.Hello,
I am intrested in paranormal investigating. I know that there is a legitimate science of parapsychology but most people I heard study psychic ability.

How long does it take to do this?

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I bet you could mail order something like this, with no studies. Maybe intern under someone famous or something.

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I'm sorry; you've been misinformed. There is not, in fact, a legitimate science of parapsychology, and you cannot get a degree in that subject.

Real science does not recognize parapsychology because it has not yet produced observable and replicatable results that all scientists can agree on. There is no scientifically acceptable evidence that paranormal events actually occur or that the propositions of parapsychology are valid.

Most people who have been known for the study of the paranormal have been psychologists who investigated the stories of the paranormal to see if there was any validity to them. So far, the findings have been negative. There is no real indication that these things exist.

The most famous example was Dr. JB Rhyne, who established a well known institute for the study of paranormal phenomena at Duke University in North Carolina in the 1960s. A member of my family was an employee of his and secured a PhD in psychology by studying the human behavior implications of historical claims of paranormal events.

They all ended up giving the whole thing up, and admitting that it was all bogus. It should be mentioned that Rhyne was independently wealthy and paid for his own research expenses.

And that is the only way to study the paranormal. Nobody in their right mind would give money for such studies.

It's an interesting curiosity, but it's not science. Sorry.

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