# Pseudoscience and the Paranormal **URL:** https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/c/pseudoscience-and-the-paranormal/10.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Working perpetual motion machine](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/working-perpetual-motion-machine/9376)
**Author:** [@ettcmtech](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/ettcmtech)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/working-perpetual-motion-machine/9376 "2022-04-27T16:26:40Z")
Drawing have been put to the new topic --- ## [Hello all](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello-all/7608)
**Author:** [@ejiogbe](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/ejiogbe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello-all/7608 "2022-04-22T03:41:33Z")
Hello all , I am glad to have joined, these subjects are always fun. I am an afrocuban babalawo, offering guidance in santeria and afrocuban ifa consultations, readings, orientation. Follow me on IG @awo\_ejiogbe\_try T… --- ## [HELP! MASSIVELY CURSED!](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/help-massively-cursed/6598)
**Author:** [@plur1021](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/plur1021)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/help-massively-cursed/6598 "2022-04-21T01:52:08Z")
I am posting this in behalf of my fiancé whom is struggling deeply, in which we have tried many de-cursing and protection methods (from a lot of different religions) to fix this spiritual illness. He is in a state of mis… --- ## [The paranormal thread](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-paranormal-thread/9380)
**Author:** [@eli1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/eli1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-paranormal-thread/9380 "2022-04-21T03:47:59Z")
Let’s talk about the unexplained here. Recent stuff which is also well-documented with things like photo and video. Let’s talk about the Miracle of the Sun. What do you guys think happened here? I’ve read: Halluci… --- ## [Resolved - just a bright worklight on a harvester at night appearing as an "orb"](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/resolved-just-a-bright-worklight-on-a-harvester-at-night-appearing-as-an-orb/8401)
**Author:** [@howls](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/howls)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/resolved-just-a-bright-worklight-on-a-harvester-at-night-appearing-as-an-orb/8401 "2022-04-20T05:52:40Z")
A friend of mine, who moved out to a farm last year (so is unfamiliar with what she could expect to see) had a “UFO sighting” and is looking for a good explanation. I have one or two reasonable ideas, I just thought it m… --- ## [When does something become not a pseudoscience?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648)
**Author:** [@mattituckmatt](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mattituckmatt)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-does-something-become-not-a-pseudoscience/8648 "2022-04-19T18:32:22Z")
We’re being asked to consider all kinds of crazy things from the highest levels of authority and academia. This is an open and honest question in which I pose no definitive answers. I think for me it’s if the current Pr… --- ## [How can we explain reincarnations?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-can-we-explain-reincarnations/7879)
**Author:** [@anon123](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/anon123)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-can-we-explain-reincarnations/7879 "2022-04-19T13:49:12Z")
Hello, The Division of Perceptual Studies at Univ of Virginia (https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/) claims to have recorded many reincarnations with the details (photos, etc.) over 50+ years. How can reincarna… --- ## [Perpetual motion machines are in pseudoscience?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/perpetual-motion-machines-are-in-pseudoscience/7649)
**Author:** [@widdershins](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/widdershins)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/perpetual-motion-machines-are-in-pseudoscience/7649 "2022-04-17T06:08:20Z")
I’ll have you know I spent a couple of months meticulously designing a perpetual motion machine just last year. Does it work? No, it does not. Can it ever work? Also no. But do I now understand why it won’t work? T… --- ## [Alien Abduction cases](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/alien-abduction-cases/6517)
**Author:** [@a12746](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/a12746)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/alien-abduction-cases/6517 "2022-04-12T14:33:38Z")
I need information on alien abduction cases and reports I’m collecting information for a project that will be of interest --- ## [Support for those debilitated by anomalistic experiences like synchronicity/esp](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/support-for-those-debilitated-by-anomalistic-experiences-like-synchronicity-esp/6433)
**Author:** [@musicmatters](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/musicmatters)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/support-for-those-debilitated-by-anomalistic-experiences-like-synchronicity-esp/6433 "2022-01-16T09:20:38Z")
I suffer from a severe mental disorder called OCD. And as many of you may already know, many people with ocd and other mental illnesses suffer from strange and debilitating anomalistic experiences like strange coincidenc… --- ## [Demons, possessions, exorcisms and DID](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/demons-possessions-exorcisms-and-did/8775)
**Author:** [@Giulio17](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/Giulio17)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/demons-possessions-exorcisms-and-did/8775 "2022-01-03T14:47:16Z")
Hello! I’m writing a PsyD dissertation for my graduation about an unusual topic. The idea is to collect researches, experiences, papers and information about the demonic possessions as a symptom of Dissociative Identit… --- ## [Ufo similar to this one](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/ufo-similar-to-this-one/8276)
**Author:** [@likoliko](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/likoliko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/ufo-similar-to-this-one/8276 "2021-09-03T01:28:51Z")
Yesterday I Saw an UFO like this: Anyone seen something like this b4? --- ## [The feats of engineering UFO's seem to have](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-feats-of-engineering-ufos-seem-to-have/7999)
**Author:** [@didirius](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/didirius)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-feats-of-engineering-ufos-seem-to-have/7999 "2021-08-17T14:24:21Z")
Hey, just ahypothetical thought experiment for fun, regarding the unusual physical behaviour by UFO’s. I thought of it some time ago an figured: do those UFO’s not have some astonishing abilities. Assumed those sighting… --- ## [ISO : lost UFO book](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/iso-lost-ufo-book/8157)
**Author:** [@saturngraphics](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/saturngraphics)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/iso-lost-ufo-book/8157 "2021-08-12T23:46:24Z")
I’m looking for a particular book on UFOs that I owned back in my mid-twenties. I’ve already done cursory keyword searches using terms descriptive of the content and searched through pages of results without luck. Hopin… --- ## [I'd like to add...](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/id-like-to-add/8083)
**Author:** [@martin-peter-clarke](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/martin-peter-clarke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/id-like-to-add/8083 "2021-08-02T11:31:40Z")
…economic nuclear fusion and interstellar communication, let alone travel to the pseudoscience list. --- ## [Blindfolded and Hooded Spirit of a Woman: Who is She and What is She Trying to C](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/blindfolded-and-hooded-spirit-of-a-woman-who-is-she-and-what-is-she-trying-to-c/8065)
**Author:** [@pathseeker7](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/pathseeker7)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/blindfolded-and-hooded-spirit-of-a-woman-who-is-she-and-what-is-she-trying-to-c/8065 "2021-07-31T18:30:54Z")
So at first I thought this was just a coincidence or just a figment of my minds eye, but she continued to show up in several pictures. At this point, it couldn’t just be my mind playing tricks on me, could it? As a young… --- ## [I want to hear Any of your ,TRUE SASQUATCH,BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS..PLEASE BE KIND TO 1 ANOTHER](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/i-want-to-hear-any-of-your-true-sasquatch-bigfoot-encounters-please-be-kind-to-1-another/5863)
**Author:** [@canes](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/canes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/i-want-to-hear-any-of-your-true-sasquatch-bigfoot-encounters-please-be-kind-to-1-another/5863 "2021-07-12T09:43:34Z")
I am determined to see a sasquatch in my life,I am goin back to school just so I can have a career that allows me to be near or around these creatures…Its a strange world not everything is BLACK & WHITE… --- ## [The End is Near!](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-end-is-near/7985)
**Author:** [@mrmhead](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mrmhead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-end-is-near/7985 "2021-06-14T18:45:00Z")
… of course “Near” is a relative term. Exit Mundi: A collection of End Times scenarios for Earth and Universe http://exitmundi.nl/exitmundi.htm I ran across this site more than 10 years ago when I was on a deep-dive … --- ## [Measuring the flatness of the earth](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/measuring-the-flatness-of-the-earth/7942)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/measuring-the-flatness-of-the-earth/7942 "2021-06-10T14:33:27Z")
I have a nagging question from my research into the flat earth society. They are actually a fairly scientific bunch, if you simply ignore certain science. For example, there’s a YouTube where a guy who gets in his truck … --- ## [The Bigfoot Alien Connection Revealed](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-bigfoot-alien-connection-revealed/7941)
**Author:** [@foghorn](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/foghorn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-bigfoot-alien-connection-revealed/7941 "2021-05-21T05:42:59Z")
--- ## [UFO Documentaries](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/ufo-documentaries/5647)
**Author:** [@tanny](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/tanny)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/ufo-documentaries/5647 "2021-03-12T04:13:35Z")
I hope this thread might be used to create a list of UFO documentaries worth watching. As best I can tell, most UFO documentaries are poorly crafted rubbish, but I have seen a few which I found pretty intelligent and com… --- ## [Regularly Experiencing Something Strange](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/regularly-experiencing-something-strange/7789)
**Author:** [@trek1363](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/trek1363)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/regularly-experiencing-something-strange/7789 "2021-02-22T09:40:26Z")
I’ve been experiencing some strange happenings in the last few months. It started with randomly being woke up, for no apparent reason with a sense of a presence, or just a feeling that something isn’t right. After a few … --- ## [exposing a "healer" as a fraud](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/exposing-a-healer-as-a-fraud/7760)
**Author:** [@hashidate](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/hashidate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/exposing-a-healer-as-a-fraud/7760 "2021-01-26T15:51:47Z")
I was wondering do you guys here agree with my analysis of this so-called psychic healer as a fraud and how i was able to expose it? In the bellow link it shows the “psychic” supposedly doing surgery around a woman’ s b… --- ## [Psychic Vision and sixth sense](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/psychic-vision-and-sixth-sense/7746)
**Author:** [@simonblakely](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/simonblakely)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/psychic-vision-and-sixth-sense/7746 "2021-01-22T17:45:06Z")
I’m a Christian so this is a bit strange for me to talk about this. In certain situations I sense the Holy spirit as a tangible thing. I had a vision of Christ once. I have also had experiences when I can sense stron… --- ## [Psychic ATTACK!! NEED HELP!!](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/psychic-attack-need-help/6446)
**Author:** [@rayban](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/rayban)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/psychic-attack-need-help/6446 "2021-01-06T18:04:06Z")
I am dealing with a psychic attack it started a few months ago my roommate stole my hard drive and installed cameras in my house (it sound like paranoia but it really isn’t i’ve confirmed it multiple times) i was reall… --- ## [I caused/predicted an electric barrier to stop working](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/i-caused-predicted-an-electric-barrier-to-stop-working/7720)
**Author:** [@psychicpete38](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/psychicpete38)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/i-caused-predicted-an-electric-barrier-to-stop-working/7720 "2021-01-04T21:47:28Z")
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\Hi everyone, ok this is what happend to me years ago and i want to find some ansers… So i was waiting at a bus depo in kidderminster U.K. in the distance is Tesco superstore and a b… --- ## [Prof Hoffman, Case Against Reality - Playing Basketball In Zero-Gravity](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/prof-hoffman-case-against-reality-playing-basketball-in-zero-gravity/7694)

**Author:** [@citizenschallengev3](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/prof-hoffman-case-against-reality-playing-basketball-in-zero-gravity/7694 "2021-01-01T18:51:57Z")
I had a comment this morning that I think gives me a lead-in excuse to jump over to this thread. :slight\_smile: John said... Can you perhaps just post a less verbose article please. NO offense please. Let’s be simpl… --- ## [Spiritual Superiority](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/spiritual-superiority/7711)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/spiritual-superiority/7711 "2020-12-31T10:01:24Z")
This is only everyone I’ve ever known who claims the slightest power of perception beyond the average human. If there is an online test for this, I’d love to send it to a few people. It’s fine when they check the boxe… --- ## [For All U Skeptics Out There](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/for-all-u-skeptics-out-there/7456)
**Author:** [@poeticas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/poeticas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/for-all-u-skeptics-out-there/7456 "2020-11-20T10:28:57Z")
Stream Tenzin Alexander music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud If you don’t see my tracks from there let me know. The on EVP where a spirit told me his name is “Thomas Mathew” is the most incre… --- ## [Paranormal existing issue](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/paranormal-existing-issue/7609)
**Author:** [@misspink101](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/misspink101)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/paranormal-existing-issue/7609 "2020-11-10T00:12:51Z")
Hello all, Found this forum on google when searching for “Psychic forum boards” glad I found this place! Ok I would really like some advice on how I can get on with my life and situation. So I live in the UK down Sout… [Previous page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/c/pseudoscience-and-the-paranormal/10.md) [Next page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/c/pseudoscience-and-the-paranormal/10.md?page=2)