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Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice
2018
Perspectives on Precognition
📄 Original study ↗ Woody, Erik, Lynn, Steven Jay • 2018 Current Era • precognition
Plain English Summary
Here's something you don't see every day: a mainstream APA psychology journal decided to take precognition seriously. Not endorsing it, not dismissing it, but giving it a proper hearing. The editors set up a debate -- one team presented evidence humans might sense the future, two skeptic teams fired back, and the original team responded. The editors stayed neutral, refusing to pick sides. What's remarkable is the institutional signal: a respected journal saying this topic clears the bar for legitimate discussion. They framed it with Carl Sagan's idea that science needs both radical openness and ruthless scrutiny, plus a fun reminder that plate tectonics was once laughed off too.
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- Cross-Examining the Case for Precognition: Comment on Mossbridge and Radin (2018) — Houran, James (2018)
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APA
Woody, Erik, Lynn, Steven Jay (2018). Perspectives on Precognition. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000155
BibTeX
@article{woody_2018_perspectives,
title = {Perspectives on Precognition},
author = {Woody, Erik and Lynn, Steven Jay},
year = {2018},
journal = {Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice},
doi = {10.1037/cns0000155},
}