In a recent post on the functioning of magickal energy, I was confronted with comments from a couple of posters who presented the pseudo-skeptical, pseudo-scientific and so-called debunking position. As I have repeatedly pointed out, some of the techniques of this position consist of:
1) Demanding proof but not saying what will happen if you provide such proof.
2) Not giving specific and clear examples of what such proof should entail. This will allow people following the debunking position to change what is acceptable as proof—what is commonly called "moving the goalposts"—so they never have to admit their position was in error.
Perhaps most importantly, though, I would