(Edit: Abridged, yet still slightly long-winded first post, but I felt like venting. Sue me. )

It has come to my attention that there’s a culture of dissent and ridicule actively disguising itself as legitimate skepticism that is constantly bashing the mental capacities of those that disagree with them, on any issue. The case in point, here, is the possibility of the “paranormal,” which seems to be as heated a debate as any.

This culture (many of whom are, admittedly, exceptionally intelligent in many areas) overstep the boundaries of legitimate skepticism by (among other ways) holding onto the perception that the secrets and limits of the universe have been defined, by way of physics. In doing so, they use this misconception as a means to cast a heavy shadow of dissent over those who so much as mention the possibility of ‘paranormal’ phenomena.

Granted, there are many reasons to believe that the ‘paranormal’ is not Likely. I myself question metaphysics and classical physics, equally. I believe that, at the time, neither has been sufficiently mapped out, especially to a degree that one can exert a sort of pompous chastening over the other party. While there is ample evidence against the paranormal, to imply that these deductions/theories/laws are infallible, and that opposition to them is ignorant, is to display an ignorance that exposes the perpetrator to be no more conscious, intelligent or competent about the issue at hand than the person they are bashing. This, however, rarely stops the dissenter from wailing away on the “foolish believer,” regurgitating quotes that they think concur with the whole of the scientific universe, simply because it is what they have grasped through exposure, however minimal, to mainstream science - Taking the “path of least resistance,” if you ask me.)

Quantum physics have been producing results that are continuously evident to be in violation of some of the “laws” of classical physics that so many dissenters cling to like scripture. My stance is simply that one cannot ignore the recent discoveries in the realm of quantum physics while competently arguing that the metaphysical is not possible. It is no different than someone with no understanding of classical physics preaching, irrefutably, that classical physics don’t stand, and the metaphysical exists beyond all doubt. If more close-minded skeptics, or pseudoskeptics, would realize this fact, they would stand less chance of proving to be guilty of the same level of ignorance they are callously ridiculing. I hope that those who wish to be known as credible, rational skeptics never lose perspective on this, and continue to debate their points of view fairly, justly, open-mindedly and without the scare tactic of public ridicule against those who offer another perspective.

This thread is a place for posting evidence of what is now considered “paranormal.” It should not be a place to go quoting baseless anecdotes like “Well, this one time, I was dreaming that I saw my friend at school, and she was wearing this shirt that I thought was really cool, and when I went to school the next day, she was wearing that shirt!” Such a thing would be counter-productive. I mean things that are as verifiable as possible. Articles, links to videos, book title recommendations, etc. etc. If your source is questionable, please make this clear. There is no dignity to be lost by posting information while acknowledging it may not be 100% credible, but we do want to at least Try to shoot for quality over quantity. This is a great task, and I don’t expect this thread to flood with verifiable information right off the bat, but I do believe that there is enough out there to at Least structure support for the claims that the metaphysical is Possible. Do I propose to prove beyond all doubt that metaphysics exist? No. Such a claim would be naďve on my part. However I’m in hopes that this thread may prove as a legitimate argument in favor of metaphysical possibility, hopefully dispelling the myth that "No evidence exists". Nothing more.


To begin, here is an overview of the concept of quantum entanglement from a “New Scientist” issue. This is the first time I, personally, have heard of “New Scientist” but it is an easily comprehensible report that outlines the basic concepts of quantum entanglement, and, I feel, a good place to start. I think it is the most suitable stage for tugging on the rug beneath the pedestals that paranormal dissenters place themselves on. I will be adding more, later, and hope that others post their findings on any and all things paranormally legit, as well.

http://www.biophysica.com/quantum.htm