Importance of Paranormal Phenomena

Feared, despised or studied, paranormal phenomena are a set of facts that call the attention without any doubt about the possibility of the existence of another form of life different from the known one. They are usually linked to events that can generate fear or fear, especially since for Western culture they are closely associated with horror movies and stories.

What does the study of paranormal phenomena involve?

To begin we must point out that paranormal phenomena are all those events that can be characterized as out of the ordinary, that imply the presence of life that comes from the beyond or that implies a relationship with the other world. Although there are those who deeply disbelieve in these phenomena, the reality is that there are other people that establish their security on the experience of lived events in which extraordinary beings contacted or demonstrated their presence in this world.

The study of paranormal phenomena occupies an important place in our Western culture today, although it cannot be considered a formal science. From the scientific world, the pseudosciences that analyze this type of phenomena cannot be understood as sciences proper since they do not count with ways to veridically verify the existence of these phenomena and because they base a large part of their knowledge on testimonials and experiences subjective.

Why phenomena of this type are striking in Western culture

There is no exclusive reason that tells us why these kinds of phenomena are always important or popular in our culture. One of the possible approximations to this uncertainty has to do with the fact that the human being it cannot resolve all your doubts and questions about issues as broad as life, death, the afterlife and the possibility of continuing to live in another form of existence.

These uncertainties give rise to explanations that have to do with the sensory and the experiential, elements that no one can deny or question since they are highly personal.

On the other hand, we must say that there are different cultural forms in which this type of phenomenon receives special attention, such as cinema, the world of pictorial art, the literature and the series. All these objects of construction culture are also highly popular in the societies we are talking about, which is why reflecting on the possibility of the real existence of paranormal phenomena is something more and more common.

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