Reductio ad absurdum [Latin: “reduce to the absurd”] is a method of argumentation said to prove a statement to be true by demonstrating the contradiction, absurdity and therefore impossibility that would result if it were untrue or prove a statement to … Continue reading
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Solipsism
Solipsism is the philosophical position that only the subject exists and all impressions of others and the outside world are illusory. Many dismiss solipsism as an extreme or strange view, but others say it is logically impossible to prove or disprove. … Continue reading
Psi Spies
As we enter the 21st century, the idea of psi arguably is becoming more acceptable in contemporary society. Some contend that psi studies don’t bring reliable scientific results, but police forces still consult with psychics to try to locate … Continue reading
Psi
Psi (Ψ, ψ) is a letter from the Greek alphabet, which in the 20th century came to refer to so-called paranormal phenomena. The term was coined by Bertold P. Wiesner and was first appropriated in 1942 by Drs. Robert Thouless … Continue reading
Looking through a glass darkly – The paranormal, normal and bias
The Latin prefix para means beside or beyond. Like the word supernatural, paranormal refers to any phenomenon that eludes explanation through normal science or conventional wisdom. Paranormal can be a misleading term because what is ‘normal’ is open to debate … Continue reading
Rona and other myths undercut our cosmological arrogance
Embed from Getty Images In Oceanic mythology Rona is a fierce female cannibal who eats her beautiful daughter’s lover.¹ Another Oceanic myth tells of a male god, Rona, who fights the moon to rescue his abducted wife.² According to this story, … Continue reading
The Q – Star Trek’s mythic gods
The Q is a fictional group entity in Star Trek TOS spin-offs and films. Members reside in an eternal field of space-time called the Q-continuum. Like the avatar in Hinduism, the Q appear in specific moments of space-time to apparently … Continue reading
Representation – A subtle power for good or ill
In the literary and artistic sense, representation refers to depicting a psychological, social, natural, political or spiritual idea or condition through language, music, visual art, multimedia, CGI or dance. In the sciences, abstract ideas like numbers and their interrelationships are represented … Continue reading
Freud’s Reality Principle (German: Realitätsprinzip) – Is that all there is?
Embed from Getty Images Hanging man artwork, in Prague, Czech Republic, a work by David Cerny intended to depict Sigmund Freud. In Sigmund Freud‘s personality theory, the reality principle is a learned psychological function that seeks to gratify instinctual desires (id) … Continue reading
Remote Viewing – True, False or Underground?
The term ‘Remote Viewing’ (RV) was coined by Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff. RV is the alleged ability to internally perceive objects and events at a distance beyond the range of the normal senses. Remote Viewers (RVers) usually say they … Continue reading
