Re: Perfect pitch....
I don't know what this has to do with science and the scientific perspective. It seems to be about the petty envy and jealousy as well as the fascination of people in general when confronted by excellence.
This example also shows a non-slippery phenomenon. She could do it again and again, even when asked to present in situations that would have made her feel nervous. Her decision to hide her talent was her individual response to becoming a sensation. Other people deal with it differently, and we are all familiar with the names of those individuals who do not run away from fame and sensationalism.
The way I see it, science hasn't proved that this stuff absolutely does not exist (doing that is probably impossible). In my mind, it does show that psi in most cases is not a likely explanation.
What seems to be the case here is that no one firmly entrenched on their side of the fence is going to move very far in either direction.
*shrugs*
In the case of the superstitious, as long as someone can come up with an alternative view that is something I consider a reasonable (scientific) explanation for something and understand how it makes sense, it is not important to me whether they believe it or not. They have shown that they can use their minds in a way that is reasonable, and understand both sides of the issue.
Hopefully an argument can get to a point where both parties can say, "I don't agree with you, but I think I understand your perspective."
