tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post6649087271626753918..comments2024-03-28T07:08:58.221-04:00Comments on Todd Seavey: Things for Which I'm Not Grateful Because They Are BadTodd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-36002007118787716542010-02-21T14:39:00.000-05:002010-02-21T14:39:00.000-05:00[...] •Second, that guy in a coma who was supposed...[...] •Second, that guy in a coma who was supposedly communicating via subtle finger movements — a claim of which James Randi was an early skeptical critic, as I noted back around Thanksgiving — has now been revealed by his doctors to be just a regular, uncommunicative guy in a coma. His doctors now liken the “messages” that some people thought he was sending to the messages people believe they get from ouija boards, not realizing that they are subconsciously spelling out precisely the words they long to see. That humans are so quick — eager, even — to engage in such self-deception is all the more reason that we have to be skeptical. That which seems too good to be true — especially that which fits neatly into our preconceived expectations — may well be bunk, and there is no magic in pretending otherwise, only error. [...]Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-43662278590467440652009-12-01T04:57:00.000-05:002009-12-01T04:57:00.000-05:00I cannot help you with the pedestrians, but I’ve f...I cannot help you with the pedestrians, but I’ve found a way to stop people from asking to be reminded of something. Since people rarely state when they wish to be reminded, rather they say something like ‘Hey, remind me to buy paper plates.’ I just immediately blurt back, ‘buy paper plates.’ Thus I have fullfilled their request and am free to continue pursuing my own happiness.Michaelnoreply@blogger.com