Really, I think it boils down to results. While psi may or may not turn out to be an odd phenomena that proves the existence of free will and consciousness, but is a novelty beyond that, remote viewing is very specifically a utilitarian-driven discipline. I understand the need for practice, but I think the best show would be using those abilities to find stuff. Ed Dames claims to do that over at his corp, but all they have done is sell lots of his Learn Remote Viewing series, and make odd claims about alien cylinders filled with pathogen crashing into Africa. I can't imagine there would be any short of missing people to find.
If a group even has even a FRACTION of the analytical power that that guy claims to have (I'm not sure how legit that test it, because I'm not sure how legit Ed Dames and his company is) you could help find so many people, things, etc. That sort of marketability, if it could be harnessed, would really help psi get positive attention, because any time ANY niche thing finds a market, it takes off.
Groups have been "selling" remote viewing services for a while now, but it hasn't taken off. I would imagine the main reason would be inconsistent results. If it's because you're dealing with a living, conscious force that likes to "hide" when it gets too much publicity (the shy psi hypothesis), that's one thing, but just SAY that.
For example, I know Targ did ARV experiments and raised a bunch of money for psi research, Greg Kolodziejzyk did the same thing at remote-viewing.com, but two or three other groups have failed. That may be just be a finesse thing (no one said it's easy), but it seems like Daz et al have all the resources. They have a team of really good viewers, some of them very talented.
Daz, have you tried anything like this? If not, why not give it a shot? In fact, I know someone who would even be able to hook you up with capital (and does believe in psi) and is looking for exactly this opportunity.Statistics: Posted by NucleicAcid — 02 Apr 2010, 03:05
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