Can extrasensory perception, or what is commonly known as extrasensory perception, be studied as a science? There will be fanatical, ridiculous, irresponsible and even dangerous views from some so-called advocates of paranormal phenomena, including claims that you can talk to the dead or even cure diseases through non-medical means. The media loves to tell so-called paranormal experiences through outlandish and often distorted stories to a gullible public who continue to use their own money to pursue false hopes. The whole process is to use extrasensory and parapsychological means to fulfill people's understandable desires, exploiting their ignorance and causing them to indulge in a deceptive and dangerous reliance on unscientific ways of thinking, such as relying on spiritual healing rather than scientific treatment. .

However, can mental phenomena be tested by the scientific methods of experimental design, statistical significance, and self-replication? This controversial field is called parapsychology, and if you can penetrate the brain, see into the future, or feel something unusual, we have parapsychologists willing to meet with you—and test you.

Critics - skeptics as they call themselves - assert that all extrasensory and parapsychological science is actually pseudoscience, with no real value and merely a response to an irresponsible media and the gullible a use of the public. Parapsychology, according to skeptics, should be debunked. Parapsychology, according to its proponents, is the scientific study of paranormal phenomena, commonly known as paranormal phenomena. It is the careful investigation of events - such as telepathy or other extraordinary manifestations - that appear to be inexplicable by natural laws or scientific knowledge. The assertion that parapsychology is a genuine science has inspired some people and angered others. Is parapsychology a new science or an ancient hoax? Here, we feature some of the leading parapsychologists and skeptics. They each have their own opinion and we must make our own judgment.

Barry Beilstein: Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University and a member of the Brain Behavior Laboratory, President of the Atheists Association of British Columbia, and a well-known American anti-pseudoscience organization "confronting claims of the supernatural" Member and Executive Committee member of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Phenomena (CSICOP). Served on the editorial board of The Skeptic, a magazine called "The Committee of Scientific Inquiry into Claims of Paranormal Phenomenon."

Dean Redding: Experimental psychologist and author of the best-selling book "The World of Consciousness". Believe that supersensory research can explain "the scientific nature of spiritual phenomena."

Marilyn Schlitz: Associate director for research and education at the Mind Sciences Institute and senior research scientist at California Pacific Medical Center.

Charles Tartt: A core faculty member of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, he is widely known internationally for his psychological research on the nature of consciousness (especially variations in consciousness). As one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology, Dr. Charles Tartt is famous for his scientific parapsychological research. His two outstanding books, "Transformations of Consciousness" (1969) and "Transpersonal Psychology" (1975), are widely used as teaching materials and have officially made these studies a part of modern psychological research. He is also the editor of the magazine "Scientists' Record of Paranormal Experiences".

James Treffel: Professor of physics at George Manson University, known for his prolific writing of scientific papers and his interest in educating non-scientific people about science.

Robert Kuhn: Dean, why do you think scientific methods can be applied to the study of mental phenomena? Skeptical critics claim that supersensibility is a more hopeful idea than serious science.

Dean Redding: Science is composed of two parts: on the one hand, the measurement of behavior, which is the empirical side of science; on the other hand, the development of mechanisms, which is scientific The theoretical side. When people ask "Is parapsychology scientific," they are always thinking about the theoretical side. Indeed, we do not have a good theoretical explanation for the causes of mental phenomena.

Robert Kuhn: What you are saying is that even scientists who believe in the reality of mental phenomena cannot construct convincing fundamental mechanisms—theories—that explain the underlying causes.

Dean Redding: Yes. But when it comes to measurement, it's clear that scientific methods can be used to explain these phenomena.