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I just got around to listening to the Jim Sparks interview. Excellent work by both Gene and David. Being somebody in the psychology field, I've got to question one relatively important point about how Jim Sparks is addressing this phenomenon. If he is in fact concerned with illuminating the intangibles about his experiences, why hasn't he taken some fundamental steps to confirm his psychological wellbeing? Considering the fact that he does consider himself sane, and believes these experiences are happening in "consensus" reality, why then wouldn't he take the opportunity to assemble a team of professionals to help him validate his experiences to the public at large? A neurologist, a psychologist, a Sleep researcher, a M.D. ...A credible abductions researcher. Etc. Certainly he does seem seem sincere, and believes in the value of presenting his experiences to the public - so then why not subject himself to standard psychological tests? If anything seems true in his purported story, his mind and body lie as the best available 'evidence' to be explored. The fact that he hasn't considered the relevance of this issue is truly the most suspicious component of his story.

<blockquote data-quote="Hotkafka" data-source="post: 8668" data-attributes="member: 2536"><p>I just got around to listening to the Jim Sparks interview.&nbsp; Excellent work by both Gene and David.&nbsp; Being somebody in the psychology field, I&#039;ve got to question one relatively important point about how Jim Sparks is addressing this phenomenon.&nbsp; If he is in fact concerned with illuminating the intangibles about his experiences, why hasn&#039;t he taken some fundamental steps to confirm his psychological wellbeing?&nbsp; Considering the fact that he does consider himself sane, and believes these experiences are happening in &quot;consensus&quot; reality, why then wouldn&#039;t he take the opportunity to assemble a team of professionals to help him validate his experiences to the public at large?&nbsp; A neurologist, a psychologist, a Sleep researcher, a M.D. ...A credible abductions researcher.&nbsp; Etc.&nbsp; Certainly he does seem seem sincere, and believes in the value of presenting his experiences to the public - so then why not subject himself to standard psychological tests?&nbsp; If anything seems true in his purported story, his mind and body lie as the best available &#039;evidence&#039; to be explored.&nbsp; The fact that he hasn&#039;t considered the relevance of this issue is truly the most suspicious component of his story.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Hotkafka, post: 8668, member: 2536"] I just got around to listening to the Jim Sparks interview. Excellent work by both Gene and David. Being somebody in the psychology field, I've got to question one relatively important point about how Jim Sparks is addressing this phenomenon. If he is in fact concerned with illuminating the intangibles about his experiences, why hasn't he taken some fundamental steps to confirm his psychological wellbeing? Considering the fact that he does consider himself sane, and believes these experiences are happening in "consensus" reality, why then wouldn't he take the opportunity to assemble a team of professionals to help him validate his experiences to the public at large? A neurologist, a psychologist, a Sleep researcher, a M.D. ...A credible abductions researcher. Etc. Certainly he does seem seem sincere, and believes in the value of presenting his experiences to the public - so then why not subject himself to standard psychological tests? If anything seems true in his purported story, his mind and body lie as the best available 'evidence' to be explored. The fact that he hasn't considered the relevance of this issue is truly the most suspicious component of his story. [/QUOTE]

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