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Mon Apr 19 16:43:27 1982
Evidence for Psychic Phenomena?
A quote from a recent article in the Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 70,
No. 2, February 1982, by R. G. Jahn, Dean of the School of Engineering
at Princeton Univ.:
" 
" ... it appears that once the illegitimate research and invalid
criticism have been set aside, the remaining accumulated evidence
of psychic phenomena comprises an array of experimental observations,
obtained under reasonable protocols in a variety of scholarly
disciplines .... On the one hand, effects inexplicable in terms of
established scientific theory, yet having numerous common characteristics,
are frequently and widely observed; on the other hand, these effects
have so far proven qualitatively and quantitatively irreplicable,
in the strict scientific sense, and appear to be sensitive to a variety
of psychological and environmental factors that are difficult to specify,
let alone control. "

Jahn's article cites over 200 references supporting his view, and based
on my reading of the parapsychological literature, I must concur with
what he says. I highly recommend this article to those interested in
this discussion, for it represents one of the best examples of
how a "hard scientist" came to be interested in psychic phenomena,
then experimented with an open mind, and concluded that there were
things worth looking at.

Dean Radin BTL-CB

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