Geronimo W. Christ Esq wrote:
Tony Polson wrote:

I was a complete sceptic until I tried it. Until then, I believed it
was hokum.


It's total hokum, and here's how you prove it.

Get a friend to bury ten pipes in a piece of ground, and then run water
through one of them, without telling you which one. Then try to use your
magick dowsing techniques to find out which one it is.

You've done this, have you? Please could you point us to some published
results?

Geronimo W. Christ Esq wrote:
such things aren't provable in "scientific" tests (which really means
they aren't provable at all).

Nonsense, it may simply indicate you've chosen the wrong scientific model.


Geronimo W. Christ Esq wrote:
A lot of dowsing (like in Tony Polson's case) is down to luck. The rest
of it is down to certainty.

You seem to know an awful lot more than "science" can provide...

Geronimo W. Christ Esq wrote:
Mary, I saw this article and thought of you:

....And when you descend to cheap gibes one suspects you are aware of the
weakness of your position.

It would be really interesting to have a serious discussion of dowsing;
it's a pity that those who oppose the idea here seem to have such a poor
grasp of the concept of scientific method. Just in case anyone would
like to provide thoughtful comments I've changed the subject to help the
s/n ratio.