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The students might be faking it on purpose (or the whole video be set up in general). I say this because all I know so far is that its a youtube video, but maybe it is a known master, genuine people and they arent faking, so this would lead to possibility 2:

Even if they are not faking it on purpose, maybe they are so 'suceptible' to it because they really believe in the master's power, that they get thrown in such a way (placebo/self-suggestion). They have, consciously or unconsciously, vested interest that the master's power works. Testing the powers against a skeptic person would be one possible way .. Doesnt the way they get thrown back seem somehow 'steretypical' ? (not that this means something but it called my attention)

Im sure there people with less than honorable intentions using words like "Chi" in a fake way to make money or get fame, or others who might be deluded about any alternative model because they are really looking for something to take them out of the spiritless modern world

Now, with that being said, I dont say its impossible for chi, or some other yet undiscovered energy (that humans can use) to exist. If there's one thing psychedelics taught me, its that there's more to reality than it seems..... This Chi might be there, it might be that this specific person you linked to has this power, or it might be that not him but someone else does...

So lets say for a moment it exists.. If so, then what? How can the whole humanity (or a siginficant part of it) reap benefits from this energy? Does one have to pay some master or go travel far to find someone to learn from?

If so, then what about the others who cant afford the travel, do they just have to accept they wont have their chi powers working, or is there a home-practicing technique? Also, how can one tell appart a hoax or charlatan from the real deal, is there anything more than just "he/she feels genuine" ? And regarding Chi in general, can this be researched scientifically, and if so how, and what would be the benefits? How does Chi interact with matter? Can these masters supposedly moved a stopped object, and if so, isnt this the easiest thing in the world to prove to skeptics in a supervised environment, and why hasnt it been done yet?

<blockquote data-quote="endlessness" data-source="post: 3514698" data-attributes="member: 535">Possibilities:The students might be faking it on purpose (or the whole video be set up in general). I say this because all I know so far is that its a youtube video, but maybe it is a known master, genuine people and they arent faking, so this would lead to possibility 2:Even if they are not faking it on purpose, maybe they are so &#039;suceptible&#039; to it because they really believe in the master&#039;s power, that they get thrown in such a way (placebo/self-suggestion). They have, consciously or unconsciously, vested interest that the master&#039;s power works. Testing the powers against a skeptic person would be one possible way .. Doesnt the way they get thrown back seem somehow &#039;steretypical&#039; ? (not that this means something but it called my attention)Im sure there people with less than honorable intentions using words like &quot;Chi&quot; in a fake way to make money or get fame, or others who might be deluded about any alternative model because they are really looking for something to take them out of the spiritless modern worldNow, with that being said, I dont say its impossible for chi, or some other yet undiscovered energy (that humans can use) to exist.&nbsp; If there&#039;s one thing psychedelics taught me, its that there&#039;s more to reality than it seems..... This Chi might be there, it might be that this specific person you linked to has this power, or it might be that not him but someone else does...So lets say for a moment it exists.. If so, then what?&nbsp; How can the whole humanity (or a siginficant part of it) reap benefits from this energy?&nbsp; Does one have to pay some master or go travel far to find someone to learn from? If so, then what about the others who cant afford the travel, do they just have to accept they wont have their chi powers working, or is there a home-practicing technique?&nbsp; Also, how can one tell appart a hoax or charlatan from the real deal, is there anything more than just &quot;he/she feels genuine&quot; ? And regarding Chi in general, can this be researched scientifically, and if so how, and what would be the benefits?&nbsp; How does Chi interact with matter? Can these masters supposedly moved a stopped object, and if so, isnt this the easiest thing in the world to prove to skeptics in a supervised environment, and why hasnt it been done yet?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="endlessness, post: 3514698, member: 535"] Possibilities: The students might be faking it on purpose (or the whole video be set up in general). I say this because all I know so far is that its a youtube video, but maybe it is a known master, genuine people and they arent faking, so this would lead to possibility 2: Even if they are not faking it on purpose, maybe they are so 'suceptible' to it because they really believe in the master's power, that they get thrown in such a way (placebo/self-suggestion). They have, consciously or unconsciously, vested interest that the master's power works. Testing the powers against a skeptic person would be one possible way .. Doesnt the way they get thrown back seem somehow 'steretypical' ? (not that this means something but it called my attention) Im sure there people with less than honorable intentions using words like "Chi" in a fake way to make money or get fame, or others who might be deluded about any alternative model because they are really looking for [i]something[/i] to take them out of the spiritless modern world Now, with that being said, I dont say its impossible for chi, or some other yet undiscovered energy (that humans can use) to exist. If there's one thing psychedelics taught me, its that there's more to reality than it seems..... This Chi might be there, it might be that this specific person you linked to has this power, or it might be that not him but someone else does... So lets say for a moment it exists.. If so, then what? How can the whole humanity (or a siginficant part of it) reap benefits from this energy? Does one have to pay some master or go travel far to find someone to learn from? If so, then what about the others who cant afford the travel, do they just have to accept they wont have their chi powers working, or is there a home-practicing technique? Also, how can one tell appart a hoax or charlatan from the real deal, is there anything more than just "he/she feels genuine" ? And regarding Chi in general, can this be researched scientifically, and if so how, and what would be the benefits? How does Chi interact with matter? Can these masters supposedly moved a stopped object, and if so, isnt this the easiest thing in the world to prove to skeptics in a supervised environment, and why hasnt it been done yet? [/QUOTE]