1 00:00:14,790 --> 00:00:12,210 we're going back to Sam story in a 2 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:14,800 moment but last time we had Alan Alan on 3 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:16,960 the program she was challenged on our 4 00:00:23,460 --> 00:00:20,650 website by the Australian skeptics they 5 00:00:25,769 --> 00:00:23,470 wrote this is plainly nonsense you 6 00:00:28,290 --> 00:00:25,779 cannot diagnose illness or bodily 7 00:00:31,380 --> 00:00:28,300 functions in this manner clearly a 8 00:00:33,780 --> 00:00:31,390 deluded fantasy Australian skeptics 9 00:00:37,470 --> 00:00:33,790 offer Ellen Ellen or anyone else who 10 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:37,480 claims such powers $100,000 if they can 11 00:00:42,180 --> 00:00:39,280 prove their claims in a properly 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:42,190 conducted independently umpired test 13 00:00:51,420 --> 00:00:46,050 your chance to respond to that Ellen I 14 00:00:54,630 --> 00:00:51,430 am NOT out to prove to anybody what can 15 00:00:56,810 --> 00:00:54,640 or can't be done the Australian skeptics 16 00:01:00,510 --> 00:00:56,820 have a reputation for having one every 17 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:00,520 so-called setup challenge that they've 18 00:01:06,929 --> 00:01:04,170 offered so I'm not going to go there 19 00:01:09,499 --> 00:01:06,939 kinesiology and much of the scientific 20 00:01:14,190 --> 00:01:09,509 journals have published results about 21 00:01:17,550 --> 00:01:14,200 blockages energy testing different ways 22 00:01:20,039 --> 00:01:17,560 that other cultures deal with their 23 00:01:22,469 --> 00:01:20,049 medical problems I suggest that they 24 00:01:24,149 --> 00:01:22,479 would do some research fair enough 25 00:01:26,669 --> 00:01:24,159 challenge that Ted well I think we need 26 00:01:28,050 --> 00:01:26,679 valid research and $100,000 probably 27 00:01:29,819 --> 00:01:28,060 isn't enough to fund the sort of 28 00:01:31,919 --> 00:01:29,829 research that we need and so research 29 00:01:34,379 --> 00:01:31,929 funding is a major problem when looking 30 00:01:36,450 --> 00:01:34,389 at alternative therapies I fair enough 31 00:01:39,270 --> 00:01:36,460 challenge Angie I think it's a tough 32 00:01:41,550 --> 00:01:39,280 challenge it may or may not be fair I 33 00:01:44,099 --> 00:01:41,560 don't know that it it would substantiate 34 00:01:47,010 --> 00:01:44,109 one way or another I agree with Ted that 35 00:01:51,359 --> 00:01:47,020 you know a lot more research is needed 36 00:01:52,980 --> 00:01:51,369 in all therapies and frankly the more we 37 00:01:55,139 --> 00:01:52,990 find out about the the brain and the 38 00:01:56,399 --> 00:01:55,149 body the less we seem to know about it 39 00:01:58,580 --> 00:01:56,409 and those linkages psycho 40 00:02:01,110 --> 00:01:58,590 physiologically 41 00:02:03,180 --> 00:02:01,120 skeptical or otherwise leave your