OT: Do you believe in witching?

OT: Do you believe in witching?

  • Yes, for all items mentioned.

    Votes: 18 15.8%

  • No, not at all.

    Votes: 49 43.0%

  • Yes, for some items mentioned.

    Votes: 47 41.2%
  • Total voters
    114
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realolman said:
Not all who are silent are incapable.:smile:
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I believe in miracles. I believe Jesus could turn stone to bread but would not clown for the devil. He had a good reason to be silent.

I don't see collecting $1,000,000 proving you can locate water with a stick as clowning around. I see no reason to be silent in this case. The person already will locate water if anyone asks. Some do it for a fee so why not for $1,000,000. If I could do it, I would, and I'm a real conservative person.

I can eat a bug. Would I do it for a dollar? Probably not. Would I do it for a laugh? Probably. Would I do it for $1,000,000? You betcha.:)
 
I didn't read all the replies but here is my experience.

Family of old girlfriend needs to find out where their UG sprinkler lines are buried. The long and the short of it, the got someone to come over and 'witch' for the lines. They were found. Old GF's brother was a skeptic. The dude doing the 'witching' showed Mr. Skeptic how to do it. He was able to trace the lines as well.

I know that some people can do it and some people can't, but I don't think it is anything more than a very subtle scientific phenomena that has not yet been explained.
 
K8MHZ said:
I didn't read all the replies but here is my experience.

Family of old girlfriend needs to find out where their UG sprinkler lines are buried. The long and the short of it, the got someone to come over and 'witch' for the lines. They were found. Old GF's brother was a skeptic. The dude doing the 'witching' showed Mr. Skeptic how to do it. He was able to trace the lines as well.

I know that some people can do it and some people can't, but I don't think it is anything more than a very subtle scientific phenomena that has not yet been explained.
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Why did you have to go and do that? We had successfully de-railed this thread and you had to go and bring it back on topic. :roll:
 
drbond24 said:
Why did you have to go and do that? We had successfully de-railed this thread and you had to go and bring it back on topic. :roll:
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Sorry, it rained all day here and now all the coat hangers in our house are bent.

I suppose you guys also refute the undeniable fact that sprinkler installers can find buried MV cable when auguring through grass.
 
I have seen it done to find a cast iron drain pipe. After it was demonstrated I tried it myself and it worked for me as well. The plumber located the pipe with two L shaped coat hangers one in each hand. The hangers would remain parallel but would cross each other above the pipe, he then put two X's on the wall at each end of the pipe and told them to bust up the cement right there. They were directly over the pipe about 4' down. It does work.
 
Bill Perrino said:
The site is offering $1mil for "Paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event." Witching is none of those.
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Quit making excuses and go get your money. No matter what you want to call it, if you can prove it, they will pay you. Many have tried. All have failed.

It might be worth noting that they are not claiming dowsers to be dishonest. As a matter of fact, they think they are the most honest. Here are a couple of quotes from the site:

"Dowsers are, generally speaking, very honest, sincere people, and almost always seem absolutely convinced of their abilities. That conviction is not well founded, since all properly performed, comprehensive tests of this particular claim have produced negative results."

"I must say that of all those who have ever tried to win the Pigasus Prize, and of those who I have otherwise tested in every part of the world, no claimants even approach the dowsers for honesty. These are persons who are genuinely, thoroughly, self-deceived. In only two instances one in Australia and the other in the U.K. did I ever encounter any cheating being tried by dowsers. And those cases were easily solved and immediately terminated."

Go get your money.
 
This ad has been in electrical magazines off and on for years:

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It is not about the money and I only use dowsing for my own benefit..I do believe and my faith is good as well..Some times trying to explain everything leads to more questions than answers..I believe people can use defining rods and willow branches to locate stuff..I have seen it and believe it no need to scientifically prove it to me..
 
cschmid said:
It is not about the money and I only use dowsing for my own benefit..I do believe and my faith is good as well..Some times trying to explain everything leads to more questions than answers..I believe people can use defining rods and willow branches to locate stuff..I have seen it and believe it no need to scientifically prove it to me..
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You would not benefit from $1,000,000? I wish I had real dowsing abilities as I would be all over it.

I have never said I don't believe in "other" abilities, as I do. I see that an actual ability to dowse would be the perfect ability needed to collect the money. I'm not particularly fond of James Randi as I think he seems like a pompous windbag. I would love for someone to take the prize to shut him up, but I don't have any special abilities.

There are many things that can't be scientifically proved. You can't prove you love somebody. Your actions may indicate it but they can be faked or based on other motives. I don't see how science could prove it.

I believe the prophets in the Bible called fire down from heaven. I don't think they could have done it for a $1,000,000 prize from James Randi.

How does an old sow know to bed on the south side of the hill when the weather report says no storm is coming? How does a rabbit know to burrow up before the snow and bad weather even has a hint of coming and the weather forecasts are predicting fair weather? How can the little drake that was born on a lake up north, and has never left that lake, lead a flock of ducks straight to the rice fields in Louisiana? There are many things that science can't answer.

If you claim you can dowse, and won't put your claims on the line, then you sound like a lot of talk and no action. Maybe you are scared, maybe you are not sure of your abilities, maybe you despise riches, or something else, but it don't help your claims.

Dowsing is an ability that could be scientifically proved. If you truly have this ability, it should be an ability like the ability to run, jump, speak, solve complex math problems, speed read, etc., but just an ability that most people don't have. James Randi is willing to pay to see it. Go show them and collect your money. If you don't want the money, I'll be glad to take it off your hands, as I could use it.
 
LMAO I never said I did not want a million dollars..Yet I am in tune with my surroundings here and happy with my knowledge..If I was to fly half way around the world to some strange place I could not guarantee I would be able to dowse..I am not sure how it works so I can not explain it..That is why I only do it for myself..Because the way my luck runs if I did it for cash in a strange place it would not work so I am not for hire..Just a novice and happy..
 
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