Notes on Survival

Consciousness Quantum Mysticism: The idea of quantum mysticism appears came from mainstream thinker’s efforts to identify people who are trying to use quantum theory to explain the existence of psi and survival of sentient consciousness. The threshold for pseudoscience is whatever mainstream thinkers says it is, and quantum mysticism is used as a synonym. Types … Read more

Open Letter to Paranormalists: Limits of science, trust and responsibility

Tom Butler, 2017 (Revised November 2017) Related Essays The Arrogance of Scientific Authority Open Letter to Survival Researchers Debunking Survival Under Cover of False Academic Authority Open Letter to Paranormalists: Limits of science, trust and responsibility A Visit to the Felix Experimental Group Sitting with the Felix Experimental Group on the island of Ibiza, Spain … Read more

Characteristic Test for EVP

Also at atransc.org/characteristic-test-for-evp/ These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License   Sponsor(s) Tom Butler Abstract There are a number of characteristics commonly associated with Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). If a possible EVP does not exhibit at least some of these characteristics, it may be prudent to set it … Read more

Research Practitioner

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Also at atransc.org/research-practitioner/ These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Sponsor(s) Tom Butler Abstract To conduct research, it is necessary to have a reliable way to collect transcommunication examples. This practice is concerned with qualifying and grading practitioners in a standardized way that lends itself to statistical studies. … Read more

Sharing EVP

Also at atransc.org/sharing-evp/ These practices are recommendations provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Alike 3.0 Unported License Sponsor(s) Tom Butler Abstract The phenomenal voices of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) are typically classified in terms of how well an untrained listener can be expected to understand the utterance. Research is showing that, on average, a listener … Read more