PRESENTS:
NEO-SKEPSIS
(New
Skepticism)
Official
periodical of the Center of
Investigation of the Paranormal Phenomena, Pseudo-sciences and Irrationality
in Peru (CIPSI-PERU).
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3: THE PARANORMAL PHENOMENA & PARAPSYCHOLOGY
Abstracts
WHAT´S
WRONG WITH THE PARANORMAL?
RICHARD
DAWKINS, Oxford University
The
paranormal phenomenon would be a miracle but this does not exist. It would
be so true like professional magicians´ tricks. So «paranormalists»
are a fake and tricksters.
EXPLAINING
THE «UNEXPLAINED»: THE «PARANORMAL» IN PERU
M.A.
PAZ Y MIÑO, Center
of Investigation of the Paranormal Phenomena, Pseudo-sciences and Irrationality
in Peru (CIPSI-PERU)
It
tries to explain certain people’s activities who visited Peru in the last
years such as psychic healers, hypnotists and telepaths) and also several
supposed miraculous or extraordinary events (for example, images crying,
alien visits, the future in the stars, cards, palm of the hand, etc.) By
the other side, author makes some reflections on their success and consequences
in the Peruvian people.
WORLDS
IN COLLISION APPLYING REALITY TO THE PARANORMAL
BENJAMIN
RADFORD, Skeptical Inquirer
Paranormal
claims are a double-edged sword, and many believers would likely be unhappy
with the logical implications of their beliefs. Our world would be a very
different place if paranormal abilities truly existed. Psychic powers,
if they were real, would raise serious ethical and philosophical questions
regarding individuality, privacy, freedom, and free will.
PARAPSYCHOLOGY:
A CRITICAL EVALUATION
MASSIMO
POLIDORO, Italian Committee for Investigation of Paranormal Claims
Psychic
phenomena have puzzled men for centuries. However, this is a field in which
after 120 years of scientific research meaningful results are still missing.
This paper aims to provide an overview of the best work conducted in parapsychology
along with the relative critical evaluation. Besides from the fact
that parapsychology will be able or not to demonstrate the reality of psychic
phenomena, it is suggested that conventional psychology devote more of
its time to so-called «anomalistic experiences»; meaning with
this term those anomalous psychological and neurological phenomena for
which there exists a rational explanation but for which the majority of
the population usually gives a paranormal interpretation (deja-vu, paramnesia,
apparitions, hypnosis, out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences
and so on).
PARANORMAL:
ESP & PARAPSYCHOLOGY
PAUL
KURTZ, Committee for Investigation of Paranormal Claims.
It
is about what the paranormal phenomena are and part of the history of parapsychological
inquiries and results.
PARAPSICOLOGY:
SCIENCE OR PSEUDOSCIENCE?
MARIO
BUNGE, McGill University
Among
several questionable practices only parapsychology is oriented to research
but its field of knowledge does not satisfy requirements to be considered
scientific.
PSI
THEORY AND BELIEF
TERENCE
HYNES, Pace University
It
is about several parapsychological theories trying to explain the psi phenomenon
and in spite of a poor evidence people believe in it because a personal
experience and the great propaganda from media.
«FIGHTING
THE PARANORMAL IN PERU.
AN
INTERVIEW WITH MANUEL A. PAZ Y MIÑO, CIPSI-PERU»
To
the
ERUVIAN
INSTITUTE OF ´s page
To
the Center of the Investigation
of the Paranormal Phenomena, Pseudo-sciences and Irrationality in Peru-
CIPSI-PERU´s page