Natalya discovered her ability at the age of 10 when she saw inside of her mothers body. Word soon spread and people from far and wide across Russia came to visit her for diagnosis of their problems. Her ability has been tested in Russia, United Kingdom, America and Japan with varying degrees of success.
She is currently a full-time student at Semashko State Stomatological University, Moscow and has worked for the Center of Special Diagnostics of the Natalya Demkina (TSSD) since 2006. She uses her gift alongside her practical skills as a doctor.
Criticism
Natalya is a controversial choice, since her gifting was dismissed by America's Committee for Skeptical Enquiry (CSI), formerly know as the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP).
I have taken the initiative to draw up a point-by-point analysis of why CSI's results could have been wrong, and why she is the genuine article:
- CSI is not the world authority on biological or spiritual matters, it is not sponsored by any government (though I'm sure it likes to give the impression).
- Natalya volunteered to take the CSI tests herself. There was no pride or arrogance involved, neither did she do it begrudgingly. She was simply looking for affirmation.
- CSI set 5 out of 7 as the 'pass' rate of the test. Natalya correctly identified 4. Given that the odds of achieving 4 matches were 1 in 50, this was statistically high.
- It is my opinion that the tests themselves were flawed because they relied upon mutually exclusive multiple choice diagnoses, rather than logical either/or with each subject separately. This meant she had to rely on deduction rather than her gift, much like you or I would to complete a crossword puzzle when we discover a word doesn't fit or we don't know the answer.
- Brian Josephson (a Nobel-prize winning physicist) has criticised the test pointing out the results should have been ruled 'inconclusive' and that CSI relied on a Bayesian inference. (Ironic since this scientific method was derived from the work of a Reverend, not a skeptic).
- Natalya had disputed 2 of the subjects conditions for the test before taking it, however she was forced to accept them if she wanted to continue with the test.
- Of the failed diagnoses, she failed to determine a metal plate in one subjects skull and a resected esophagus. CSI questioned why she had not discovered these as the metal plate was visible beneath the subjects scalp and the other patient had scar tissue around their throat. Wouldn't this confirm she genuinely using her gift, and not simply looking for tell-tale signs?
- After New York, Natalya visited Tokyo for tests with Professor Yoshio Machi. Unlike the CSI tests, these tests required stricter measures, including that the subjects bring with them a medical certificate stating their health issue.
Natalya Demkina Official Website (Use Babelfish to translate http://demkina.ru to English)
Wikipedia Profile
3 comments:
From he official Web site (as translated by Google):
"I am pleased to welcome all of our Center who really need my help. I can see your body with all possible diligence and accuracy not available any hardware diagnostics. This is possible because I can see the whole body and all its internal processes in the relationship and interaction in real time and with any depth review. This integrated approach allows you to find the real cause of the disease. Accurate diagnosis is 90% success in treatment. You will be spared the need to gains on various trips diagnostic laboratories, in seeking the causes of disease."
Prices for services aren't listed, but I bet they're not free. So much for a girl "simply looking for affirmation."
And while CSI may not be the "world authority on biological or spiritual matters," they at least set up a scientific trial for the girl to prove her claim, which she did not. And why would it matter that they are not sponsored by any government?
And the fact that she did not pick up on the metal plate or neck scarring is not proof that she was using her gift entirely and not simply looking for clues, rather it seems to be evidence that she is either not very observant or not very bright.
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Very brave and talented woman. The pseudo-science-skeptics set her up to fail, she did their flawed test anyway, and came away with a mightily significant result (50 * better than chance) despite all the dirty tricks.
Well done Natalya
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