What sort fo evidence would convince you that the paranormal exists?

What sort fo evidence would convince you that the paranormal exists?

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It's not at all unusual for me to be told lots and lots of amazing stories from people about paranormal experiences that they themselves have personally had or that someone they know and trust has had, and that they find convincing. The problem for me, as a psychologist, is that that kind of evidence on its own is never going to convince me. And the reason for that is that psychologists are all too aware of how our own perception can fool us, of how our own memories can fool us. And even things like hallucinations, people tend to think that hallucinations are something that only ever happen to people who have serious mental problems. That's just not the case. They're much more common than people realize. So once you get into this area, you realize there are all these other kinds of possible explanations for the weird experiences that people have. So even if I were the one who had the experience, even if I thought I had seen a ghost or had a near death experience, that in itself should not be convincing. There are other possible explanations for that. So the only kind of evidence that will ever convince me will be that that comes from well-controlled scientific studies.