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An individual that claims to have telepathic abilities is presented with 100 cards facedown and attempts to demonstrate their telepathy by guessing what symbol each card shows. Of course their telepathic powers are not perfect, but they manage to successfully guess 30 of the 100 cards. Is this sufficient evidence of some sort of telepathy

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so no, this is not producing some or any sort of proof for telepathy it's just a card trick, traditionally made for musicians or a good trick or laugh.

Step-by-step explanation:

Telepathy is the purported vicarious transmission of information from one person to another without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction. The term was first coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Frederic W. H.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Telepathy is the transmission of information from one individual to another without the use of any known human sensory channels or physical interaction. The two individual or people can read and communicate their mind accurately.

Two individual demostrating telepathy having to pick 30 of 100 cards is not sufficient enough because individuals showing telepathy can read the mind of another and if not accurate it is very near perfection. 30 cards out of 100 is not close to perfection or accuracy hence It is not a sufficient evidence for telepathy.

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