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I saw this a while back. Very interesting documentary.

I'm gonna be away from the Sift for a week, and I'm looking forward to reading this thread when I get back.

So the reason Dawkins didn't have any sort of experience is that he's not sensitive enough to the magnetic fields?
Couldn't it be that the hypothesis that magnetic fields is wrong? Nah, that's obviously out of the question isn't it?

^Although, you must admit he does look pretty good in that helmet.

>> ^Kreegath:
So the reason Dawkins didn't have any sort of experience is that he's not sensitive enough to the magnetic fields?
Couldn't it be that the hypothesis that magnetic fields is wrong? Nah, that's obviously out of the question isn't it?


It's a hypothesis, so yeah, by it's very nature it's got a pretty high likelihood of being wrong. But I believe they said this worked for about 80% of their test subjects and that those it didn't work for seem to have similar responses on their questionnaire, Dawkins being among them. I think the consistency is enough to warrant a "hey, they might be on to something".

This documentary is almost 5 years old (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2003/godonbrain.shtml). I wonder what's developed since then?

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