1671: Ray Hyman, Evidence, Science, and Critical Thinking
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2026/04/01
“Good criticism requires precision and care in the use of language.”
“A critic’s worst sin is to go beyond the facts and the available evidence.”
“The history of parapsychology is replete with ‘successful’ experiments that subsequently could not be replicated.”
“What is needed, of course, is a positive theory…”
“Science can only succeed when it studies phenomena that are lawful and reliably reproducible.”
“Parapsychology does not have even one paradigm experiment.”
“Science exists as a way to avoid arguments over plausibility.”
“The responsibility is yours to first provide us with evidence…”
“A paranormal claim, by definition, is one that is implausible…”
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.”
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