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That is not what I took away from the article at all.

What I took away is: if you think parapsychology is wrong, then you should be really worried about the rest of science because their studies are not better designed. It's most clearly expressed in this paragraph:

> This is not a criticism of Bem or a criticism of parapsychology. It’s something that is inherent to the practice of meta-analysis, and even more, inherent to the practice of science. Other than a few very exceptional large medical trials, there is not a study in the world that would survive the level of criticism I am throwing at Bem right now.



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