Irk the Skeptics: Dare to Believe

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Lisa A. Shiel

What can paranormal  researchers do that shocks me? Dare to do something few others will do—express opinions. Horrors! Perish the thought, many will say. UFO researchers who refuse to express opinions or offer up theories join the ranks of other paranormal researchers who do the same. They all fear one word: Belief.
Paranormal researchers don’t want [...]

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Who Are We Trying to Convince?

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Lisa A. Shiel

Many researchers state as their main goal the task of proving their favorite paranormal phenomenon is real. What that proof entails depends upon which group we try to convince.
Proof represents “the cogency of evidence that compels acceptance by the mind of a truth or a fact.” Cogent means convincing. Evidence that convinces you may not [...]

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Controlling the Weather with Lasers

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Lisa A. Shiel

Can scientists trigger lightning? Read on for details…

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Glowing Orbs vs. Ball Lightning, Round Two

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Lisa A. Shiel

To call glowing orbs ball lightning only serves to lock one mystery inside another. Read the rest of this post to learn the secrets of both phenomena.

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Glowing Orbs vs. Ball Lightning, Round One

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Lisa A. Shiel

Skeptics dismiss glowing orbs as ball lightning. But has anyone bothered to ask whether we know what ball lightning is? Read on to learn the shocking answer.

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    • Should We Revere Nature, or Evolution? November 11, 2009
      Which should we revere, nature or evolution? Is there a difference? Yes, in fact there is. In a recent interview with the LA Times evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins sidesteps the issue of evolution as religion to instead agree with the interviewer that he is “in awe of the process” of evolution. I too stand in awe—but [...]
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    • Darwin Was No Scientist November 6, 2009
      Charles Darwin, who promoted the theory of evolution by natural selection, is often referred to as a naturalist or even an evolutionary biologist. In reality he earned a degree in theology, not science. If we use the term naturalist in its broadest sense, of someone who believes science can explain the natural world, then Darwin [...]
    • Descent into Chaos November 4, 2009
      The favorite definition for evolution is descent with modification, a fancy way of saying changes inherited from our ancestors. If a change doesn’t get passed down to future generations then it can have no effect on the species. Natural selection dictates that organisms acquire these changes through adaptation, random mutations which survive if they co […]
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      Earlier this year scientists announced the discovery of a new primate fossil they called Darwinius masillae and nicknamed Ida. A special on the History Channel and the book, both called The Link, touted Ida as the missing link between apes and humans. The scientists who discovered the fossil were more circumspect, saying Ida might belong [...]

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    • No Ghost Hunting Allowed November 11, 2009
      There will be no township-sanctioned “Ghostbusters” probe at the old Crouch Cemetery later this month. Monday night the Spring Arbor Township Board denied a Tekonsha man’s request to spend the night of Nov. 21-22 in the cemetery doing a paranormal investigation into the 1883 Crouch murders. Click here to read the rest of the story from [... […]
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      I’ve seen one a few hundred feet from my house here on the Keweenaw Peninsula. I’ve talked to others who’ve seen them too, in various spots around the Upper Peninsula.  Now the DNR has confirmed there are cougars in the UP, thanks to a game camera photos and some tracks. Click here to read the [...]
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      “When Ron Kostrubiec visited Wilderness State Park with his family at the end of July, he got more than he bargained for.” Were his experiences Bigfoot related? Click here to read the rest of the story and decide for yourself. Posted in Bigfoot / Sasquatch, Cryptids Tagged: smelling Bigfoot
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