Staring Contest

Posted by Greg at 01:33, 15 Jul 2004

In recent news, scientists in Germany have found positive results in experiments investigating a 'sense of being stared at'. These results give some credence (and a type of replication) to studies already completed by 'maverick scientist' (or just plain 'biologist') Rupert Sheldrake. I discuss some of the issues involved in the debate over this effect, and other areas of parapsychology, in a new essay on site, "Pseudo-Skeptics: Staring at Defeat?".

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Sense of being stared at
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Posted by Anonymous on 15 Jul 2004 at about 16:18.

This is old stuff to anyone who has been to the Tracker School in New Jersey,taught by Tom Brown Jr, America's favorite tracker. Anyone who is aware of their surroundings as Tom teaches knows this basic stuff. Try staring at a deer in an open field sometime. The deer will look in your direction. Tom teaches his students to use wide angle vision, to see more wildlife, instead of the narrow focused vision we are so trained to use in school or staring at computer screens. Narrow focused vision shuts out so much and concentrates your focus. Animals pick up on this very easily, since they are much more aware than we are. They have to be since their lives depend on it.