Parapsychological Argument

It was the summer of 2015, and this was an usual summer; hot and humid. Me being a college student at Emory University and working at Six Flags I was always busy. Today was one of those days. I have to clock in at Six Flags at 6:00 pm, and then be on time for finals at 8:00 pm.

The physiological explanation attributes the impression of paranormal activity to physical causes such as tilted floors, unsquared rooms, blood sugar imbalances and eye floaters (McCue, 2002, p. 6). Lastly, the parapsychological theory includes phenomena that cannot be explained through physical or psychological factors.

In the documentary "The Magician's Twin: C.S. Lewis and the Case against Scientism," the profound intellect of C.S. Lewis confronts the ever-evolving landscape of scientific inquiry. As we delve into the nuanced critique of scientism, Lewis's insights resound with timeless relevance, challenging the prevailing notion that science alone can unravel the mysteries of our existence. This exploration takes us on a journey through Lewis's reflections on the limitations of scientific methods, urging us to consider the broader dimensions of human experience beyond the reach of empirical observation. In this documentary, the intersection of philosophy, spirituality, and the scientific endeavor unfolds, prompting a critical reflection on the power of

Very little is known about the nature of the human mind. The mental and social life of humans is based on the mind, yet not much is known about it and the extent to which it can go. In all cultures there is a belief about the mind, the heart, and the soul, with a variety of notions about these parts of the human being. Psyche in its ancient sense is extended to limits that go beyond the human body in many of the existing cultures. Surveys that have been done in most countries of the West, Britain, and the U.S have consistently shown that a significant portion of the populations in these regions believe in the occurrence of psychic phenomenon and more than fifty percent believe that they have at one point or another personally experienced it (Sheldrake 102). Considering these beliefs and experiences, it is senseless to claim that the mind is only restricted to the brain. This makes the advocates of mechanistic orthodoxy make an assertion that since paranormal phenomena lacks a scientific explanation, it is non-existent. According to scientific education, this is regarded as superstition but there still calls for need of more study and research into this widespread phenomenon.

Do people still believe that History books relay accurate information about the past? How do we know that the events which occurred hundreds of years ago (as stated by history books) actually happened? In this book, Tey did a good job in proving that the history books we read do not usually contain events that happened the way it is written. She explains that human beings do not like it when they are challenged to go against what “history” has labelled “the truth”. The author depicts this vividly in this text using Richard III. No one, ( before Grant) had ever attempted to solve the mystery involving Richard III and the death of his nephews, and for hundreds of years, Richard III was automatically labelled the “evil uncle” without justification.

Psychic synesthesia has long been attributed to genetics. Scientists now believe synesthesia can be developed by life-threatening trauma, near-death experience, post-hypnotic suggestion or various spiritual

One of the great issues with the psychoanalytic approach is falsifiability. Popper (1969, 1972) claimed, there should be at least some evidence that can contradict the claims

In his article “Psychedelic Psychotherapy: The Ethics of Medicine for the Soul,” Brian Anderson supports the use of psychedelics in transpersonal psychotherapy, a new field of mental illness treatment using psychology instead of medicine. More specifically, he recalls from scientific studies that psychedelics are capable of altering a person’s states of consciousness. According to Anderson,

I plan on furthering and pursuing my craft of storytelling at USC. I look forward to collaborating with other creative minds as I do at my current college. At Diablo Valley College I am apart of the DVC film club and a member of the film production community. They are like my family and I plan on meeting and forming a new family filmmakers at USC to grow with. Along with meeting new collaborators, I also have multiple friends that live in the Los Angeles area that are in the film and music industry. I plan on working with them as well and combining the two communities of friends. I am certainly going to push myself to leave my comfort zone right away and not hold back. I am a strong believer in the idea that being in uncomfortable situations

Though there are many good and bad aspects of the scientific method, there is an underlying fault with all of them. The scientific method in psychology relies on empiricism. Empiricism is a view that all knowledge is derived from experience. The scientific method can ultimately be split into two attitudes. The first is the dogmatic attitude. Dogmatism is the wish to impose regularities on the basis that repetition of regularly occurring events mean that a belief in

A psychodynamic theory is an observation that tells behaviour in terms of aware as well as unconscious concentrates including unconscious requirements as well as beliefs. However, in the 20th century, Sigmund Freud planned a psychodynamic theory giving to which character contains of the id accountable for characters including pleasure seeking, the superego which goes to obey the rules of parents as well as the society including the ego which mediates among them according to the difficulties of reality. Therefore, psychodynamic theories normally hold that childhood knowledges shape personality. As the theories are linked with psychoanalysis, a type of therapy that efforts to tell unconscious thoughts including the needs. However, not all psychologists agree psychodynamic theories including criticisers claim the theories lack supporting scientific data (Coursehero.com, 2016).Moreover, the other theories of personality such as the behavioural as well as the humanist theories.

A debate rages in psychology. It is not one of the usual kind, dwelling on a specific aspect of the mind or a new drug, but a controversy dealing with the very foundations of psychology. The issue is determining how psychologists should treat patients and on what psychologists base their choices. Some feel that they must be empirically-supported treatments, treatments backed by hard data and scientifically supported. Others feel that this standard for treatments is much too confining for the complex field of psychology and that many good treatments cannot be backed by hard data. The American Psychological Association President Task Force on Evidence-Based Treatment came out with a plan for psychology that effectively maintains a high

Millions of Americans express a belief in extrasensory perception, or ESP, they believe that certain people have psychic abilities. Movies like “The sixth sense” , and commercials for telephone psychics add to the common perception. That psychic abilities are real. Newspapers and television news show are frequently too ready to provide a forum for self-proclaimed psychic. And too quick to dismiss the skeptical viewpoint—if the writers even bother to find out what skeptics believe. People who believe in ESP claim that skeptics are curmudgeons.Who automatically reject any claim about paranormal abilities, no matter how compelling the evidence. The truth is that no psychic has ever been able to demonstrate his or her abilities under controlled

the paranormal with as much respect and analysis as physics or the chaos theory."13 The

In this essay I will argue that science and pseudoscience cannot be clearly demarcated: rather that there’s great difficulty and complication on the fringes when asserting strict criteria that distinguishes the two. I will give a brief overview and draw on the arguments made by philosophers of science throughout history and explain why perhaps their criteria are problematic. I will look in depth into ‘creation science’ and why we strongly consider this as pseudoscientific and analyse the more ambiguous peripheries of science such as Freudian psychoanalysis or even economics.