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Parapsychology Theories of Rupert Sheldrake


             Regardless of how structured, randomized or natural an experiment of the mind may be designed, when it comes to executing the experiment and relying on accurate results, a continually unpredictable factor is a person's openness to the possibility that they might be capable of sensing more than they can see. This concept applies to all forms which are subsequently similar to one another. The idea is that once a particular form comes into existence, it will have a causal effect on others like it. The causal influence of one form on another describes Sheldrake's concept of morphic resonance. What is interesting about Sheldrake's research is that he not only puts forth evidence, but that he encourages others to get involved and do their own experiments.
             Sheldrake has spent much of his thoughts and speculations towards finding causes for some of life's more peculiar and spooky occurrences; such as how dogs seem to know their owners are coming home. As indicated in our course manual, the results of an experiment Sheldrake conducted on such occurrences indicated that dogs did in fact appear to know when their owners were coming home despite the fact that his experiment randomized the time the owners returned and from which location they were coming from. Sheldrake equated this occurrence to a "non-local" transfer of information. He further believed that the reason the dogs knew their owners were coming home was due to a kind of field that binds them with someone with whom they have been in habitual contact. Without denying the possibility that his theory could reasonably explain these occurrences, they are however very difficult to prove from a scientific standpoint as it is not the occurrence itself that is in question but rather the cause and evidence to support how and why these occurrences happen.
             As with any scientific advancement, especially in the pseudo-sciences, it is reasonable to expect constructive criticism and skepticism.


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