I don't believe you, Princeton. Via what mechanism could our human intention, emotion, focus, etc. influence a random number generator, whether on an individual level or collectively?
The last time I looked at their "supporting data", it seemed like a classic case of cherry-picked data that was cooked to order. So now, Hubski, I invite you to offer up your thoughts on the matter.
empty's post here reminded me of the noosphere concept, without any explicit mention of it by name. But why limit subscribing a collective consciousness to the United States alone? The article was a great read; the hypothetical alien lifeform scenarios had me smiling inside of a car dealership, which did wonders in warding away the salesmen.
bjopp, tagged for making the Gaia hypothesis analogy.
theadvancedapes, I know you're prolly hella busy, but drop me a line or two when/if you find the time.