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	The Paranormal

pokkets

9-26-2008 2:24 AM

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pokkets says:

some organisations such as the United States National Science Foundation have stated that mainstream science does not support paranormal beliefs.
Perhaps that's one of the reasons Scientists are surprised so often

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9-26-2008 2:55 AM

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this guy Rupert Sheldrake http://www.sheldrake.org works as a biologist and points out that a lot of the so called paranormal is normal especially with animals
heres a list of his books
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/39338.Rupert_Sheldrake

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