From: "John Fitzsimons" 
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Organization: Melbourne PC User Group Inc, Australia
Original Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 13:13:09 GMT
On 12 Dec 1996 07:31:30 GMT, alexchen@cco.caltech.edu (Yebo Chen)
wrote:
>On 11 Dec 1996 22:13:01 GMT, trip@mail.island.net
>(Slat/Reverdy/Saunders) wrote:
 
>>Where's the evidence that this 'gift' actually exists in these people?

>>I'm not sure what you are looking for?  How would you prove by the 
>>information 
>>you are asking, that the person is psychic or not?
>Well, obviously a psychic who is not into math should not be able to come up
>with a proof that says x^n + y^n != z^n with n > 2 and x, y, and z being
>integers.  Therefore, any psychic who is not mathematician and can deliver 
such
>a proof would show that s/he can contact Fermat or some other math god.

That *might* satisfy you that the source was Fermat but it wouldn't
satisfy others.  Because a psychic may not be able to get this answer
does not prove that psychism doesn't exist. It may mean ;
(1) Fermet isn't able to be contacted. Being psychic doesn't mean one
can contact anyone who has ever died.
(2) Fermet may be able to be contacted but might not be interested in
talking to you. 
(3) Fermet may be reincarnated and going on with some other project.
(4) A psychic who may be able to do as you suggest may not be
interested in "performing", for you, or anyone else.
(5) Because a psychic may not be able to get this information through
does not mean psychism doesn't exist. This conclusion would be similar
to saying that unless a golfer got a "hole in one" then he/she isn't a
golfer and/or golfers don't exist.
Getting the degree of accuracy you require is very difficult. Only a
very small number of psychics could do it. Most couldn't. This doesn't
mean the others aren't psychic, merely that they aren't psychic to the
degree of accuracy you ask for.
Regards, John.
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