[Lauren]

Randi can't explain personal experiences, Sticks.

[Sticks]

But they can be recreated which is what the great Harry Hodini used to do with seances. The test subjects were hooded so they could not see what was going on, whilst an audience could see the various tricks that could be done to create these "personal experiences"

A lot of these experiences are a psychological trick we do on our selves, there is mounting evidence that so called alien abduction is nothing more than a known problem called sleep paralysis when the sleep functions goes wrong.

[Lauren]

Physical experiences can easily be explained away.
There's an explanation for everything, but who is saying the scientific reason is always the right reason? There seem's to be a lot of if's, buts, and maybe's, e.g. "It COULD be sleep paralysis" - they give no concrete evidence towards anything. And so the scientific reason is just as valid as the paranormal reason.

[Sticks]

Originally posted by LaurenFah
Physical experiences can easily be explained away.
There's an explanation for everything, but who is saying the scientific reason is always the right reason?

Occams Razor?

[Tanser_Man]

I suppose it is easier to accept the easiest solution, and for most people it probably would be that its mind over matter. It's easier to accept that over whether or not there is indeed paranormal activity.

I've got to get hold of a tent and a few willing mates to drag along and i'd make a night of it at some old 'haunted' spot... really quite eager to put this to bed!