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Obviously we only have part of the evidence. However, at points it does appear as if Dr. Jacobs is de facto acting as a psychiatrist, particularly in his 'diagnosis' of MPD (a major psychiatric disorder), whatever his motivation for doing so. Unlike some others, I'm not so certain he won't be...

Gene, you're spot on, which is why Ms. Woods shouldn't have gone first to the media, but rather should have opted for some more formalized process (State mental health board, the State courthouse, Temple University's internal review committees) that can consider the evidence in an deliberate way...

Perhaps you should listen to the tapes. Dr. Jacobs states in his 'professional' opinion his 'diagnosis' is that Ms. Woods has multiple personalty disorder, or MPD (a serious Dissociative Identity Disorder under DSM IV), for which she needs treatment. He tells her this while she apparently is...

Why do people who have these incidents report the same or similar types of visions or mental impressions during their episodes, including people who don't hang around paranormal chat boards? Is this something wired into the human brain or psyche? I doubt this -- there is no evolutionary...

On one hand, people claim that Ms. Woods is fundamentally in control of her mental faculties and has been warned through adequate disclosure of Dr. Jacobs' lack of credentials and the attendant risks, but on the other hand they are crying aloud about the travesty of the situation. I strongly...

Sorry, but one more quick note on the Emma Woods debate. I just finished listening to the Paratopia podcast and have two quick observations: 1. If Ms. Woods had an issue with Dr. Jacobs' professional behavior, the right forum in which to try that case is with the established oversight...

I recently came across a book by George Friedman, founder of Stratfor, entitled The Next 100 Years, in which he discusses the broader economic and geopolitical trends for this century. Given some of the dialogue on this Forum, I thought some may be interested in Friedman's views. Below are...

He is just trying to get a rise out of people . . . the worst punishment is just to ignore him.

He's just trying to get a rise out of people . . . ignore him.

One thing you have to say about life on this earth (and membership on this Forum), you never cease to be amazed . . .

Once again, I would recommend having Thomas Campbell on as a guest. Campbell is a physicist (currently working at NASA) who was one of the founders of the Monroe Institute (referred to as TC in Bob Monroe's books). He has had a multitude of induced out-of-body experiences during the course of...

Three quick observations: 1. Snoory: there is a website called CoastGab on which the participants do practically nothing but bemoan this guy's lack of talent and how he has destroyed the show. This view seems to be almost universal in the paranormal community, as far as I can tell. If the...

I agree wholeheartedly with everyone above, and assume this sentiment also applies to animals held in zoos. I actually would go one step further -- I don't understand why people pay for high-end safaris to Africa and elsewhere, disturbing animals in their natural habitats, just for the photo...

Why are we even speculating about this? In my view, this is a somewhat odd thread absent specific statements by David on the stress the show creates.

I have heard that the manned rocket ships on either side of the Crucifixion are in fact fairly common & standard representations of the Sun and the Moon for that period, and are often in different colors as a result (one typically reddish, the other more neutral or blue).

Has anyone gone to the Monroe Institute, or have a close friend who has gone? Does their Hemi-Sync method actually work? Their argument is that you can fast track out-of-body/inter-dimensional experiences without years of meditation and without the potential confounding effect of drugs.

Additionally, we have those who proclaim to move out-of-body, such as Thomas Campbell, formerly of the Monroe Institute (now a NASA physicist), and William Buhlman, both of whom appear credible. We also have near death experiencers (such as Pam Reynolds), and we have Tibetan monks. The older...

Based upon people's accounts all along the paranormal spectrum, it does appear that some people are wired differently -- or have more sensitive antenae -- than others. And pointing to David's story from this past episode, as well as numerous UFO encounters, it does appear that this phenonemum is...

I recall seeing Ms. Cahill -- or at least someone purporting to be Ms. Cahill -- post on this Forum several months back. I agree, this is a strong case. I wonder if any of the people who witnessed that UFO have had subsequent experiences (I believe there were two cars that pulled over, one...

Perhaps none of the above? As a 'Type 0' civilization moving towards 'Type 1' civilization within the next one hundred years, it may keen but detached interest. According to Michio Kaku, our current stage represents the most dangerous period in our evolution and the time when most civilizations...