<div class="gmail_quote">2010/7/1 Adrian Tymes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wingcat@pacbell.net">wingcat@pacbell.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Of course, in that case, unless and until it can reliably be made use of, it's<br>practically the same as if it did not exist for most intents and purposes.</blockquote></div><br><div>If psi is real, that's significant, whether or not there are immediate practical applications, because it indicates that our understanding of how things work is incomplete.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Electricity, nuclear fission/fusion, the laser, ..., could all have been dismissed similarly back before they were understood and exploited. Luckily, some researchers stayed open-minded, and huge breakthroughs with major practical uses resulted.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Dave</div><div><br></div>