Pseudoscience and the Paranormal: A Critical Examination of the EvidencePrometheus Books, 1988 - 372 pages Examines the evidence behind many types of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims and explains, through an analysis of the psychology of belief, why people continue to believe in the reality of the supernatural. |
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Page 6
... truth . In fact , myths are primitive attempts to explain natural phenomena in a way that the culture using the myth could understand ( Barnard , 1966 ; Vitaliano , 1973 ) . Myths should never be taken literally . Thus , one can trace ...
... truth . In fact , myths are primitive attempts to explain natural phenomena in a way that the culture using the myth could understand ( Barnard , 1966 ; Vitaliano , 1973 ) . Myths should never be taken literally . Thus , one can trace ...
Page 16
... truth of paranormal claims A glance at the occult books section in any moderately large bookstore is all that is ... truth of pseudoscientific claims is often hampered by the media . Television and radio programs and newspapers are ...
... truth of paranormal claims A glance at the occult books section in any moderately large bookstore is all that is ... truth of pseudoscientific claims is often hampered by the media . Television and radio programs and newspapers are ...
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... truth . The devices were and still are used not only in criminal investigations but also , much more widely , in ... truth . There is no simple correlation between people's physiological state and whether they are telling the truth ...
... truth . The devices were and still are used not only in criminal investigations but also , much more widely , in ... truth . There is no simple correlation between people's physiological state and whether they are telling the truth ...
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