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 From: cindy@nospam.com 
  
 "Andrew W (Agnostic Spiritualist)"  wrote 
 in message news:410d6a49$0$21520$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... 
 > "Cindy"  wrote in message 
 > news:w7dPc.198503$IQ4.96865@attbi_s02... 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> You are unaware that animals, other than the human animal, have names? 
 > 
 > Yes, I'm unaware of such. How about you? 
 >> 
 >> Dolphins and Whales talk to each other, maybe they use each others name. 
 > 
 > Maybe? I give up. You win the argument. :-) 
 > 
 >> > So I should just close my mind to all other cosmic possibilities then? 
 >> 
 >> No, keep your mind open but be practicable, off-the-wall theories abound, 
 > go 
 >> with something of substance. You seem to be brighter than most on this 
 >> newsgroup, so I would expect that you would verify and validate. 
 > 
 > I study paranormal subjects. 
 > What kind of known science could I verify them against? 
  
 Skepticism? :) 
  
 >> Wonders of the Universe are everywhere, no need to make up stories about 
 >> about other beings unless you have and can provide some evidence of their 
 >> existence. 
 > 
 > I didn't make them up. I gathered info about them by listening to various 
 > psychic experiencers. 
  
 It is interesting but I wouldn't accept any paranormal experience as true 
 unless it could be repeated under controlled conditions. 
  
 > As for evidence, you know very well how hard it is to acquire physical 
 > evidence on paranormal concepts. It's nearly impossible. 
  
 Here's a place to start: 
  
 http://www.randi.org/ 
  
 An interesting article on Sylvia Brown. 
  
 Cindy 
  
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