seen in some time. Wow!

By: Eric Erickson

Eric Erickson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:45:40 +0000

*Spoiler Alert*

I think the movie could not decide weather it wanted to be hollywood or not. I agree with Micheal that most of the funny bits were in the trailer. Tonaly the film was not balanced. The transition from dramatic moments to comic was disjointed.

I was disappointed because I was expecting a much more skeptical, or at least to leave it up in the air. It is the same pricipal as not showing the monster too much in a horror film. I think the movie did a diservice to the narative by presenting the flash backs as fact and not mearly as Clooney’s character remembers them. The ending bugged me to, not because he ran through a wall (we know that is impossible) but because it undermines the message they were building up to.

Bridges’ and Clooney’s characters may have failed to reach the Army in building a more “wonderful” army. But that is OK. We should have lofty goals and strive to make the world a better place, even if you fail or are doomed from the start.

I was suprised then that McGreggor’s caracter ran towards the wall and rather than bumping into it and give a wry smile he made it through.

In the end they decided that they were going to make the movie very “Hollywood” and feel good, rather than to give people pause and have a thought provoking experience.

Then again, it did get me thinking, and isn’t that what art is supposed to do?

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:29:55 +0000

Its ok to be afraid.

By: Josh W.

Josh W. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:46:13 +0000

Are you saying that you have credible evidence to the contrary? By all means site your sources.

By: Marv

Marv — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:41:46 +0000

Shermer says:

“When both the experimenter and the remote viewer are blinded to the target, all psychic powers vanish.”

What utter, absolute tosh. I can say no more; Skep-Dicks like this wind me up something rotten…go do some proper research Michael.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:38:24 +0000

Unfortunately, Michael didn’t find it funny either.

By: tmac57

tmac57 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:54:00 +0000

From the Official Jon Ronson Forum: “Universal Pictures has acquired rights to the Jon Ronson book “Them,” which will be used as the basis for a Mike White script to be directed by Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead”).
Jack Black and White will produce under their U-based Black and White banner along with Wright and Nira Park. “

By: Jim Shaver

Jim Shaver — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:04:41 +0000

Or perhaps, Bernie, Michael Shermer writes about things about which he does know and for which he does research the available literature. One of you seems to do good science and good writing, and one of you seems credulous and lazy.