Truth or fiction

So i hear many arguments about how science disproves paranormal activity . I find this foolish because i never hear about a scientific theory as to what could be causeing it. Which leads me to my point id like to hear from believers and non believers what could be the scientific explanation behind why it could happen and what could cause it.

of course they would deny Paranormal activity(not sure whether you are talking about the movie or the supernatural itself) however it is highly logical they would do that.

Why? Well science is becoming more and more advanced that it becomes far too complex for them to handle on normal everyday life matters such as the hoia bachiu forest or dolls that walk on their own. Thus makes it difficult for them to want to accept a certain theory and therefore avoid even going there.

going off topic, my bad

I think that paranormal/miracles are thing that people use to explain things that they cant explain or unheard/ un-ventured but of people do go deeper they will find the right explanation which is where science comes in well that's what i think anyway

science is getting better and better by each year, day, hour and minute even seconds...of course science can explains many things including some paranormal activity...but i believe science can't reveals all paranormal stuff...some mystery are better remains a mystery...8)

Think about it, 5000 years ago people thought that the sun was pulled around by a chariot.

If you live for another 5000 years, odds are you will find the answers to all your questions.

No, science doesn't disprove it, it just gives you a natural explanation for it. It then uses Occam's razor to slice off the superfluous explanations that raise new assumptions like ghosts, psychic powers, etc.


Okay, which? There are plenty of alleged paranormal phenomena dude, there isn't one answer that explains them all.

Paranormal activities are better to be left.... paranormal. I think

that's what I said, some mystery are better remains a mystery...

This feel like an exact opposite thread than the "Prove it!" thread, but still saying exactly the same things.

This one is less intelligent.

There are a lot of people who give theories as to what causes purported paranormal events, but it's hard for them to be taken seriously because they can't be tested in a laboratory. There are a lot of theories about ghosts, for example, but they're just ideas. Even if you assume that ghosts exist, it's not like it's possible to catch one and perform tests on it. Of course, simply because they are ideas, that does not mean that they are wrong or have no weight. You just can't provide any substantial evidence to back up the claim.

When it comes to psychic abilities, it's a bit easier, but such research is still viewed as taboo, and people are quick to shoot it down instead of think about the possibilities. (Dean Radin is an example of a real scientist performing real tests and finding real results, as long as you don't expect the results to be lifting a ball into the air only with one's mind.) But an explanation is still hard to come by, because we don't know everything there is to know about the mind. So, the explanations for psychic phenomena rely on ideas about how things work, and, again, cannot be empirically tested.

In my opinion, paranormal theories are a lot like psychological theories. They're ideas, and some seem more likely than others, while the unlikely ones may end up being the right ones. But no matter how one feels about them, neither can be studied as rigorously or plainly as, let's say, chemistry. This makes some people view them as worthless or completely unscientific, while others try to study them as scientifically as possible, adjusting for the things we do not or cannot know.

Link the study. Show us how you know this. I also highly doubt that these "real results" had any significance since I didn't hear shit about this in my podcast.

almost 50% of the world is unexplored so there's about 40% chance that all legends are true and about all of them I personally believe that they're all true in some sense so all you need is to find the proof about it ... everything is capable to be true just find the proof and let the world transform with a small touch ...

If science could prove paranormal activity, it wouldn't be paranormal activity now, would it?

By definition, paranormal activity will _never_ be explainable.

that's the point the world trusts science too much ... even though the paranormal exists .... its the fact of knowing it exists that makes it powerful ....

Are you joking? I can't even tell. You listen to a podcast to get information? That's . . . very scientific of you.

I can't point you to one study that will reveal the truth because, you know, scientists tend to do a lot of experiments and tests. If there's only one study with results, you can't really say that that's the truth. And it's not like Dean Radin only researches one thing. It'd be better for you to do the research yourself and not get info second-hand. That is, unless you like to make judgments based on a very small amount of information and then declare that it's the truth. But I'm sure that isn't the case, since that's not something a real scientist or researcher would do.

And you listen to/read news to get your information? The reason I get my information from them is because I trust them. Why? Because I know that they know how science works, and how to interpret evidence. They are not intellectually dishonest and they acknowledge their mistakes when those mistakes are pointed out. They cover pseudoscience as well as paranormal shit. If this Dean Radin prick has "real results" as you previously said, then why the fuck do these people not acknowledge it? How do you expect to be taken seriously when you spout out some shit, and ignore the fact that you made a claim but are not backing it up. Present these results.


I'm looking for evidence, not the truth.


Stop reading news sources and go out to find the news first-hand faggot. It'd be much better since you can't trust what anybody else says.

EDIT: Oh lookie here, I stumbled upon an old episode where they mention Dean Radin's research as well as some other paranormal researchers. Have a listen. Or you could find episode 125 of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe on itunes.

Good to hear, jebus.

an unexplainable thing is a fiction. while on vice-versa truth can be explained. there are some fiction that should stay as it is. while some in due time would become truth get it? XD