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Of course the reader may object, just here, that I am assuming such phenomena to be true--while the tendency of…

Date of account: Published 1921
Source: The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal
Reference: The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal · selected passage 102
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Of course the reader may object, just here, that I am assuming such phenomena to be true--while the tendency of many present-day scientists is to regard them as unreal, hallucinatory, and the result of fraud

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Of course the reader may object, just here, that I am assuming such phenomena to be _true_--while the tendency of many present-day scientists is to regard them as unreal, hallucinatory, and the result of fraud. I cannot spare the time in the present place to argue the point. While I admit freely that a very large percentage of such phenomena _are_ so produced, and while I freely admit that probably 98 per cent of so-called "mediums" are fraudulent; I am equally emphatic in declaring that a residuum of genuine phenomena exists--that supernormal manifestations _do_ occur, and that every one who investigates _carefully enough_ and _long enough_ will find them. This has been not only my own experience, but that of every person who has investigated this subject with an impartial mind for any length of time.

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This comes from historical psychical research. Methods, witness handling and standards of evidence differ from present-day research and should be assessed from the cited passage and edition.

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The passage can support a history of claims and recurring descriptions. It does not establish a paranormal mechanism, and competing psychological, social and physical explanations remain relevant.

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