Logged on tonight for the first time in mabe 12 months, and so glad I did.  Could hardly believe it that someone I remember from six years back (let's face it!) as a forum regular...  Maybe just an autumn thing (or 'fall' as you call it over there, for reasons unclear to me)

But, yes - I mean no - but glad you asked, Rick.  I've studied piles of research on this shite, and shite is exactly what it is.

 "...people can alter the statistics on random occurences through concentration." 

No they can't, basically. The impossible is impossible, and psychokinesis a wish-fulfment fantasy.  You'd win a Nobel prize if you could prove it to be otherwise. The world may often seem magical, but magic it isn't.  Magic is something you sometimes feel, but do not for the life Christ believe in it.

I'll do a headline post as a proper reply if I have time in the next couple of days, and I've checked out the links.

Best,
Nige