Paranormal sleep paralysis hypnagogic autoscopy absorption witness ASSAP. By Paul Chambers This article originally appeared in Anomaly 25 (for a research update on some of these topics, see near sleep experiences) The human brain is a far more extraordinary organ than most of us imagine.
It is quite capable of manufacturing ‘experiences’ that have no basis in consensus reality. Sadly, for paranormal researchers, some of these effects resemble the kind of phenomena we are attempting to study. The degree to which the human brain assists in the generation and understanding of paranormal experience has been a hotly debated topic for over a century now. Sceptics would argue that all paranormal experiences are generated by the scientific workings of the brain and are therefore not ‘paranormal’ but simply cases of misinterpretation. While psychology cannot explain most of the wide range of strange phenomena that has been documented throughout human history, it can explain some of them.
This article can only hope to introduce these topics in the briefest of terms. Notes. Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are: Bart D. Ehrman: 9780062012616: Amazon.com: Books. Amazon. Authorship of the Bible. Few biblical books are regarded by scholars as the product of a single individual, and all have been edited to produce the works known today,[1] The following article outlines the conclusions of the majority of contemporary scholars, along with the traditional views, both Jewish and Christian.
Divine authorship[edit] Jews, Samaritans, and Christians have, in different ways, regarded the Bible as being the "Word of God", or as having been authored by the Jewish/Christian God. Who wrote the books of the bible? There are no arguments.
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