From Abracadabra to Zombies
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ch'i
and chi kung
July 22, 2008
I like your website very much, since critical thinking is what I
really like. However, I don't think your article about chi has
done its job. It's too short and does not explore all forms or
claims about chi.
reply: Thank you. I always like to hear from people who like critical thinking. (The writer's first language is obviously not English. I've cleaned up his email and did my best to figure out what he was trying to say.)
Chi is a controversial subject. Many people claim to have control over it and to possess some supernormal abilities. No-touch knock down is just one of the claims that should not be claimed, based on my knowledge about chi. However, other claims, like the ability to generate heat without instruments or to heal are different. Heating is easier to replicate. Healing could happen, in my opinion, but not with empirical precision. Chi affects another body ... to reorganize it into the way it should be. But the target bodies are not the same, so the effect is not so certain. But there are several experiments that have been caught on tape by some people with sound logic and common sense, and those seem to be repeatable.
Often the best trick (or in this case the highest secret) is to do something that is not public. Say you have a very good trick to sell more product. You will only pass it to someone, in many cases, to only one person you really trust. So, we have a small sample problem.
Chi could be controlled but by some very very few people, and many people claim they can do so. Many claims cannot supported by people who say it, but some can by some very special people.
Here are two videos I hope you will look into and produce a more critical article.
Sincerely,
Tam
reply: I think you are on your way to understanding chi when you mention the "best trick." Take a look at this video:
What Tam and eyewitnesses with cameras have observed are some tricksters engaging in deliberate deception but claiming not to be using tricks. The difference between these deceivers and real magicians is that the latter are honest. They tell you they are deceiving you.
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