Paranormal Phenomena (Opposing Viewpoints)

Why do people believe in paranormal phenomena? -- Do paranormal phenomena exist? -- Are the mind and body separate entities? -- Should government support the paranormal? Skeptics ignore evidence for paranormal phenomena / Robert Matthews -- Evidence for paranormal phenomena has not been found / Susan Blackmore -- Education influences belief in paranormal phenomena / Michael J. Dougherty -- Brain structure influences belief in paranormal phenomena / Dean Hamer -- People are interconnected by a collective consciousness / Robert Kenny -- People appear to be interconnected because of coincidence / Martin Plimmer and Brian King -- Observers have witnessed psychokinesis / Doug Yurchey -- Ghosts are incompatible with scientific principles / Lucian Dorneanu -- Ghosts are compatible with scientific principles / Peter Novak -- Psychics are frauds / Janet McDonald -- Psychics have real ability / Doug Moe -- Near-death experiences are symptoms of a dying brain / G. M. Woerlee -- Near-death experiences are symptoms of consciousness disconnecting from the body / Pim van Lommel -- Mediums communicate with the dead / Gary E. Schwartz and William L. Simon -- Mediums do not communicate with the dead / Ray Hyman -- Belief is sufficient to cure illness / Roger Dobson -- The biology of hope / [Jerome Groopman] -- Psychic detectives hamper police investigations / Bret Christian -- The study of paranormal phenomena is legitimate science / Scott Flagg -- The study of paranormal phenomena is not legitimate science / Barry Karr.