Scientific Approach: The Paranormal By Erich Goode

Anthony Annunziato
Professor Cook
Soan 348
December 8th, 2015
Scientific Approach Most evidence that derives from paranormal experiences is either subjective or casually unreliable. A lot of times through these responses we start seeing these experiences become misreported and eventually misconstrued. Hence, there needs to be a stable scientific approach that justifies the argument. The use of the term paranormal can be referred to as a wide diverse of perceptions such as ghosts, Bigfoot, and ESP. These paranormal beliefs allow science to build on existing knowledge of this subject and, therefore, exhibit a higher exposure to what is real and what's not. The author of the book The Paranormal, Erich Goode comes up with two issues as to how
For example, hairy hominoids have become one of the most mysterious but acknowledged entities of mankind and scientists have proven this. Early discoveries found by paleoanthropologists and archeologists show a new kind of human labeled Homo florresiensis. This proves at one time in the world, there were two distinct species living in close proximity with each other. This implies there were hominids that lived on our planet that strike a close resemblance of the modern day Bigfoot. Strong evidence such as this, gives people the opportunity to reevaluate their beliefs. There is a strong debate on whether or not a creature like this can become factual, but the evidence proving otherwise trumps any certainty. In Gregory Forth's article, Images of the Wildman Inside and Outside Europe, he focuses on earlier folk representations of the wildmen and their similar capabilities of a harry hominoid. "Wildmen were associated with places beyond areas of normal human habitation, most notably forests, and mountain regions, where they are frequently depicted as inhabiting caves" (Forth 2007:264). Looking at scientific evidence is a better way of understanding the paranormal phenomenon and the overall input can potentially change views of
People have tried to communicate with the departed for ages, but most people who try are debunked and seen as frauds. In this field, modern physics and the electric currents that are produced sometimes shadow ghostly activity. Most ghost hunters use scientific methods to try and encounter ghosts, often including physics. There are different electromagnetic meters, as well as recordings that help the theory. There will always be myths and stories told of people explaining their experience with ghosts, but the scientific matter is another entity. The ghost hunting is more about the enjoyment and looking for the unknown, and more or less about the true evidence. Admitting shows like Ghosthunters and Ghost Adventures seem to attract deceitful interpretations of what it takes to find ghosts, there is still a goal of accumulating strong evidence. Using all these different kinds of methods to find ghosts doesn’t automatically assume there is a scientific approach being taken into account. What determines the scientific approach will be the examination of the data analysis and the ending results. Whatever ghosts are, and wherever they come from, the only way to truly find out if they exist is through scientific