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My Dad is such a Skeptic. What can I do to convince him?
Poll: Do you have anyone like this in your family? Yes. It's annoying to end. 38% [ 13 ] Yes. I don't care, though. 32% [ 11 ] No, but If i did, it'd be annoying. 11% [ 4 ] No, and I'm glad. =3 5% [ 2 ] I'm a skeptic, and he has reason to believe this is crap. 11% [ 4 ] Total Votes : 34
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Posted on Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:18 pm
Niushirra Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 299	Use telepathy. Become really skilled or get a skilled telepath to send an intricate thought straight into his head or even scan him.
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Posted on Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:25 pm
UltimaRage Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 146	Or read his mind constantly, and he'll all be like "how the hell..." Of course, he'll chalk it up to coincidence the first few times, but then do it constantly and correctly. Get good at it. Also, like Niushirra said, send complex telepathic messages constantly.
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Posted on Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:18 pm
sparkz Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 664	Why does this bother you so much?
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Posted on Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:58 pm
Draken_ Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 102	sparkz wrote: Why does this bother you so much? Because I don't want him to think What I'm doing is a waste of time.
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Posted on Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:07 am
sparkz Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 664	Why should you care what he thinks? as long as he isn't stopping you from doing it then you shouldn't have to make him believe.
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Posted on Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:42 pm
Fakiti Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 336	hmmm.. it seems to me that he should care very much- there's something about having someone you know and love, such as a family member, think you're crazy. He probably just is skeptical because he likes to believe that the world is completely normal and it is the way he's always believed it is and now that you have kind of started to prove differently, he can't accept it.
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Posted on Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:48 pm
Draken_ Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 102	Fakiti wrote: hmmm.. it seems to me that he should care very much- there's something about having someone you know and love, such as a family member, think you're crazy. He probably just is skeptical because he likes to believe that the world is completely normal and it is the way he's always believed it is and now that you have kind of started to prove differently, he can't accept it. No. He can't. He grew up in a small village in Greece till he was 17.
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Posted on Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:16 pm
sparkz Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 664	perhaps you should try a different angle. say to him that you want to experement with what is possible with the human mind. tell him you'd like for him to be supportive. if you show how much you care about psionics (if indeed, you care about it. i don't know.) try printing off that letter to parents on the main psipog website. maybe that'd help. face it. you won't get him to believe in a heartbeat. stuff like this takes time.
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Posted on Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:23 pm
derricktheone Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 356	Throw a super hot psi-ball in his face! hahaha. Just joking, you shouldn't try it..... ........oooor should you
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Posted on Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:36 pm
JOHNNYBEGOOD Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 354	Maybe he just knows that the entire premise of this thing is silly... 'Cause it is, you know...
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Posted on Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:29 pm
N1trone Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 4	Well, i'd think, (If youre really good at TK), put a psi wheel under a cup, then tell HIM to tell YOU the way to turn it. Then he can hardly say "The wind goes in both directions" (<witch, imo, is childish. He should know better). If he even then is still a skeptic try the telepathic things (Off-topic: I got my first psi-wheel to spin today )
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Posted on Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:44 pm
mattz1010 Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 885	JOHNNYBEGOOD wrote: Maybe he just knows that the entire premise of this thing is silly... 'Cause it is, you know... Because giving up is SUCH a great idea to get people to believe you. ...yeah.
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Posted on Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:56 am
Eidolon Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 89	Hey at least he isn't saying you're nuts. My dad called the psychiatry once because he thought I was insane. (Quote : He's trying to move stuff with his mind) Fortunately I got out of there after a week. From that point on I never talked about anything psi related in real life again. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing to try to prove psi but if he really doesn't want to believe then maybe it's for the better to just let him be.
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Posted on Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:41 pm
Tankdown Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 688	Eidolon wrote: Hey at least he isn't saying you're nuts. My dad called the psychiatry once because he thought I was insane. (Quote : He's trying to move stuff with his mind) Fortunately I got out of there after a week. Just out of curioustily what exactly did the psychiatist say? Does your dad give you the crazy eye ever since then? Wow.....I wonder what would happen if he met me....and I crazy enough without psionics.
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Posted on Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:52 am
Eidolon Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 89	Tankdown wrote: Just out of curioustily what exactly did the psychiatist say? I got observed for a couple of days, it wasn't bad (like in a hospital) but it was boring as hell. In the end the doc said that I have some weird hobbies and beliefs but that I'm otherwise a healthy young man, I wish my dad could behave like that. Tankdown wrote: Does your dad give you the crazy eye ever since then? He did but I moved out shortly after because I couldn't stand it anymore.
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