Do Psychic Phenomena Exist?

People – particularly other psychologists and academics – are often surprised when I tell them that I’m willing to accept the possibility of psychic phenomena such as telepathy and pre-cognition. For many intellectuals, these things are seen as superstitious nonsense, remnants of an irrational view of the world which has been superseded by modern materialistic science. Here I will explain my reasons for believing that some ‘paranormal’ phenomena are genuine. I’m going to discuss two phenomena in particular, telepathy and pre-cognition, since these are the ones I feel there is most evidence for, and the ones I have experienced myself. (There are other types of psychic phenomena – such as mediumship, ghosts or faith healing – which I’m more doubtful about, and therefore won’t be discussing.)

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