Category: Parapsychology
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Life and Politics in the World Beyond Death
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Afterlife researchers are impressed by how closely the afterworld resembles our physical planet, so much so that many who die think they are still alive. In many other ways the two worlds are similar, which will become obvious as you read on. In this article I’ll speculate a little more…
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Is Future Psychical Research Merely ‘Reinventing the Wheel’?
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It was recently announced that the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) received a £2-million donation (approximately $2.65-million in U.S. currency) from Professor Yew-Kwang Ng, emeritus professor of economics at Monash University in Australia. It is apparently intended specifically for “survival research” and is believed to be the largest endowment ever…
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AI on the Certainty of Life After Death
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It has been suggested by various philosophers that having absolute certainty of consciousness surviving death is not in humanity’s best interest. To put it another way, some doubt on this concern is necessary for humanity to flourish. I was curious as to what Artificial Intelligence (AI) has to say on this matter…
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Experimental Parapsychology
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This is a general overview of the attempts by scientists and scholars to apply experimental methods to claims of psychic experiences, from spiritualist séances in the second half of the nineteenth century to the statistical methods employed in present-day parapsychology. The Early Period The physicist William Crookes, FRS, investigated séances over…
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ESP: What can science say?
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Ever answer a phone call, only to hear the person you were just thinking of on the other end? Ever had a dream about something that later actually happened? Ever felt like somebody read your mind? Some people may interpret these sorts of experiences as extrasensory perception, or ESP. ESP…
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What Is ESP? How ESP Works
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Many of us have dreamed something that eventually came true, had a correct hunch about an event miles away or predicted an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old friend. The experience is incredibly strange — positively spooky — but it happens all the time. Maybe ESP can explain these phenomena. But what is…
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Examples of Pseudoscience in Different Fields
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Pseudoscience includes beliefs, theories, or practices that have been or are considered scientific, but have no basis in scientific fact. This could mean they were disproved scientifically, can’t be tested scientifically, or lack evidence to support them. The term generally has a negative connotation. When used, someone’s insinuating the topic isn’t based on…
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The 9 Most Convincing Parapsychology Studies Ever Conducted
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The existence of paranormal research suggests that even the most hardened of skeptics want to believe that “there are more things on heaven and earth that are dreamt of in their philosophies,” to paraphrase Shakespeare. However, accredited scientific research into the paranormal remains controversial. Even comprehensive and evidence-heavy studies are often still considered…
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The science of superstition – and why people believe in the unbelievable
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The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoid – if you’re anything like the 25% of people in the US who consider themselves superstitious. Even if you don’t consider yourself a particularly superstitious person, you probably say “bless you” when someone sneezes,…
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Aftereffects of the Near Death Experience
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Adapting to an “exceptional experience.” One of the biggest mysteries in life is what happens after death. Humans have been trying to find the answer since man realized that death meant someone was gone forever. But where do we go—or do we go anywhere? Over the years, hundreds of books…
