Which classes of paranormal phenomena, if any, have a grounding in scientific fact, i.e., are legitimate?

Which classes of paranormal phenomena, if any, have a grounding in scientific fact, i.e. , are legitimate? There are numerous classes of paranormal phenomena such as: extra-sensory perception (ESP), ghosts, full moon phenomena, numerology, Kirlian photography, telepathy, reincarnation, UFOs, the Abominable Snowman, chiropractic, pyramid power, the Bermuda Triangle, spontaneous human combustion, levitation, the Loch Ness monster, Tarot cards, astrology, and many more.

I am wondering if any paranormal phenomena have been verified scientifically; surely there is a grain of truth (or more) buried somewhere in this collection, no? Asked by Joe_Freeman 58 months ago Similar questions: classes paranormal phenomena grounding scientific fact legitimate Science.

Similar questions: classes paranormal phenomena grounding scientific fact legitimate.

In short, there are none. None of the ones you mention have any reliable evidence behind them. Even the full-moon phenomena (where there is more violence or crime in certain phases of the moon) have been discredited.

Further, there isn't even a reasonable scientific basis for most of them. There are a few exceptions: chiropractic has been shown to be useful for back problems, but that is it, so far. It is possible that creatures like the Snowman or Nessie exist, and that aliens have visited this planet.

But nobody has any good evidence for any of them. But the other things would require new theories of physics for how they could even possibly work, that makes them really, really unlikely. So scientists, not having unlimited time or funding, tend not to pay attention to them.

Like explorers striking out for new territory, they start with what is known and go from there. It is so funny that people think about the Abominable Snowman and other legends, when there are just as interesting real animals being discovered all the time. For example, the fossa (a cat-like creature that lives in Madagascar) was thought to be legendary until just a few years ago.

I think people like to think there is shadowy, hidden, or even suppressed knowledge out there. There is, but it is mostly about people with power and trust misusing it. I remember watching a great documentary on crop circles, which have turned out to be made by clever pranksters.

Some crop circle believers refused to give up their zany theories even after they watched videotapes of people making the crop circles. I think people also like to think there is some way to make sense out of our lives, which can seem scary and random. So the idea of Tarot cards, astrology, etc.And other ways to foretell our futures are very attractive.

It is disappointing that there is nothing behind them. In fact, astrologers don't even take into account the actual planets. I heard an interview of an astrologer saying they would continue to chart Pluto, even though it turns out it is actually a tandem planet (with Charon) and there is a larger body orbiting the Sun (called Eris) that has an orbit that can actually bring it closer to the Sun than Pluto.

And there are seven moons in the Solar System that are larger than Pluto (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Titan, Triton and our own Moon. ) So why do they pay attention to Pluto?.

If any of those listed had a grounding in scientific fact, they wouldn't be considered paranormal Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. According to the Journal of Parapsychology, the term paranormal describes "any phenomenon that in one or more respects exceeds the limits of what is deemed physically possible according to current scientific assumptions. " For this reason, the scientific community often avoids research on the paranormal, believing that it may not conform to the standards required by the scientific method.

Now if you're asking which are true despite not having any scientific explanation, I can tell you I've seen a UFO. I don't think it was space aliens or anything, but there's no question that many people have seen unidentified objects in the sky. They are real, though what they are I don't know.

Most of the other things you list are utter nonsense and wishful thinking (though fun and entertaining to contemplate). I suspect there may be some basis to telepathy and ESP in general, as well as cryptozoology (Loch Ness, etc. ), but Tarot cards and astrology - pure hokum, nothing more. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_phenomena .

James Randi's Uncollected Million Bucks Stands in Testament... ....to the fact that no paranormal phenomena have been found to be legitimate or verified scientifically (see randi.org for his million dollar challenge). That’s a fairly diverse list of stuff you’ve got there, I might just address a few in broad strokes: Divination (including tarot, numerology, astrology, ESP, etc. ) is pretty much covered by your previous question about astrology: Most claims are too vague to test, and the more specific and testable the claim becomes, the less accurate the outcome. Cryptozoology (Nessie, Bigfoot, Abominable Snowmen, UFOs, etc. ) suffers from a complete lack of evidence and usually an unfair shift of the burden of proof -- believers in these creatures usually invite you to prove they don’t exist instead of attempting to prove that they do.

Toss the Bermuda Triangle and the mystical Atlantis (as opposed to the mythical Atlantis) in here, too. Reincarnation? Who knows -- not testable, kind of ridiculous anyway on the level claimed.

"Past life regression" is just a parlor trick that fits in "divination." New Age (magnets, crystals, pyramids, etc. ) is a collection of junk with no scientific validity and no method of action. Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine in which a small glimmer of efficacy lends undeserved acclaim to the core theory that spinal subluxation, not germs, is the root cause of disease (and everything else).

Periodic chiropractic "adjustments" are an affordable and (temporarily) effective form of physical therapy for a lot of people, though, which allows the "chiropractic" to maintain popularity and success. Massage therapy, aromatherapy, and acupuncture/pressure fit in here, too (some benefits noted; cause of action considered bunk). TeeSeeJay's Recommendations Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time Amazon List Price: $16.00 Used from: $2.50 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 135 reviews) .

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.