Geiger Counters and Ghost Hunters: Is it Cutting Edge or Just Pseudoscience?
There is a need for real scientific methodology in paranormal research if it is to be taken seriously by the scientific community in general. There are two main competing arguments going on in the realm of paranormal research and investigation. One side says there is break throughs happening in the field and they are using high tech equipment and scientific figures to conduct their investigations and they are very excited about it. The other side calls it pseudoscience and claims that scientific data is not being used or at least not correctly and the field will never be taken seriously unless actual scientific procedure is employed to conduct research in to the paranormal. …show more content…
They appear to have very high-tech equipment to carefully measure the paranormal activity in a purportedly haunted house or location. I recently watched The Conjuring 2, which gives some interesting insight in to the Warrens and some of the controversies surrounding their investigations. I was impressed with both movies since they are not exaggerated like some horror movies supposedly based on fact, but give you a vivid look at the difficulties and skepticism encountered while investigating the paranormal and the perceived objectivity used to decide to even take on a case and a genuine desire to help people as their motivation to continue. Some shows such as Syfy’s Ghost Hunters tend to use hype and sensationalism to garner an audience and up their ratings. Though they have had some episodes where it is hard to explain away some of the creepy EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) they have caught on tape!
There is a fascination with the paranormal and ghostly phenomena; it speaks to our deepest most innate fears that some things go unexplained. Most of us have a basic need as humans to know that there is more out there, that this can’t be all there is. As much as the skeptics want to explain it all away, some things seem to have no rational explanation, and this is a hard concept to swallow. Therefore, so much paranormal phenomena are easily dismissed …show more content…
Scientists will repeat experiments numerous times in highly controlled environments before they craft any basis for their claims. They try to go in with an unbiased mind set as much as possible and concern themselves with being open to the possibility that the answer to the question they have formulated could go in either direction of proof or disproof. Discipline and tediously repeated and controlled experimentation is lacking in the field of paranormal research. Many are in the field for the thrill and excitement of the hunt, so to
There is a need for real scientific methodology in paranormal research if it is to be taken seriously by the scientific community in general. There are two main competing arguments going on in the realm of paranormal research and investigation. One side says there is break throughs happening in the field and they are using high tech equipment and scientific figures to conduct their investigations and they are very excited about it. The other side calls it pseudoscience and claims that scientific data is not being used or at least not correctly and the field will never be taken seriously unless actual scientific procedure is employed to conduct research in to the paranormal. …show more content…
They appear to have very high-tech equipment to carefully measure the paranormal activity in a purportedly haunted house or location. I recently watched The Conjuring 2, which gives some interesting insight in to the Warrens and some of the controversies surrounding their investigations. I was impressed with both movies since they are not exaggerated like some horror movies supposedly based on fact, but give you a vivid look at the difficulties and skepticism encountered while investigating the paranormal and the perceived objectivity used to decide to even take on a case and a genuine desire to help people as their motivation to continue. Some shows such as Syfy’s Ghost Hunters tend to use hype and sensationalism to garner an audience and up their ratings. Though they have had some episodes where it is hard to explain away some of the creepy EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) they have caught on tape!
There is a fascination with the paranormal and ghostly phenomena; it speaks to our deepest most innate fears that some things go unexplained. Most of us have a basic need as humans to know that there is more out there, that this can’t be all there is. As much as the skeptics want to explain it all away, some things seem to have no rational explanation, and this is a hard concept to swallow. Therefore, so much paranormal phenomena are easily dismissed …show more content…
Scientists will repeat experiments numerous times in highly controlled environments before they craft any basis for their claims. They try to go in with an unbiased mind set as much as possible and concern themselves with being open to the possibility that the answer to the question they have formulated could go in either direction of proof or disproof. Discipline and tediously repeated and controlled experimentation is lacking in the field of paranormal research. Many are in the field for the thrill and excitement of the hunt, so to