English, mid-30s. Ex-believer turned skeptic in my mid-20s. I describe myself as Fortean, meaning I have an interest in the paranormal but don't get upset if there's no obvious explanation or, indeed, if there is. My interest in parapsychology stems from a general interest in scientific controversies, which I read up about quite extensively and which brought me to this field.
My areas of knowledge are the ganzfeld work, remote viewing and mediumship. However, I've noticed that relying on second hand accounts of these subjects is a dangerous thing, and it isn't always easy to find the originals. Somewhere I have a series of four (I think) quotes from some papers on the ganzfeld, each of which references an earlier one, and each of which is misleading. I find this quite frustrating so I'm trying to cut down on the amount of time I spend on this subject. So how much I post here remains to be seen. |