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Ray Hyman

Psychology Professor

Ray Hyman was a professor of psychology, teaching at Harvard and the University of Oregon. Early in his career he worked as a magician and mentalist. He was a founding member of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), which publishes the Skeptical Inquirer.
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Ray Hyman's Opinions

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Although Utts and I [...] evaluated the same set of data, we came to very different conclusions. If Utts's conclusion is correct, then the fundamental principles that have so successfully guided the progress of science from the days of Galileo and Newton to the present must be drastically revised. Neither relativity theory nor quantum mechanics in their present versions can cope with a world that harbors the psychic phenomena so boldly proclaimed by Utts and her parapsychological colleagues.
01 Mar 1996    Source


Comparisons with Other Experts and Influencers

The similarity between Ray Hyman and each expert and influencer is calculated by looking at how the same questions were answered. These figures are used to calculate conforming, nonconforming, and projected opinions. The accuracy of the analysis depends on Ray Hyman's coverage, which grows with the number of their opinions entered into TakeOnIt.

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Austin Cline
Philosopher
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Robert Todd Carroll
Philosophy Professor
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Paul Kurtz
Philosophy Professor, Father of Secular Humanism
100% agreement / 1 opinions

James Alcock
Psychology Professor
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Mostly Agree
Susan Blackmore
Psychology Lecturer, Former Parapsychologist
75% agreement / 1 opinions

In-Between
Mostly Disagree
Disagree
Diane Hennacy Powell
Neuroscientist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Richard Shoup
Computer Scientist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Ingo Swann
Father of Remote Viewing
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Jessica Utts
Professor of Statistics
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Russell Targ
Physicist & Author
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Harold Puthoff
Parapsychologist, Scientologist, Physicist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Conforming Opinions

Ray Hyman's conforming opinions are opinions that align with the group of experts and influencers Ray Hyman typically agrees with.

Coverage Answer Question
High Disagree Are psychic powers real?

Projected Opinions

Ray Hyman's projected opinions are opinions Ray Hyman is expected to have if their opinions align with the experts and influencers that they typically agree with.

Coverage Answer Question
Low Disagree Does astrology work (is personality correlated with the positions of celestial bodies at birth)?