What Would It Take to Scientifically Demonstrate the Existence of ESP

question 52

Multiple Choice

What would it take to scientifically demonstrate the existence of ESP?

• A)uncritical acceptance by the media and the public
• B)a double-blind study that would replicate the run of luck and the "decline effect"
• C)a set of instructions that would allow any competent, unbiased observer to produce a psi event under standardized conditions that rule out any possibility of fraud
• D)a mass media study involving 1.5 million ESP trials in which people from the United States and other countries would attempt to identify ESP targets from a distance.

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