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Post by ♥~KarinaKay~♥ on Dec 27, 2008 8:36:27 GMT -11
It is so far - loving it!! I'm even surrounded by great co-workers I used to work with 5 years ago, and they've risen to the top of the feeding chain :-)
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Post by drmichaelrhodes on Dec 27, 2008 14:15:55 GMT -11
Intelligence isn't developed to the same degree in everyone either, but it would be politically incorrect to go into an investigation excluding certain witnesses based on IQ! Many people assume psychics are either frauds or delusional. Such negative connotations make J&G feel justified in excluding psychics and mediums from TAPS investigations. I think we should stop using terms such as medium and psychic! It could be the start of a paranormal version of political correctness. Sandy, I vote for keeping the terms "medium" and "psychic." These terms are too deeply entrenched in the literature to drop them, and I can't think of any suitable substitute term that isn't as equally if not more problematic. I also don't see any need to replace these terms. Michael
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Post by sandstone on Dec 27, 2008 18:03:38 GMT -11
Intelligence isn't developed to the same degree in everyone either, but it would be politically incorrect to go into an investigation excluding certain witnesses based on IQ! Many people assume psychics are either frauds or delusional. Such negative connotations make J&G feel justified in excluding psychics and mediums from TAPS investigations. I think we should stop using terms such as medium and psychic! It could be the start of a paranormal version of political correctness. Sandy, I vote for keeping the terms "medium" and "psychic." These terms are too deeply entrenched in the literature to drop them, and I can't think of any suitable substitute term that isn't as equally if not more problematic. I also don't see any need to replace these terms. Michael Michael, So you admit that such terms can be problematic! If such words are to be used, how does one do so without the implied negative connotations? And just because someone may be psychically gifted, does that mean it is OK to label someone in a specific way? Why not just refer to them as eyewitnesses to a paranormal event? Shouldn’t the individual have some say in how they are described? I think a lot of people may be very reluctant to admit to having such abilities just because of the negative associations people have in regards to psychics. “Carrie at the Prom” is the first thing that comes into my head when I think of that term. Chip Coffey is the second. I’m not exactly sure which image is scarier! Sandy
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Post by ♥~KarinaKay~♥ on Dec 27, 2008 23:59:25 GMT -11
Why not just refer to them as eyewitnesses to a paranormal event? Too vague. That could also describe someone who just saw a UFO - or a levitating donut. Also really long. We need something shorter. Visor?
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Post by drmichaelrhodes on Dec 29, 2008 11:01:19 GMT -11
Why not just refer to them as eyewitnesses to a paranormal event? Suppose Jack levitates a table by way of PK. Ten people are present and see the table rise into the air. These ten people need not be psychics to be "eye witnesses to a paranormal event." So to substitute "witness of a paranormal event" for "psychic" seems very inadequate. As for the negative connotations of the terms "medium" and "psychic" the same can be said for terms like "lawyer," "teacher," and "Elvis fan." Michael
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Post by sandstone on Dec 30, 2008 17:57:25 GMT -11
Why not just refer to them as eyewitnesses to a paranormal event? Suppose Jack levitates a table by way of PK. Ten people are present and see the table rise into the air. These ten people need not be psychics to be "eye witnesses to a paranormal event." So to substitute "witness of a paranormal event" for "psychic" seems very inadequate. As for the negative connotations of the terms "medium" and "psychic" the same can be said for terms like "lawyer," "teacher," and "Elvis fan." Michael Are you an Elvis fan, Michael?
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Post by drmichaelrhodes on Jan 1, 2009 15:19:30 GMT -11
Suppose Jack levitates a table by way of PK. Ten people are present and see the table rise into the air. These ten people need not be psychics to be "eye witnesses to a paranormal event." So to substitute "witness of a paranormal event" for "psychic" seems very inadequate. As for the negative connotations of the terms "medium" and "psychic" the same can be said for terms like "lawyer," "teacher," and "Elvis fan." Michael Are you an Elvis fan, Michael? Yeah, thank ya very much, uh huh. <Curled lip> Michael
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