Paranormal phenomena /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Detroit :
Greenhaven Press,
[2008]
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| Series: | Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Table of Contents:
- Why do people believe in paranormal phenomena? Skeptics ignore evidence for paranormal phenomena / Robert Matthews ; Evidence for paranormal phenomena has not been found / Susan Blackmore ; Education influences belief in paranormal phenomena / Michael J. Dougherty ; Brain structure influences belief in paranormal phenomena / Dean Hamer ; People are interconnected by a collective consciousness / Robert Kenny ; People appear to be interconnected because of coincidence / Martin Plimmer and Brian King
- Do paranormal phenomena exist? Observers have witnessed psychokinesis / Doug Yurchey ; Ghosts are incompatible with scientific principles / Lucian Dorneanu ; Ghosts are compatible with scientific principles / Peter Novak ; Psychics are frauds / Janet McDonald ; Psychics have real ability / Doug Moe
- Are the mind and body separate entities? Near-death experiences are symptoms of a dying brain / G. M. Goerlee ; Near-death experiences are symptoms of consciousness disconnecting from the body / Pim van Lommel ; Mediums communicate with the dead / Gary E. Schwartz and William L. Simon ; Mediums do not communicate with the dead / Ray Hyman ; Belief is sufficient to cure illness / Roger Dobson ; The biology of hope / Jerome Groopman
- Should government support the paranormal? Psychic detectives hamper police investigations / Bret Christian ; The study of paranormal phenomena is legitimate science / Scott Flagg ; The study of paranormal phenomena is not legitimate science / Barry Karr.