As the intellect of the human race continues to increase, different ideas are brought about while others become disregarded due to lack of belief or interest in the subject. The latter applies in the case of psychic phenomenon. What was at one point in time a large fad that many people took part and faith in has slowly been forgotten and set aside. The most well-known area of psychic phenomenon is telekinesis, or the ability to affect objects, random events, and environments using only one’s mind with no physical interaction ( Radford). While it is currently widely believed to be an impossible feat, there have still been many tests and theories set to it attempting to prove it’s potential with promising outcomes. In an ever changing world with endless new discoveries, there is no reason to neglect the possibility of the human mind reaching new potentials. As the field of study has expanded, so has its legitimacy. While some say that there is no connection between a person and the environment around them, it is possible to affect objects and a person’s surrounding environment through telekinetic interaction, proven through numerous tests, examinations and studies by scientists with positive results. Many highly regarded intellectuals and physicists have taken interest in the probability of telekinesis over the years. One of the most renowned names in the research and study of psychic phenomenon is J.B. Rhine, also referred to as “The Father of Modern Psychology”. He was the first to build a research center that focused on finding evidence that people may have abilities unexplainable by science. The Rhine Research Center used Zener card tests which allowed people to demonstrate their ability to acquire information with, none... ... middle of paper ... ...volution RSS. Collective Evolution, 5 Sept. 2013. Web. 08 Nov. 2013. *Oschman, Jim. "Reiki News Articles." Science Measures the Human Energy Field. The International Center for Reiki Training, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2013. *The Parapsychological Association. "J.B. Rhine (deceased)." J.B. Rhine (deceased). AAAS, 2009. Web. 10 Nov. 2013. *PEAR. "Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research." Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research. Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research, 2010. Web. 04 Dec. 2013. * Radford, Benjamin. "Telekinesis: Facts About Mind Over Matter." LiveScience.com. LiveScience, 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 08 Nov. 2013. Wilson, Robert Anton. "Timothy Leary's Eight Circuits of ConsciousnessFrom Robert Anton Wilson'sCosmic Trigger: Final Secret of the Illuminati." The Eight Circuits of Consciousness. The Deoxyribonucleic Hyperdimension, n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2013.
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The mind-body problem can be a difficult issue to discuss due to the many opinions and issues that linger. The main issue behind the mind-body problem is the question regarding if us humans are only made up of matter, or a combination of both matter and mind. If we consist of both, how can we justify the interaction between the two? A significant philosophical issue that has been depicted by many, there are many prominent stances on the mind-body problem. I believe property dualism is a strong philosophical position on the mind-body issue, which can be defended through the knowledge argument against physicalism, also refuted through the problems of interaction.
between living organisms and their external environment that seem that seemed to transcend the known physical laws of nature (The Rhine, 2013). According to (Nichols, 2011) parapsychology was studied over 100 years and in that time amassed thousands of cases studies and formal experiments in order to better understand these non-ordinary realms. In the study of paranormal activity, they have been studying them in lavatories. When studying parapsychology, people try to get an understanding and hope to get their questions answered about the phenomena aspects of these subjects. Scientist who study paranormal activities are trying to discover why these events occur. Parapsychology came about in the 1930s. When in a paranormal situation it is weird and scary and sometimes unbelievable.
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5) Donald E. Watson, MD taught and did research in nueropsychology, teaches at UC Irvine Medical School.
A review of Steven Pinker's How the Mind Works, in which McGinn elaborates on his theory of the mind.
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“Consciousness is defined as everything of which we are aware at any given time - our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions of the external environment. Physiological researchers have returned to the study of consciousness, in examining physiological rhythms, sleep, and altered states of consciousness (changes in awareness produced by sleep, meditation, hypnosis, and drugs)” (Wood, 2011, 169). There are five levels of consciousness; Conscious (sensing, perceiving, and choosing), Preconscious (memories that we can access), Unconscious ( memories that we can not access), Non-conscious ( bodily functions without sensation), and Subconscious ( “inner child,” self image formed in early childhood).
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It had been reported that, “Numerous people have told of hearing their doctors or other spectators in effect pronounce them dead” (Moody Jr, MD, 2015, p. 17). This is an out of body experience. Each reported feelings of peace and quiet, which transitioned into a bad buzzing noise. After proceeding through a tunnel, they have an “encounter with a very bright light” (Moody Jr, MD, 2015, p. 51). Questions resound around a reflection of their life, what they had learned during it, and if it was worth it. Invariably, each of the subjects’ encounter a border at which they are told they need to go back. “Considering the skepticism and lack of understanding that greet the attempt of a person to discuss his near-death experience, it is not surprising that almost everyone in this situation comes to feel that he is unique, that no one else has ever undergone what he has” (Moody Jr, MD, 2015, p. 83). Naturally, the outcome of this experience has an effect on the lives of those experiencing it.