For as there is little in the kind of incident described--the bare occurrence of a hallucination coincidentally…
- Date of account
- Published 1894
- Source
- Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy
- Reference
- Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy · selected passage 226
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
For as there is little in the kind of incident described--the bare occurrence of a hallucination coincidentally with an external event or with another hallucination--to suggest the work of the imagination, there is little warrant for ascribing this consensus of testimony among the narratives to any other cause than a c…
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyFor as there is little in the kind of incident described--the bare occurrence of a hallucination coincidentally with an external event or with another hallucination--to suggest the work of the imagination, there is little warrant for ascribing this consensus of testimony among the narratives to any other cause than a common foundation in fact. The episodes consist, indeed, of such simple elements as to leave small room for embellishment. Moreover, by those who accept the theory of telepathy an additional argument for the authenticity of these narratives may be found in the consideration that in that theory they receive a simple and sufficient explanation. But we meet occasionally with accounts of hallucinatory experiences which do not fall readily under any of the comparatively simple categories already discussed. The mere difficulty of explaining the genesis of hallucinations of such aberrant types would not, in the present stage of our knowledge, be an argument against their authenticity.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis 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.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThe 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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