Ouija for 11-Year olds? - Page 15

Ruminator · 12-18-2008, 03:07 PM

Since I didn't know where our house drainpipe was, how did that happen to me?
I've always thought that my occasion was a different explanation than regular dowsing.

Undertoad · 12-18-2008, 03:20 PM

Probability combined with cause and effect. The fact that you or anybody dowsed over that area and there happened to be a pipe there are unconnected. The fact that there was a pipe there makes you believe you found it; but some percentage of the time there would be a pipe, even if a Cellar monkey just picked a random location.

There are other possible explanations, such as:
-- somebody played a trick on you and you didn't know it;
-- you subconsciously knew where the pipe was; perhaps you heard rushing water but didn't connect it to drainage;
-- you subconsciously picked a good location for a pipe (in the middle of the house, not by the side where there are no bathrooms, etc);
-- explanations that we don't know, can't think of offhand, but are credible;
-- or, dowsing works in some individuals, and somehow all of humanity through all of time has not yet worked out how, and why it can't be reproduced and tested-for under controlled conditions. I would say that's very improbable. But there's a chance, so we have to list it.

Shawnee123 · 12-18-2008, 03:22 PM

You posted at 4:20, about water pipes. Coincidence? I think not.

glatt · 12-18-2008, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruminator

Since I didn't know where our house drainpipe was, how did that happen to me?
I've always thought that my occasion was a different explanation than regular dowsing.

The ground has settled slightly where our water pipes come into the house. The ditch that was dug all those years ago was then back filled in with fluffy dirt that compacted a little over time. Perhaps you had less of a dip in your yard, but there was one there. Who knows?

Flint · 12-18-2008, 04:47 PM

I would add that it's possible you smelled it, to some degree not conciously discernible.

Aliantha · 12-18-2008, 04:48 PM

You smelt it you dealt it!

Trilby · 12-18-2008, 06:23 PM

Got my board beeeeyotches!

all you all is gonna pay!

*madly divinates*

skysidhe · 12-18-2008, 06:42 PM

those don't work as a divination tool bri

I mean it dosn't work by making any sense at all.

.....although your head may turn in circles and you might barf green pea soup tho

HungLikeJesus · 12-18-2008, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

Got my board beeeeyotches!

all you all is gonna pay!

*madly divinates*

Good. I have some questions that need answers.

Sundae · 12-19-2008, 05:16 AM

I concur.
You have questions to answer young lady.

Trilby · 12-19-2008, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skysidhe

those don't work as a divination tool bri

how is it that everyone here is a ouija expert? Just saying.

Ok. ASK MADAME WYRD-O UR Q's!

Griff · 12-19-2008, 05:53 AM

Leonard Nimoy did a dowsing episode on his PBS show years ago. *de-bunked*

Trilby · 12-19-2008, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Leonard Nimoy did a dowsing episode on his PBS show years ago. *de-bunked*

My sources say: YES!

The system works!

Shawnee123 · 12-19-2008, 07:53 AM

Wellllllllllllllll...

What's it say?

Trilby · 12-19-2008, 08:15 AM

It says that while I, Brianna, will be getting TONS of sex this year (mainly from dashing professors who will beg me to read my papers again and again and again) you guys are shite out of luck.

I'll keep trying.

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12-18-2008, 03:07 PM	#211
Ruminator Ohio fisherman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 117	Since I didn't know where our house drainpipe was, how did that happen to me? I've always thought that my occasion was a different explanation than regular dowsing. __________________ ~ Perception is vital, reality is irrelevant... or is it? ~ "People never give each other enough credit for their contributions." ... a truer statement was never made. - contributed by TheMercenary

12-18-2008, 03:22 PM	#213
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	You posted at 4:20, about water pipes. Coincidence? I think not. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-18-2008, 04:47 PM	#215
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I would add that it's possible you smelled it, to some degree not conciously discernible. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

12-18-2008, 04:48 PM	#216
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You smelt it you dealt it! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-18-2008, 03:20 PM	#212
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Probability combined with cause and effect. The fact that you or anybody dowsed over that area and there happened to be a pipe there are unconnected. The fact that there was a pipe there makes you believe you found it; but some percentage of the time there would be a pipe, even if a Cellar monkey just picked a random location. There are other possible explanations, such as: -- somebody played a trick on you and you didn't know it; -- you subconsciously knew where the pipe was; perhaps you heard rushing water but didn't connect it to drainage; -- you subconsciously picked a good location for a pipe (in the middle of the house, not by the side where there are no bathrooms, etc); -- explanations that we don't know, can't think of offhand, but are credible; -- or, dowsing works in some individuals, and somehow all of humanity through all of time has not yet worked out how, and why it can't be reproduced and tested-for under controlled conditions. I would say that's very improbable. But there's a chance, so we have to list it.

12-18-2008, 06:23 PM	#217
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Got my board beeeeyotches! all you all is gonna pay! madly divinates __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-18-2008, 06:42 PM	#218
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	those don't work as a divination tool bri I mean it dosn't work by making any sense at all. .....although your head may turn in circles and you might barf green pea soup tho

12-19-2008, 05:16 AM	#220
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I concur. You have questions to answer young lady.

12-19-2008, 05:53 AM	#222
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Leonard Nimoy did a dowsing episode on his PBS show years ago. de-bunked __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-19-2008, 07:53 AM	#224
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Wellllllllllllllll... What's it say? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-19-2008, 08:15 AM	#225
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	It says that while I, Brianna, will be getting TONS of sex this year (mainly from dashing professors who will beg me to read my papers again and again and again) you guys are shite out of luck. I'll keep trying. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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