LEADER 03428nam 22007332 450 001 9910817990703321 005 20151005020623.0 010 $a1-107-20770-3 010 $a0-511-84959-1 010 $a1-282-65138-2 010 $a9786612651380 010 $a0-511-68957-8 010 $a0-511-69105-X 010 $a0-511-69217-X 010 $a0-511-69031-2 010 $a0-511-68882-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000009902 035 $a(EBL)501367 035 $a(OCoLC)645092764 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000412747 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11249668 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412747 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10381149 035 $a(PQKB)11436562 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511691676 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC501367 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5292052 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL501367 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10397325 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1222876 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5292052 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL265138 035 $a(OCoLC)1028937062 035 $a(PPN)261313711 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000009902 100 $a20100219d2009|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBeyond belief $eskepticism, science and the paranormal /$fMartin Bridgstock$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 202 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-511-69167-X 311 $a0-521-75893-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographic references (p. 186-195) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The paranormal and why it matters -- The nature of science -- The paranormal -- Skepticism--from Socrates to Hume -- Modern skepticism -- Bringing skepticism down to earth -- Skepticism, ethics and survival -- Skepticism beyond the paranormal. 330 $aWhether ghosts, astrology or ESP, up to 80 per cent of the population believes in one or more aspects of the paranormal. Such beliefs are entertaining, and it is tempting to think of them as harmless. However, there is mounting evidence that paranormal beliefs can be dangerous - cases of children dying because parents rejected orthodox medicine in favour of alternative remedies, and 'psychics' who trade on the grief of the bereaved for personal profit and gain. Expenditure on the paranormal runs into billions of dollars each year. In Beyond Belief: Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal Martin Bridgstock provides an integrated understanding of what an evidence-based approach to the paranormal - a skeptical approach - involves, and why it is necessary. Bridgstock does not set out to show that all paranormal claims are necessarily false, but he does suggest that we all need the analytical ability and critical thinking skills to seek and assess the evidence for paranormal claims. 606 $aParapsychology 606 $aParapsychology and science 606 $aSkepticism 615 0$aParapsychology. 615 0$aParapsychology and science. 615 0$aSkepticism. 676 $a130 700 $aBridgstock$b Martin$f1948-$01693708 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817990703321 996 $aBeyond belief$94071707 997 $aUNINA