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Paranormal Questionnaire
The results
This page gives summary results of 164 replies to my Paranormal Questionnaire
to Dec 24th, 1997.
Do you believe that the Universe consists of more than physical matter and
energy?
Does man (within the limits of external circumstances) possess free will - i.e.
the ability to determine his own destiny?
Telepathy (direct mind-to mind communication)
| Definitely believe |
44% |
| Strong probability |
30% |
| Some possibility |
20% |
| Do not believe |
5% |
Clairvoyance (knowledge of events distant in space/time by "non-physical"
means)
| Definitely believe |
46% |
| Strong probability |
29% |
| Some possibility |
18% |
| Do not believe |
6% |
Precognition (knowledge of future events by "non-physical" means)
| Definitely believe |
52% |
| Strong probability |
30% |
| Some possibility |
15% |
| Do not believe |
3% |
Psychokinesis (mind having a direct and measurable influence upon physical matter)
| Definitely believe |
29% |
| Strong probability |
33% |
| Some possibility |
30% |
| Do not believe |
8% |
Continued existence of individual consciousness after physical death
| Definitely believe |
56% |
| Strong probability |
20% |
| Some possibility |
15% |
| Do not believe |
8% |
Communication between living persons and spirits of the dead
| Definitely believe |
36% |
| Strong probability |
26% |
| Some possibility |
21% |
| Do not believe |
16% |
Reincarnation (a single spirit having many earthly incarnations)
| Definitely believe |
24% |
| Strong probability |
23% |
| Some possibility |
29% |
| Do not believe |
23% |
I was unsurprised to find a generally positive attitude toward the paranormal
simply because committed non-believers are less likely to be viewing a
paranormal web-site in the first place, however it was interesting to
discover attitudes toward different facets of the field. Precognition,
survival and clairvoyance are the most widely accepted phenomena; whereas
reincarnation, communication (with the dead) and pk arouse most scepticism.
See also Parapsychology on the Web
| Paranormal Phenomena on the Web
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