Per Occam's Razor, the Yogi disconnected his EKG, got hypothermia, and lied when he claimed he didn't drink water.
Is there a culture that doesn't fall for mystical cons?
Is there a culture that doesn't fall for mystical cons?
A human cannot live without water for the length of time claimed. Therefore we can conclude that the yogi is a liar.
The letter prints out some of the EKGs, but declines to show the moment when the flatline occurs, and the moment when the heart is again detected.[1]
You now have four facts: (1) the yogi's heart did not stop, (2) the EKG lead showed no activity, (3) the yogi is a habitual deceiver and (4) the most important data is intentionally hidden from the reader
Do you still feel confident that the yogi did not disconnect the leads?
[1] An alternative explanation would be that this 1973-era EKG machine did not make continuous recordings, in which case it defies reason to claim that it was watched carefully enough to rule out irregularities during the transition to/from flatline.
This is factually incorrect. We know of people who have survived longer without water.
> Therefore we can conclude that the yogi is a liar.
Therefore I can conclude you are a liar?
Your third point is just assumed, not proven.
People have survived at least 40 minutes with circulatory arrest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_B%C3%A5genholm
EKG machines have been capable of continuous read outs since before this research was published.
It is entirely reasonable to be mildly skeptical of research. But with a clear grounding for your bayesian priors, extreme skepticism becomes inimical to the search for truth.
That said, I would like to see the EKG during the "transition" periods.
Of your points above, only point 1 is based in any sort of fact which relies on a current understanding of how a human heart functions. Therefore, the point you're making is that a human heart cannot be consciously stopped because a human heart cannot be consciously controlled.
With the current data you've been provided all you can do is conclude that the test was flawed, not that what the test suggested was true or false.
This does not appear to be accurate, based on a few minutes on Google. It's unlikely but possible for humans to live more than a week with no water.
Sounds a bit like he disconnected and reconnected.
What you are citing sounds more like convention.