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Parapsychology

Parapsychology. Putting ESP to Experimental Test. Why do they Study?. Unsatisfied hunger for mystery or wonderment Experiencing something magical Founding US Parapsychologist were searching for a scientific explanation for the meaning of life & life after death

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Parapsychology

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  1. Parapsychology Putting ESP to Experimental Test

  2. Why do they Study? • Unsatisfied hunger for mystery or wonderment • Experiencing something magical • Founding US Parapsychologist were searching for a scientific explanation for the meaning of life & life after death • Mostly because they lost their religious faith Russia after the fall of the USSR many people became aware of the unexplained & ESP. Scientist believed they were Compensating for the psychological discomfort of the time

  3. Keep an Open Mind • Some things we assume to be true • Life after death • The existence of god • The reality of another’s love • Retain a humble sense of wonder regarding life’s un-testable mysteries

  4. Skepticism • Parapsychologist are those people who choose to study paranormal phenomena • They put this phenomena to the experimental test is hope of proving that ESP exists • The biggest reason why people questions it is validity. If people have this ability why Don’t more of them win the Lottery!

  5. Experiments with ESP • Despite many claims of proven experiments a reproducible ESP phenomenon has never been discovered • No person has ever come forward who can convincingly demonstrate psychic ability • “the best available evidence does not support the contention that these phenomena exist” • National Research Council investigation of ESP CIA did 10 yrs. & 10 mill. Spent on military studies of psychic spies their program was scrapped.

  6. Science answers to these claims is to test them to see if they are true & is it repeatable Parapsychologist continue to attempt to prove just that Daryl Bem & Charles Honorton came up with the ganzfeld procedure Isolation of the sender the receiver in separate shielded chambers 11 studies 25% of the receivers accurately beat chance 32% was the margin that was significantly needed for proof The question then becomes has a reliable way to test ESP been discovered Scientific Attitude on ESP

  7. Skepticism 2 • The procedure was tested again & others found that “it does not at present offer a replicable method for producing ESP in a laboratory. • Remember that scientific attitude involves skeptical but open minded scrutiny of competing ideas • Science is open to nature’s occasional surprises Studies & Debate Cont.

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