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forests
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 Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:51 am Post subject: Which theory may explain paranormal phenomena? |
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Does anyone know of any scientific theory to explain paranormal phenomena?
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D B Sweeney
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Infrasound may explain some phenomenon and EMF is an outside contender. IMO the others are pseudoscience.
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forests
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| D B Sweeney wrote: | Infrasound may explain some phenomenon and EMF is an outside contender. IMO the others are pseudoscience.
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Hi thanks for your post. I would not say EMF is an outside contender, since the 1960s a number of British, American and Soviet scientists have done a number of experiments to try and prove electromagnetic waves cause PSI effects, of course there have been some positive results, even sea water can not block out the EMF waves. We all know that high levels of electromagnetic activity can play about with the normal functioning of the brain and cause all kinds of hallucinations or altered states of consciousness, visions, trances etc etc (theres another thread on this recently in this section on this forum it appears).
However you doubted that EMF could explain reported paranormal phenomena outside of controlled conditions. This is wrong however, for a starting point you might want to read the book Electric UFOs, don't worry it's not just a book about UFOs, the book also explain how ghosts, apparitions and other phenomena can also be explained naturally by electromagnetism. The author looks at many reported case studies and there were many things in common and symtoms etc. |
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D B Sweeney
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| forests wrote: |
However you doubted that EMF could explain reported paranormal phenomena outside of controlled conditions. This is wrong however, for a starting point you might want to read the book Electric UFOs, don't worry it's not just a book about UFOs, the book also explain how ghosts, apparitions and other phenomena can also be explained naturally by electromagnetism. The author looks at many reported case studies and there were many things in common and symtoms etc. |
Thanks for telling me that Forest. I'm sceptical about alien visitation as well as ghosts. One book and a bunch of case studies isn't proof though.
Peer reviewed, scientific studies and published papers are what I'll accept before I accept any pseudoscientific claims.
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forests
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| D B Sweeney wrote: | | forests wrote: |
However you doubted that EMF could explain reported paranormal phenomena outside of controlled conditions. This is wrong however, for a starting point you might want to read the book Electric UFOs, don't worry it's not just a book about UFOs, the book also explain how ghosts, apparitions and other phenomena can also be explained naturally by electromagnetism. The author looks at many reported case studies and there were many things in common and symtoms etc. |
Thanks for telling me that Forest. I'm sceptical about alien visitation as well as ghosts. One book and a bunch of case studies isn't proof though.
Peer reviewed, scientific studies and published papers are what I'll accept before I accept any pseudoscientific claims.
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Sweeney I fully agree with you, I am also no fan of far fetched metaphysical claims, and I seek a physical explanation for any reported paranormal phenomena.
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forests
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: Which theory may explain paranormal phenomena? |
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| healthinsurance99 wrote: | | Paranormal is a general term (coined ca. 1915–1920[1][2]) that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" |
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forests
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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So do you know of any peer reviewed papers into ghosts or hauntings?
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D B Sweeney
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Hi Forests,
I've yet to see any published peer reviewed papers.
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Scary bloke
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I'll jump in here when I get more time, I like this one.
E.M.F lol.
Great fun. we may get very theoretical here and apply it. Metaphysics?
Are we to shun future science at the cost of biblical main stream scientific doctrine? I do hope not.
Anyway, fun to be had. speak soon people  |
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