In Edgar Mitchell's Telepathy Experiment in Space, the Below-Average Trials

question 919

Multiple Choice

In Edgar Mitchell's telepathy experiment in space, the below-average trials of his receivers were

• A) acknowledged as "failures" and evidence that psi abilities do not exist.
• B) reinterpreted as "successes" and represented intentional "psi missing."
• C) found to be caused by the vacuum of space inhibiting psi abilities.
• D) classified as a rare run of luck.

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