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Open-Minded
Skepticism
In our approach to paranormal research, it should be observed
that no living person knows, with absolute certainty, what becomes
of human or animal consciousness after the inevitable cessation
of biological life. When someone insists they know what the
after-life entails, is that contention based on faith (often
with a convenient gram of science or archeology included?) Concerning
out-of-body experiences & near-death experiences, while
the reports are intriguing, keep in mind that these experiences
always occured within a quite living brain. Or there wouldn't
be a subject surviving to report them.
No one has ever offered irrefutable proof of an alien (otherworldly)
encounter or abduction. There has never been produced substantial
evidence of the existence of ape-like humanoids, or aquatic
creatures resempling Plesiosaurs. Yet, enough along these lines
has been reported, with sufficient consistency to arouse one's
curiosity and perhaps warant extended investigation.
Remember that four hundred years before our time, split-personality
disorder was a clear indication of demonic possession. Three
hundred years ago the Giant Squid, now classified as Archituthus,
was the legendary Kraken which pulled entire vessels
into the briny depths. In 1867, over a hundred witnesses on
the shore of the Indian Ocean observed such a creature doing
just that to a small fishing boat. A century ago, the Komodo
Dragon was an Indonesian myth. Also, the Coelacanth was regarded
as having been extinct for some thirty million years, and lunar
landings were the fiction of visionary authors such as Jules
Verne and H.G. Wells. In our own, somewhat more enlightened
age, it is accepted among physicists that even time travel is
theoretically plausible. And consider that the very inception
of the physical universe shines forth in utter defiance of any
presently known science! Take the cosmic speculations of Albert
Einstein and Stephen Hawking, mix well, and hope for the best.
-Carl
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