Yog hais tias muaj ib yam uas kuv tau kawm nyob college, yog yooj yim cuam tshuam kuv yuav ua li cas. Kuv yuav cia kuv lub TV hauv tus keeb kwm yav dhau thaum kuv ua rau kuv lub computer, lig tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum hmo ntuj thaum kuv tabtom feem ntau yog sib ntaus rog winning tiv thaiv tsis tau pw. Lub ntuj ib yam dab tsi puas tau txais kuv lub qhov muag: ib tug txiv neej tuav dowsing rods hauv nws qaum tsev. Ntim tau, cia tus bullshit ndlwg. Yog cia lub eeb idiocy nyob hauv kev pab tsis zoo rau hauv txoj kev txhim kho rau hauv tsev. Kuv twb ua tau swm rau raws crap TV rau tes hauj lwm xws li cov keeb kwm Channel lossis ib foundations network (lawv pom tias zoo xws li gems li “Lub Haunted: ghosts thiab tsiaj”), tab sis kuv ceeb me ntsis saib BS grace kuv lub chaw nres tsheb PBS zos.
Dhau ntawm qhov “American Woodshop” Scott Phillips party twb constructing ib tug zoo nkauj garden arbor. Koj yuav saib xyuas tag nrho qhov nov pab dawb: Rov 1609: Sij hawm Architectural Moldings thiab luas. Muaj ntau qhov nyiaj muas tsis muaj sij hawm rau qhov clip, tab sis lub dowsing los txog ib ncig mid-kis. Hos ib cov ntaub ntawv yuav tsum tau luag cov ntoo rau hauv pem teb nws cautioned tsis txhob khawb haphazardly rau hauv koj lub vaj tsis paub txog qhov uas cov nyob hauv av dej, hluav taws xob los yog tau cov pa kab: tswv yim rau khoom. Yog li thiaj li ua li no koj yuav tsum tau (paraphrased) “muab cov tsho loj khuam khawb ncaws, yuav ua dab tsi, tig mus ua lawv ib tug “L L”. Thaum kuv mus txog rau pem hauv ntej lub tuav tau hla – muaj (lawv hla) – muaj cai muaj ntawm cov kab irrigation. 9 tawm ntawm 10 cov neeg muaj no muaj peev xwm, tab sis koj yuav tsum hu xov tooj rau hauv ib qhov kev yog hais tias muaj kev tsis ntseeg“. Kuv txhais lus “Aws hais mav, tsis txhob txhawj txog koj hu tau rau ib co txiv leej tub yuav ua li no, xam nws li no”. Thov koj qhia kuv yog vim li cas txiv neej tiag nyob ua si yeeb yam txhim tsev thaum ib tag hmo yuav muab rau txoj cai rau lwm tus ua ntej yuav muab nws lub zoo ol’ college sim? Txawm tias peb pab rau lub caij uas 9 tawm ntawm 10 tus neeg yuav ua li no, ua cas ib tus txiv leej tub uas tsis tau? Nws tsis irresponsible koj hais tias koj yuav tsis txhob fais fab/dej/phwj/roj xwb 90% lub sij hawm? Oops, ntaus pesky gas txoj kab…
Yog muaj tus paub txog, lub skeptic thiab ib procrastinator – Kuv sau tau Scott lus hais txog qhov no ces kuv yuav tsis txhob kuv ua hauj lwm ntawm tes. Hnub no nws kindly teb hais tias: (excerpt)
“Peb lub cev muaj electromagnetic teb. Txhob los cuam tshuam txog ib lub tiaj thiab cov tej yam tshwm sim…. Kuv kawm cov txheej txheem hais los ntawm ib tug neeg ua hauj lwm rau lub nroog uas lawv siv los nrhiav cov kab. Tsis tau ntawm ib tug charlatan. Kuv lub pab (team) pom tus siv cov txheej txheem no tsoom.”
Luv luv, tsis muaj, peb lub cev yuav tsis electromagnets. Txhua leej txhua tus yuav tuav ib compass, los sis TV… tsis screwing. Franz Mesmer coined tsab cai idea los ntawm “Tsiaj Magnetism” nyob rau ib nrab hnub ntawm lub xyoo pua paub tus kawg (kuj invented “mesmerization” AKA hypnotism) – thiab muaj nws dheev debunked Benjamin Franklin thiab lwm tus. Kuv los kuj nce mentsis ntshai yuav hnov tias lub zos cov neeg ua haujlwm yog relying rau dowsing mus nrhiav cov kav pej xeem! Tab sis, txav tom ntej, Peb cia khawb rau hauv qhov myths ntawm dowsing. Kuv pom zoo tias nws muaj rau nkawd yuav somewhat ntawm tus intuitive tseeb thaum nws los txog rau dowsing, Nws ncav yog cuav tiam sis, tshua qhia. Ntsoov… khoom hluav taws xob underground nyhuv rhiab nyob ntawm tej saum toj no. Thiab wow, saib tag nrho cov hais mav uas yuav nrhiav tau cov dej, los yog fais fab tuag, los sis… neeg ploj… los sis tej tawg hem? ua li, wb lo rau dej rau no sib tham.
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Txoj cai tswj number ib: Rab chais Occam's. Yog tus ntxim yuav nyuaj piav. Cov nyob ntawm tej ua tsiv yog vim li cas? Yooj yim – vim nws tes tsiv. Yog hais tias koj yog Attendance compelled li kuv, mus ntsaws cov yees duab kuv txuas saud Scott thiab nws tus dowsing rods. Ntsia nws taug kev mus txog rau cov nyob ntawm tej rooj vag thiab saib nws sab tes. Nws qhia meej twitches inwards mus tshem cov hlau. Kuv saib 10 lub sij hawm thiab txhua lub sij hawm nws tiav niam txiv cuab kev ntau npaum li cas nws tau nyob rau ntawm tej txav. Thaum hauv paus nws thumbs yog nruj nreem clamped nyob rau saum no kom tsis txhob muaj zog. Thaum nws mus kev nws loosens nws tuav, tilts nws ob txhais tes. Voilà, tshem cov rods. Nws ua no txhob txwm? Kuv xav tias yog kis tsis tshua muaj neeg. Scott twb tsis muaj vim li cas rau trick nws tuav, nws qhia meej yog ib qho believer rau hom no ncaj ncees. Tsis txhob ua ib qho tsis ncaj ncees Scott tawm – wb muab lwm tus los ua tus ntse. Ntawm no yog ib tug yawm clip los ntawm James Randi; featuring Greg Price li nws npaj siab yuav ua “dowsing”.
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = rMtuWymUzz4]
Li ntawd, vim li cas ces tsis nws paub tias nws ob txhais tes mus? Nws yog ib tug zoo understood phenomenon hu ua cov cov nyhuv ideomotor. Yeej tseem zoo cov nyob ntawm tej cov tsiv looj hlias los ntawm tus neeg siv. Tus neeg twg uas tau puas tau tuav “dowsing” nyob ntawm tej paub nyuaj npaum li cas xwb yog tseem tuav! Randi yog ib tug tswv ntawm dab xwb li cas cov teebmeem no generated los ntawm tus neeg siv. Ntawm no yog ib tugnother video illustrating ntau yog vim li cas ntxiv yuav tau nyob ua si.
Los yog ib clip li cas txog ntawm ib tug neeg kuv yeej nyiam(d). Survivorman Les Stroud: hla mus nraim 1:00. Tuaj rau Les… tiag tiag?
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = YFGLYN05rRE&feature = lwm yam]
Li ntawd, nyob hauv lub Canadian forests ib sab ntawm ib lub pas dej koj dowse rau dej. Ntawm Thaum kawg koj yuav pom nws. Thiab yog koj mus rau qhov 6 series thiab hla mus rau 6:51 nyob rau hauv, koj yuav pom lawv yeej khawb qhov dej. Lawv nrhiav tau dej… tab sis, qhov uas ntiav tsua thiab kaw rau hauv qhov chaw sau cov dej. SWB.
Ntau dowsers thov lawv nrhiav tau “leeg” dej khiav hauv lub qhov chaw li dej ntws. Sadly, txhawb cov neeg pab leg ntaubntawv tsis muaj dab tsi nyob hauv kev muaj tiag. Underground dej feem ntau tshwm sim li ntawm ib lub rooj dej, qhov twg dej permeates cov av los tusyees thiab accordance rau cov khaubncaws sab nraud povtseg lub topography thiab pob zeb. Tej yam yooj yim piav rau dowsing zoo: Yog tias koj taug kev mus rau hauv lub qaum tsev thiab taw tes cia koj yuav ntaus ib yam dab tsi nws thiaj li. Qhov no coj peb mus rau qhov ob.
Tooj cai ob: Psychology. Thoob plaws hauv lub eons of human evolution peb muaj tau pom ib khoom plig tshwj xeeb, muaj peev xwm yuav tsum zaum phev heev lawm thiab skeptics. Koj skeptical cov ntaub thaiv npog lub tsev yog ib txoj kev uas tsis tuaj lawm, thiab yog ib qho txuj uas yuav raug tswj tseg. Tom qab-tagnrho xwb yog skeptical tsis txhais hais tias kuv tsis tau yuav tsum yog ib tug sucker txhua txhua ib zaug ib pliag. Thankfully nws yog ib txoj hauj lwm amazing nyob kiag li tiv thaiv peb ntawm alien abductions, neeg siab tsis ncaj hauntings thiab cov Bigfoot tuaj. Thaum nws tawm rau nws peb muaj kev creatures uas nyias mus yoog mus rau cov pab pawg. Hauv daim ntawv no tsis ntev los no (.pdf) tawm hauv University Maryland sadly illustrates xwb ntawd taw tes. Thaum ua num nyob hauv paranormal cov ntseeg lawv seeded tus neeg nrog paub tej chaw thiab/los yog cov kev stance nyob qhov no (tsis tas conforming rau kev muaj tiag). Tsis tsuas xav koom favored pawg conformity, tab sis, tus outright muab tso tseg txoj kev pom kev zoo tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum nws twb tsis nrov. Xov xwm phem rau peb cov skeptics, xov xwm ntau rau cov neeg zej zog khuj teller. Yog cov tswv yim los ntawm ib tug phooj ywg zoo extraordinarily li hnov tseeb, yog nws tawm los ntawm ib tug neeg uas muaj cai. Ntawm no yog lwm cov piv txwv siv cov tshuaj txhaj tiv thaiv yeebyam. Niam txiv ntseeg tias cov niam txiv thiab cov distrustful lawm ntawm tsoom fwv thiab kev kawm. (tsaug SGU rau thawj tawm tswv yim txog cov ntaub ntawv no rau tus podcast). Kuv lub kua muaj clone Carl Sagan – ib “Carl rau txhua chav kawm ntawv” yuav muaj ib lub platform uas kuv yuav sawv ntsug ntawm. (<— Copyright rau kuv, 2010).
Coob npaum li cas rau peb cov neeg zaum… thiab ntau npaum li cas yog kev ua hauj lwm rau cov tsoom fwv los yog tsoom fwv zaum nyiaj? *slams taub hau ntawm qhov rooj* Kuv xav hais tias peb yuav tau ua zoo cog noob uas tsis ntseeg thiab vam tias tej hnub tau los tsis tau zoo. Tab sis, nov dua peb fim ntau dua roadblocks, muaj neeg phem heev, phem heev puas. Tsis hais tej yam li koj yog koj nco tau yooj yim yuav tsis muaj tseeb. Tsis muaj ib neurology zoo yav qab cuav puas tag. Saum no, peb khiav mus yog muaj teeb meem ntau heev tshaj dua: neeg muaj feem ntau yuav nco ntsoov tej yam muaj tseeb yog hais tias koj qhia rau lawv tias yog cuav. Thaum twg koj yuav tau nws ua rau qhov kev txiav txim zoo. “Hav niam – koj puas paub tias koj tau sib npaug qe txhua hnub ntawm lub xyoo thiab tsis yog nyob rau lub equinox?” Niam yuav lwm hnub nco qab (hypothetical sib tham!) “aub, yog… Chris twb qhia kuv ib yam dab tsi txog koj li cas koj thiaj sib npaug qe xwb thaum lub equinox”. Yuav ceev faj li cas koj lo koj rebuttals thiab sim muab cia tsis pub dhau lub ntsiab lus teb zoo. Yog hais tias koj tshem “tsis yog nyob rau lub equinox” koj tawm fragment nco li lawm – hopefully.
Psychology tseem yog peb txoj kev mus thaum uas peb tau hauv cov dej uas txheeb cais thiab logic pos huab. Li ntawd, raws li ib tug dowser koj teeb kev ntsuam xyuas thiab ntau dhia thaum lub caij los ua pov thawj rau powers koj behold. Scott nkag mus sib hais rau nws cov neeg povthawj anecdotal, Kuv paub hais tias nws xav ntseeg hais tias. Tab sis, yog dab tsi no yooj yim heev tu lub vim li cas vim li cas cov neeg ua hauj lwm rau lub nroog yeej yog dowse. Lawv muaj lub maps! Tsis ua num nrog ib degree siab kev raug lawv nplawg tawm ib daim ntawv qhia, nrhiav cov kab rau hauv av, thiab tawm mus thiab eyeball rau lub site. Dab tsi yog yuav yog lawv yeej cia li xav txog qhov uas cov kab nkawm rau lub maps thiab subconsciously dowsing “yog” rau lawv. Cov neeg ua hauj lwm yog ua cov zajlus kom fallacy ntawm ncej hoc meem. Li no, unintentionally lawv skew hom kab mob lawv cov kev soj ntsuam los ntawm qhov paub txog cov lus teb hauv ntej. Lawv taug kev hauv lub teb, tau ib tug zoo ntaus, thiab nws lub dowsing thiab tsis rau daim ntawv qhia attribute. Tab sis txog thaum kawg yog tias lawv ntaus ib tug kab ces damn, Yog tias daim ntawv qhia tsis ncaj ncees lawm! Lawv ntsuam xyuas tus neeg ntawm lawv txoj kev raws li tsuas xav tau zoo. Thaum Scott ntshe yog thaum ntawd cov nkoj tib, Nws kuj yog ua cov zajlus kom fallacy uas tsis txaus siab rau txoj cai/chaw – los sis “ad populi”. Cov neeg ua hauj lwm rau lub nroog xeem tsom kuv, vim li no nws yeej muaj tseeb.
Txoj cai tswj tooj peb: Khib lav, ib tug npaum tsawg tej zaum qhov siv tau, tab sis nonetheless. Ua tsis tau kev tab kuv suggesting Scott Phillips yog ib cheater – dag xwb, hauv kuv lub tswvyim. Paub txog hais tias psychics tsis nyob ua ib ke kuv thiaj tsis puas hais tiag paub qhov intentions ntawm lwm tus neeg. Kuv yuav theej xav tias lwm tus neeg yog ruam los dag ua ntej lawv mus yuav ib tug cheater believing. Tab sis npog, tej zaum koj yuav pab tsis tau tab sis kom xav (hnoos *Sylvia Browne*hnoos).
Phew, uas yuav tsum tau npog nws, tamsim no…
