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Hi, I'm Ed. I'm generally interested in investigating paranormal/supernatural claims.

Credit for correcting me- having looked myself I agreed Mack no evidence he explicitly used Grof breathing techniques in Ariel. But there is evidence it was part of his standard operating procedure by then...

Agree. Also, Mack wasn't interested in a forensic analysis of what they saw, but only what they "experienced". There's no kind of structure to how his interviews were conducted that could allow for cross comparison. He was there because he was...

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There's a bit of a stench to this. Why were the seating arrangements different? Was seating arrangement part of the test protocol? If not, how can we be sure you remembered correctly, because you didn't write it down as it wasn't part of the...

Agree. Also, Mack wasn't interested in a forensic analysis of what they saw, but only what they "experienced". There's no kind of structure to how his interviews were conducted that could allow for cross comparison. He was there because he was...

I read quite a bit of the literature on interviewing children (which I cite here: https://revue.comitepara.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Scepticisme_Scientifique_12_2024_SI.pdf) and their reliability as eyewitnesses. Conclusions from other...

Hi, I'm Ed. I'm generally interested in investigating paranormal/supernatural claims.

I think there's an important distinction between showing that certain interviewing practices are preferable and showing that the Ariel interviews are therefore unreliable. The protocol is designed primarily to maximize accurate recall from...

Agree. Also, Mack wasn't interested in a forensic analysis of what they saw, but only what they "experienced". There's no kind of structure to how his interviews were conducted that could allow for cross comparison. He was there because he was...

I think there's an important distinction between showing that certain interviewing practices are preferable and showing that the Ariel interviews are therefore unreliable. The protocol is designed primarily to maximize accurate recall from...

I read quite a bit of the literature on interviewing children (which I cite here: https://revue.comitepara.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Scepticisme_Scientifique_12_2024_SI.pdf) and their reliability as eyewitnesses. Conclusions from other...

I think there's an important distinction between showing that certain interviewing practices are preferable and showing that the Ariel interviews are therefore unreliable. The protocol is designed primarily to maximize accurate recall from...

I read quite a bit of the literature on interviewing children (which I cite here: https://revue.comitepara.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Scepticisme_Scientifique_12_2024_SI.pdf) and their reliability as eyewitnesses. Conclusions from other...

I've been led here from another thread where I asked about what constitutes good interview methodology. Having now read through much of this thread, I think @Charlie Wiser and several others have done a lot of good work identifying problems with...