I don't think anybody is advocating that people should not be innovative, but your follow up statement to my simple post implies the X-files theme, that truth is out there, just not proven, so you can understand my reaction.
If anything, I do not think the "intellectuals" here are trying to prove anything. If a post seems complacent, ask for clarification. You will find that many choose to paraphrase their position and "dumb down" if you will, their response, especially in a subject such as "telepathy."
Your statement "I think... Now I will attempt to prove." is leaving out a lot of assumptions. First, their "thinking" must be rooted in some existing methods or existing processes else, they waste their time trying to prove something absolutely nonsensical. The "hypothesis" should be sound and likely to be fruitful and supported by many other sound and proven hypothesis.
You don't expect an individual to "think" that the tooth fairy exists and spend their life trying to prove it. That's just madness.