Skeptiko: 'the Men Who Stare at Goats' Author, Jon Ronson Off-Target on Remote Viewing
Interview with the filmmaker and author Jon Ronson examines whether remote viewing portrayed in the new hit movie really exists.
Del Mar, CA, November 09, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Join Host Alex Tsakiris for a discussion with 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' author, Jon Ronson. In the 35-minute interview Ronson discusses his examination of whether the U.S. Army was able to successfully use remote viewing techniques:
“Well, remote viewing’s a tough one, you know? It’s easy with of goat staring, you kind of know. .. the difficult thing about remote viewing of course, is when you see the 20 years of experiments you’ll see plenty of occasions when they’ll have sketched something based on a kind of psychic viewing of the map coordinates and the sketch looks rather like the actual thing that’s in the map coordinate. “ – Jon Ronson
When asked about research suggesting the unexplained remote viewing phenomena actually occurs, Ronson reveals:
“When I was writing 'The Men Who Stare at Goats', I decided that I didn’t want to write a book which tried to prove or disprove the claims. I wanted to write a kind of a study of – almost like a kind of soap opera – of the people involved in these programs.” -- Jon Ronson
During the interview Ronson also discusses his examination of near-death experience and transformative spiritual experiences (he’s skeptical).
The complete interview (audio and transcript) is available for free download at: http://www.skeptiko.com/86-the-men-who-stare-at-goats-science-with-jon-ronson/
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“Well, remote viewing’s a tough one, you know? It’s easy with of goat staring, you kind of know. .. the difficult thing about remote viewing of course, is when you see the 20 years of experiments you’ll see plenty of occasions when they’ll have sketched something based on a kind of psychic viewing of the map coordinates and the sketch looks rather like the actual thing that’s in the map coordinate. “ – Jon Ronson
When asked about research suggesting the unexplained remote viewing phenomena actually occurs, Ronson reveals:
“When I was writing 'The Men Who Stare at Goats', I decided that I didn’t want to write a book which tried to prove or disprove the claims. I wanted to write a kind of a study of – almost like a kind of soap opera – of the people involved in these programs.” -- Jon Ronson
During the interview Ronson also discusses his examination of near-death experience and transformative spiritual experiences (he’s skeptical).
The complete interview (audio and transcript) is available for free download at: http://www.skeptiko.com/86-the-men-who-stare-at-goats-science-with-jon-ronson/
About Skeptiko
Skeptiko.com is the first scientifically oriented Podcast exploring new research in controversial areas of science such as telepathy, psi, parapsychology, near-death-experience, psychic detectives, medium communication, reincarnation, and after-life encounters. Each episode features open, honest debate on new scientific discoveries. The show includes interviews with top research scientists and their critics.
About OpenSourceScience
OpenSourceScience is the first scientifically oriented website to bring the power of open source methods to the skeptical examination of controversial areas of science such as telepathy, psi, parapsychology, near-death experiences, reincarnation, and after-life encounters.
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