The most downloaded podcast on Spotify is no longerThe Joe Rogan Experience.
They all meet each other in a telepathic chat room called The Hill, too.
Basically, ifThe Telepathy Tapesis correct, everything we know about the mind and reality itself is incorrect.
Im the opposite of convinced.
Explaining the extraordinary claims ofThe Telepathy Tapes
The structure ofThe Telepathy Tapesis telling.
Proponentsliken the techniqueto a person with wobbly ankles using a cane to help them walk.
Somewrote poetry, went to college, and gaveTedX Talks.
The first such case was heard in 1990 in Australia and involved a 28-year-old woman who had severe disabilities.
The rest of the FC abuse cases resolved in much the same way.
The scientific communitythoroughly debunked the claims of FC proponents, and FC disappeared from mainstream view.
The videos provided byThe Telepathy Tapesdemonstrate the shortcomings of facilitated communication.
Many of the subjects inThe Telepathy Tapesare spellers.
One of its prime rules is the facilitator doesn’t touch the non verbal person.
As theASHA puts it:“There is no research showing that RPM is effective in producing independent communication.
Indeed, there is active resistance by RPM proponents to conducting research on the technique.”
I don’t doubt that proponents of spelling believe it’s real.
But there’s an explanation for all of this that doesn’t involve the supernatural: the ideomotor reflex.
The ideomotor reflex describes involuntary physical movements in response to ideas, thoughts, or expectations.
Thinking about something can unconsciously trigger a physical action.
This is why Ouija boards produce conversations with ghosts and how water dowsers can find underground springs.
People can pick up on subtle movements and give a desired response.
and Hans would answer by tapping his hoof eleven times.
The panel separated Hans from its trainer to ensure he wasn’t cueing the animal.
They performed tests without any spectators to see to it no one else was helping the horse cheat.
The podcast even flips things upside down in a segment involving Uno cards.
In later episodes of the podcast, the claim is made that some of subjects can readeveryone’smind.
Nor are there any test involving subjects who have more than one facilitator.
I suspect this is because those tests would fail.
The Telepathy Tapesdoes offer a preemptive explanation for tests of telepathy that don’t work.
“Why should anyone deny the lived experience of parents who have found a connection to their children?”
the podcast seems to ask.
“There are scientifically validated tools and techniques that let non speakers express their thoughts and emotions.
These include augmentative and alternative communication devices and interventions based on behavioral science.
That’s not the only problem with the podcast.
“The deeper question such claims raise touches on how society perceives neurodiversity,” explains Dr. Singh.
