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But the best is pass them when under drugz... You need to be more "creative" Mike...
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Fun discussion, beats working...
I'm open to dowsing, but not for selling to others unless some kind of proven results, otherwise unethical. I can imagine many ways dowsing can be "real". For example, dowsers may be good at finding "caches" hidden by other people. Why? Because they have an innate ability to guess where other people prefer to hide something. I'm sure people do not randomly pick places to hide caches -- they use some decision making process. Dowsers are very intuitive and can essentially project themselves into the mind-set of the hider, and make good guesses where it might be hidden. Dowsers may also have a natural intuition about looking at the land and guessing where minerals might deposit or collect during the geological processes -- especially water flow. Could dowsers be picking up other signals from the environment that help improve their guessing ability? Why not. Dowsing may be a lot of fun -- after all, going outside and hunting is the real fun of metal detecting. The thrill of finding something adds to it, whether it was by accident or design. Dowsers surely find things occasionally, so it's got to be fun. However, if you want to sell dowsing to other people for personal gain, I feel you ethically need to back up any claims you make with some sort of proof. If all you claim is that it is fun -- no problem! On the other hand, enough people are skeptical of dowsing that to some degree the warnings are out there, and if you like to spend money to join a spiritual community -- ok, go ahead. It's like joining a church and putting money in the collection plate -- nobody proves God, yet many people do it for the value of being part of the spirtual community. So non-believers don't need to bash dowsers too violently -- just keep doing scientific tests of dowsing and publishing the results so the general public is well-informed. And I would hope that dowsing marketers be honest and up-front about their claims - more disclaimers (your results may be different), etc. But this is boring... so back to flame-throwing, much more entertaining! -SB |
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The argument against dowsing has been known for a long time. The argument is "if it works, then show us it working". There are no dowsers submitting their "dowsing abilities" to scientific testing. Why? Because It makes them look silly when witnesses observe they can't dowse after hearing all their diatribe of how dowsing works. The bashing you see here is mostly cases where some personal artifacts crept into the forum posts. But the argument remains the same: If a person can dowse, then demonstrate it instead of talking about it. People in a technical forum like to see a technically correct test of dowsing, like a double blind test, for example. Yet none of the self-proclaimed dowsers has ever demonstrated their dowsing abilities in front of witnesses from this forum to show that dowsing works. Let's suppose Mike(Mont) is correct... that everyone has the ability, and it is an act of faith that will allow us to succeed. Then send the faithful dowser to demonstrate how their faith allows them to dowse. Or suppose dowsing supporters are correct when they say it works by using natural biological equipment in their body. Then let those supporters demonstrate how their natural biological equipment allows them to dowse. Or suppose those who say only a few gifted people can dowse. Then send one of these gifted people to demonstrate how their gift allows them to dowse. The fact is not a single person on earth has ever come to demonstrate dowsing to locate a hidden object to the people they try to convince in this forum. Doesn't this make dowsing seem like a suspicious proposition? Does it work as well as a Ouija board? Does it work as well as holding a weather vane to see which way the wind blows the arrow? We will never know because none of the self-proclaimed dowsing experts will demonstrate it to work. I wouldn't worry about people getting challenged in this forum. Remember the rules for this forum: Rules are still simple:
They certainly have the option to not post here, or to post their dowsing claims in other forums where people don't expect them to substantiate anything they say. I guess this what makes some people happy. Maybe they like hearing the challenges. Best wishes, J_P |
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And, at the prices they charge for their contraptions, do-nothing frequency generators, paint-roller handles and PVC plumbing fittings - it only takes one fool with more money than common sense; to net them a handsome profit.
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Holy words! And I will add the pendulum things to the list... the stuff Dell use to pinpoint treasures from his armchair...
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Sorry, I would never sell my magic needle & Thread pendulum for less than 10 cents, and you pay the shipping costs.
I read that Scientist conducting the latest brain wave studies have concluded that humans are psychic on a sub-conscious level. I don't argue with science, just serve as an example. Dell
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Will you sell an Omnitron Pro-4 frequency discriminator for 10 cents if I pay the shipping costs? ps. I think I am psychic on a subconscious level: Answer to my question is -- No. Correct? Best wishes, J_P |
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Please supply the source of your information regarding these so-called "latest brain wave studies". Otherwise it is just hearsay ... or, as the Chinese say it: "tingshuo" ( 听说).
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A few years ago some one posted on TNET that they found Gold, with an Omnitron, and posted a bunch of photos. It was reported to be Spanish, circa 1623, totaling 97 pounds. Since neither of us personally experienced it, it is just hearsay. Right? Dell
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Like when someone goes to dig in their garden to plant something and they stumble onto a buried Mason jar of coins, secreted by a previous owner.
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Being present during the "find"(?) is not a requirement. Knowing the Omnitron played no role in the find(?) comes from the fact that I already know what the Omnitron does not do.
Chief among the things it does not do, is aid the searcher in a positive way whatsoever. It would have the same influence as carrying a stone in your pocket.
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Theseus, your stupidity is showing. In thousands of acres of wilderness, how could they possibly know what direction to go, and know exactly where to stop directly over the target and dig there? Chance Guessing? Only in your hallucinations. "Stupid is, as Stupid thinks and does, and you are certainly the Geotech poster boy for stupidity. Dell
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This is the third time of asking Dell this question:
Is your selective memory at work again, or are you just incapable of answering this simple question? |
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Best wishes, J_P |
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But I really don't deserve all the credit, there are several others here who can read you like an open book and are well aware of your feeble tactics to take advantage of the gullible and technically-challenged. Speaking of stupidity...... probably a little analogy is in order. If basic stupidity were a teacup, you would be the Hoover Dam.
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Dell has got more dance steps than an Arthur Murray instructor.
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There have been reports on TreasureNet that the lost city of Atlantis has been found by one of its members, that a legendarily lost silver mine in Mexico has been found by one of its members, that a large Knights of the Golden Circle depository has been found by one of its members. There are also members reporting finds in regards to the Yama****a legend in the Philippines. The thing about TreasureNet…is that you are allowed to post the most outlandish claims of finding treasure…and the membership is not allowed to dispute that claim. The only thing that is not reported on TreasureNet is Dell Winders bogus LRL devices. The owner has warned Dell Winders he will no longer be allowed to post there (read: banned) should he enter a discussion about his LRL products, or try to slip in links to his website. That speaks volumes…when the largest treasure hunting forum on the internet threatens Dell Winders with being banished because of his woo products. |
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In other words ... we will never get a sensible answer regarding references to these so-called "latest brainwave studies". |
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Sadly, because of your mentality, "The door to knowledge and new ideas is never open to a closed, or prejudiced mind". Dell
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