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In the 21st Century, why do so many people still believe in the paranormal? David Robson discovers that there’s good reason we hold superstitions – and a few surprising benefits.
1 Σεπ 2015 · Recent research has shown that people who espouse paranormal and conspiratorial beliefs are much more susceptible to the conjunction-fallacy. For example, consider the fact...
Paranormal activity refers to any event or situation outside the scope of scientific reasoning. Learn more about UFOs, Roswell and other paranormal events.
7 Ιουν 2017 · Ratification of general paranormal beliefs differs because it stems principally from inferring and elucidating connections between events, occurrences and happenings. The key factor is generation, justification, and explanation of causal relationships between random (non-related) factors.
Paranormal, term commonly applied to experiences or events that seem unusual or unnatural. Those who experience paranormal events often attribute them to magical, supernatural, or folkloric origins while disregarding the steps normally taken to attain rational scientific explanations.
1 Ιαν 1993 · In this light, correlates of paranormal belief are surveyed in the domains of demographic variables, other beliefs and activities, cognitive variables, and personality.
Scholars can hardly be blamed for overlooking paranormal belief. With the exception of groups like the Raelians or Heaven’s Gate, it is rare that interest in paranormal phenomena leads to any sort of institu-tional structure amenable to study. Furthermore, there is now strong evidence that many people are wary of even discussing paranormal be-
