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Guillaume777 · 03-17-2002, 08:43 AM

Hey a few days ago my teacher claimed that telepathy is used in the army ! He said that telepathy is used as a way for two submarine to communicate without getting their communication intercepted ! He apparently saw this in a reportage on T.V .

LeftCoast · 03-17-2002, 08:52 AM

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<strong>Hey a few days ago my teacher claimed that telepathy is used in the army ! He said that telepathy is used as a way for two submarine to communicate without getting their communication intercepted ! He apparently saw this in a reportage on T.V .</strong>

I don't know about stupid, but "incredibly gullible" and "hopelessly misinformed" do come to mind.

liquid · 03-17-2002, 09:01 AM

Tell him you saw a program on TV that said the best way to lead a healthy life was to give his wages to his students, in order to decrease guilt levels. You saw it on a reportage on TV.

Pray

tell, what does this man teach, and at what level?

Guillaume777 · 03-17-2002, 09:02 AM

The problem is that I am in high school, and my teacher said that in front of the entire class. Most of those student are rather stupid ( like most teenager/people are ) so it couldn't surprise me if most of them actually believe what he said.

RufusAtticus · 03-17-2002, 11:34 AM

Apparently, the military did experiment with ESP. But it failed considerably. (Or so we are told....)

-RvFvS

Samhain · 03-17-2002, 12:20 PM

Knowing the high school education system in America this man probably teaches an Honors or Advanced Placement course in either Psychology, Physics, Anatomy, or Political Science. <img src="graemlins/banghead.gif" border="0" alt="[Bang Head]" />

And to think, these are our educators. I'm starting to believe that the governments policy on Education hasn't changed since 1889:

“Our schools have been scientifically designed to prevent over-education from happening. [...] The average American (should be) content with their humble role in life, because they're not tempted to think about any other role.”
William Torrey Harris, U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1889

RealityCheck · 03-17-2002, 01:06 PM

As an ex-submariner, I can tell you I never saw or heard of any telepathic communication. Never sent or received any either.

While there may be such programs in existence, I would bet their effectiveness is not related to telepathy.

The methods used by the military and other organizations supporting it are good enough to seem like telepathy, and without a background in science, technology, or military tactics and strategy, a lot of stuff seems supernatural or magical.

Your teacher may be well meaning, but is definitely ignorant.

Marduk · 03-17-2002, 03:11 PM

"Apparently, the military did experiment with ESP. But it failed considerably. (Or so we are told....)"

Yes, the CIA ran this experiment for years and spent millions of dollars as well. Under various names, The Stargate Project, MK Ultra and others.
Uri Geller even got paid to participate. ESP, remote viewing, LSD and hypnosis & mind control. A good book on the project is "The Stargate Conspiracy" by Lynne Picknett (Amazon UK had it but not Amazon USA when I ordered it anyway)
The CIA had to pay $700,000 in a lawsuit by the widow of a scientist who killed himself while on acid they gave him without telling him.
<a href="http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/esp.html" target="_blank">http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/esp.html</a>

these sites have references to some of the CIA stuff.
<a href="http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/remotevw.html" target="_blank">http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/remotevw.html</a>

[ March 17, 2002: Message edited by: marduck ]</p>

Jane Bovary · 03-17-2002, 03:28 PM

He apparently saw this in a reportage on T.V.

Any teacher that relies on "TV reportage" as a
credible educational resource should be hung upside down in the playground.

Kachana · 03-18-2002, 05:59 AM

About 20 million dollars was spent by the CIA on remote viewing (where someone describes the surroundings of another person whose position is unknown to them) before the project was abandoned. This was instigated due to methodologically flawed research which showed significant efects of remote viewing. In fact, there are still people that make their living as <a href="http://www.probablefuture.com/pRVteam.htm" target="_blank"> professional </a> remote viewers! Hmm....I wonder why none of them have claimed the $17 dollars for locating Osama Bin Laden yet?

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Guillaume777 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 7	Is my teacher stupid or what ? Hey a few days ago my teacher claimed that telepathy is used in the army ! He said that telepathy is used as a way for two submarine to communicate without getting their communication intercepted ! He apparently saw this in a reportage on T.V .

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liquid Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,440	Tell him you saw a program on TV that said the best way to lead a healthy life was to give his wages to his students, in order to decrease guilt levels. You saw it on a reportage on TV. Pray tell, what does this man teach, and at what level?

03-17-2002, 09:02 AM	#4
Guillaume777 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 7	The problem is that I am in high school, and my teacher said that in front of the entire class. Most of those student are rather stupid ( like most teenager/people are ) so it couldn't surprise me if most of them actually believe what he said.

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RufusAtticus Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NCSU Posts: 5,853	Apparently, the military did experiment with ESP. But it failed considerably. (Or so we are told....) -RvFvS

03-17-2002, 12:20 PM	#6
Samhain Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,735	Knowing the high school education system in America this man probably teaches an Honors or Advanced Placement course in either Psychology, Physics, Anatomy, or Political Science. <img src="graemlins/banghead.gif" border="0" alt="[Bang Head]" /> And to think, these are our educators. I'm starting to believe that the governments policy on Education hasn't changed since 1889: “Our schools have been scientifically designed to prevent over-education from happening. [...] The average American (should be) content with their humble role in life, because they're not tempted to think about any other role.” William Torrey Harris, U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1889

03-17-2002, 01:06 PM	#7
RealityCheck Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 50	As an ex-submariner, I can tell you I never saw or heard of any telepathic communication. Never sent or received any either. While there may be such programs in existence, I would bet their effectiveness is not related to telepathy. The methods used by the military and other organizations supporting it are good enough to seem like telepathy, and without a background in science, technology, or military tactics and strategy, a lot of stuff seems supernatural or magical. Your teacher may be well meaning, but is definitely ignorant.

03-17-2002, 03:11 PM	#8
Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	"Apparently, the military did experiment with ESP. But it failed considerably. (Or so we are told....)" Yes, the CIA ran this experiment for years and spent millions of dollars as well. Under various names, The Stargate Project, MK Ultra and others. Uri Geller even got paid to participate. ESP, remote viewing, LSD and hypnosis & mind control. A good book on the project is "The Stargate Conspiracy" by Lynne Picknett (Amazon UK had it but not Amazon USA when I ordered it anyway) The CIA had to pay $700,000 in a lawsuit by the widow of a scientist who killed himself while on acid they gave him without telling him. <a href="http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/esp.html" target="_blank">http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/esp.html</a> these sites have references to some of the CIA stuff. <a href="http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/remotevw.html" target="_blank">http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/remotevw.html</a> [ March 17, 2002: Message edited by: marduck ]</p>

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Jane Bovary Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: The Fatal Shore Posts: 900	He apparently saw this in a reportage on T.V. Any teacher that relies on "TV reportage" as a credible educational resource should be hung upside down in the playground.

03-18-2002, 05:59 AM	#10
Kachana Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 279	About 20 million dollars was spent by the CIA on remote viewing (where someone describes the surroundings of another person whose position is unknown to them) before the project was abandoned. This was instigated due to methodologically flawed research which showed significant efects of remote viewing. In fact, there are still people that make their living as <a href="http://www.probablefuture.com/pRVteam.htm" target="_blank"> professional </a> remote viewers! Hmm....I wonder why none of them have claimed the $17 dollars for locating Osama Bin Laden yet?

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