A believer, a skeptic and a rationalist walk into a séance.
During the séance, the believer heard voices. After the séance, the believer proclaims, “See! See! I heard voices! The spirit world exists: séances work!”
During the séance, the skeptic heard nothing. After the séance, the skeptic proclaims, “I have looked everywhere for evidence of spirits and it is obvious that the mystic has tricked you with cold reading. Quit this nonsense, there is nothing to see.”
During the séance, the rationalist heard nothing, but notices that the believer heard something and that the skeptic heard nothing. After the séance, the rationalist proclaims, “Hmm… There’s obviously something very powerful going on here: how does it work and how can I use it?”
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A believer, a skeptic and a rationalist walk into a séance.
During the séance, the believer heard voices. After the séance, the believer proclaims, “See! See! I heard voices! The spirit world exists: séances work!”
During the séance, the skeptic heard nothing. After the séance, the skeptic proclaims, “I have looked everywhere for evidence of spirits and it is obvious that the mystic has tricked you with cold reading. Quit this nonsense, there is nothing to see.”
During the séance, the rationalist heard nothing, but notices that the believer heard something and that the skeptic heard nothing. After the séance, the rationalist proclaims, “Hmm… There’s obviously something very powerful going on here: how does it work and how can I use it?”