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Revision as of 17:52, 24 April 2011 editBishonen (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators80,299 edits I don't understand what "negative proof" means here. It makes no sense, so I'm going to assume it's confused with argument from ignorance.← Previous edit Revision as of 18:14, 24 April 2011 edit undoBishonen (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators80,299 edits Some rephrasing for NPOV. " Some paranormal phenomena may be supernatural", eh? No. And don't blame Merriam-Webster, whose *main* definition of paranormal is "not scientifically explainable."Next edit →
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Paranormal topics concern anomalous phenomena. Some paranormal phenomena may not be scientifically explainable, while others may be scientifically observable but depend upon the fallacy argument from ignorance. According to the glossary of The Journal of Parapsychology the term paranormal describes ""any phenomenon that in one or more respects exceeds the limits of what is deemed physically possible according to current scientific assumptions." However, used more broadly, the term paranormal may include things which are physically possible, but believed by scientists to be nonexistent.

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  1. Merriam-Webster
  2. Glossary, The Journal of Parapsychology, Parapsychological Association, accessed August 5, 2006
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