Case Against the Existence of ESP
... Most believers in the phenomena collectively called extrasensory perception (ESP) do not understand physics at all and maintain that "spatial distance is irrelevant to the exercise of esp. ... a very strong indication that a non-recognized source of systematic errors may have been involved [in these ESP experiments]. ... Detractors of the widespread belief in ESP find themselves having to do practically nothing. ... By dipping into the sensational, proponents of ESP effectively remove all believability they might have been able to convey. ... Proponents of ESP put themselves at a disadvantage simply by virtue of trying to define and explain phenomena such as astral projection, telepathy and psychokinesis in terms of known natural laws, and by "trying to prove the existence of something it cant explain. ... This single requirement of duplicatability is the downfall of all known and described investigation into the existence of ESP. ... , have been unable to demonstrate a single clear case of psychic power or paranormal phenomena" (Carroll). ... Thus, most of the research into the existence of parapsychological phenomena has had the effect of proving nothing verifiable, yet giving the two sides fresh ammunition with which to attack each other.