Robert Sheldrake Essay

Is it possible that the theory be true, the human mind can extend beyond the psyche and body ? Rupert Sheldrake, a biologist and author, takes on the challenge of creating experiments to prove, despite contrary beliefs, that we do live in a world surrounded by the ''paranormal'' that may actually be explained as ordinary. One of the many topics he took interest in is, whether or not an individual can sense if someone is staring at them from behind. He states that this unexplained human phenomenon ''[is] not paranormal but normal, part of our biological nature.''(his website)Sheldrake's research and experimentation done in this field was used to provide proof that people do carry the ability to notice when they are being stared at. Although he has shown evidence for this, he has critics. Robert Baker, David Marks, and John Colwell who conversely, attempted to refute Sheldrakes claims. They led experiments similar to Sheldrakes, and came up with …show more content…
() Which is because Sheldrake didn't truly make an effort to create randomized sequences, so instead they disregarded their positive results. On the other side, Sheldrake claims that positive results are not obtained because they are learning but because after running a couple trials it can be seen just like practicing, and practicing is known to make perfect. I would say that ten seconds does not give enough time for the individual to actually catch onto a pattern, they are moving so quickly they are not thinking about the patterns that may be occurring, they are focusing their attention to whether or not they are being stared