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    "irrationality" and "dangerous sects‚" which‚ because they accepted the reality of anomalies‚ opposed science - or so CSICOP charged. Not long afterward CSICOP complained to the Federal Communications Commission about an NBC documentary that treated paranormal phenomena more sympathetically than the debunkers liked. Although CSICOP alleged that the point of view the documentary represented was harmful to the public‚ the FCC‚ unimpressed‚ refused to

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    “There’s something strange in your neighborhood. Who you gunna call? Ghostbusters!”  What do you do when something like this happens or who do you even call to get some help from your ghost infestation? On a deeper topic‚ paranormal activity is a strange phenomenon that we are trying to prove. We must first find out what ghosts are really are.           What are ghosts?  Ghosts are defined as the soul or spirit of a departed love one.  “The soul or spirit of a deceased person‚ a spirit appearing

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    Some of this evidence includes paranormal phenomena‚ such as out-of-body experiences‚ near-death experiences‚ ghost sightings‚ mediums communicating with the dead‚ and memories of past lives. For example‚ although there are no reasonable grounds to doubt that people sometimes have out-of-body

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    like these are very common among people who suffer from sleep paralysis. If you’re not familiar with this scary sleep phenomenon‚ here are 10 things you didn’t know — but should. 1. It feels paranormal Anyone who has ever experienced sleep paralysis can tell you it’s horrifying and almost paranormal. Sufferers often describe feeling

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    physical senses but rather through the mind. This ability of the mind involves mental telepathy‚ clairaudience and clairvoyance‚ which is seeing and hearing things outside the range of normal perception. ESP does not directly refer to ghosts or other paranormal activities‚ although these kinds of phenomenon are part of it. In 1930‚ J.B. Rhine and his wife Louisa Rhine developed an exact science regarding ESP which they named “parapsychology”. This was done to avoid the direct association of the term ESP

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    to dust and decay. Today we all have a chance to learn about the field of Parapsychology and understand and appreciate its significance in our lives. A Complete Course in Parapsychology offers the basic theories‚ principles and histories of phenomena involving: Telepathy‚ Clairvoyance‚ Hypnosis and Sensory Awareness‚ Psychometry (Psychoscopy)‚ Psychokinesis‚ Dermo-Optics‚ Radiesthesia‚ Spiritual Healing‚ Aura and Mediumship. Also

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    high-tech devices such as electromagnetic field detectors and infrared cameras‚ which can pick up on the ghost’s electromagnetic field. Some ghost hunters use sensitive voice recorders to capture the voice of ghosts‚ also called electronic voice phenomena (EVP). They usually ask a question in the middle of a room‚ and remain quiet for a response (Radford‚ 2011). More recent studies by ghost hunters reveal very disturbing recordings‚ such as men speaking directly to women‚ and the sounds of doors mysteriously

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    Florida‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Bermuda. When connecting the three locations‚ it makes a triangle‚ which is why it is called the Bermuda Triangle. Many of people have claimed that the disappearances of this ships or aircrafts with it crew members is due to paranormal or extraterrestrial activities. These are false statements. The Bermuda Triangle does not exist and by using the search model: state the claim‚ examine the evidence‚ consider alternative hypotheses‚ and rate according to the criteria of adequacy

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    time’ (Teach yourself film studies)‚ this is because genres need to become more current for example what disturbed/terrified audiences 10 years ago may not effect audiences today. Today most audiences are terrified by the paranormal and ghostly experiences‚ the trailers for ‘Paranormal Activity’‚ ‘Insidious’ and ‘Don’t be Afraid of the Dark’ are all based around this theme but use different

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    1. argumentum ad baculum a. Chairman of the Board: "All those opposed to my arguments for the opening of a new department‚ signify by saying‚ ‘I resign.’" b. The Department of Transportation needs to reconsider the speed limit proposals on interstate highways for the simple reason that if they do not‚ their departmental budget for Department of Transportation will be cut by 25%. c. I’m sure you can support the proposal to diversify into the fast food industry because if I receive any opposition on

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