Abstract

Argues that the intuitive data sorting (IDS) hypothesis of psi phenomena, as presented by E. C. May et al (1985), leads to results that are not consistent with the random number generator (RNG) experimental data. It is suggested that only if it is entirely reframed to abandon its data-sorting aspect can IDS be reconciled with the data. At that point, the hypothesis becomes little more than a paraphrasing of the experimental findings. Moreover, IDS does not provide a basis for understanding how the S produces the observed psi effects. In contrast, the quantum mechanical observer (QMO) theory is said to account for the RNG experimental data in detail. Experiments are proposed to test the IDS model vs the QMO theory.