(nedostaju mi DUNADAN i Unicorn, i zato cu preskociti sve relevantne bioloske reference, a necu gnjaviti ni sa fizickim… nesto mi vreme curi)
Ahem, kako smo svojevremeno nepobitno
utvrdili postojanje vampira i vukodlaka, od zanimljivijih bica sa
one strane ostaju duhovi. Pa kaze ovako:
“Abstract: In cases of alleged hauntings, a large number of seemingly trustworthy witnesses consistently report experiencing unusual phenomena (e.g. apparitions, sudden changes in temperature, a strong sense of presence) in certain locations. The two studies reported here explored the psychological mechanisms that underlie this apparent evidence of 'ghostly' activity. The experiments took place at two locations that have a considerable reputation for being haunted - Hampton Court Palace (Surrey, England) and the South Bridge Vaults (Edinburgh, Scotland). Both studies involved participants walking around these locations and reporting where they experienced unusual phenomena. Results revealed significantly more reports of unusual experiences in areas that had a reputation for being haunted. This effect was not related to participants' prior knowledge about the reputation of these areas. However, the location of participants' experiences correlated significantly with various environmental factors, including, for example, the variance of local magnetic fields and lighting levels. These findings strongly suggest that alleged hauntings may not necessarily represent evidence for 'ghostly' activity, but could be, at least in part, the result of people responding to 'normal' factors in their surroundings.”
(Wiseman R., et al., 2003, British Journal of Psychology Vol. 94 Part: 2 Pg. 195 – 211)
Svako ko je makar jednom imao osecaj da je neko/nesto proslo pored njega/nje, da ima nekoga u potpuno praznoj prostoriji, da stvari podrhtavaju, a ne oseca se nikakav potres, da cuje zvukove koje zapravo ne cuje, ko se odjedanput najezio (od straha je uobicajeno prvo objasnjenje), kome je u jednom trenutku najednom bilo muka do povracanja, ko je usavsi u svetlu prostoriju imao osecaj da je usao u pecinu, zasigurno je pomislio na duhove. Nikakvog drugog objasnjenja nije bilo, sigurno… da li? Vajsmenov tim je utvrdio da se cudnovata iskustva u pomenute dve kuce sa duhovima desavaju iskljucivo na mestima gde postoj, recimo, mala, malecka ali neocekivana promaja, sitne promene vlaznosti vazduha, minimalne razlike u temperaturi ili pak slabe oscilacije elektromagnetnog polja. Da bi i definitivno potvrdio nalaze, tim planira da sam izgradi soju “kucu duhova” – kontrolisani eksperiment ce verovatno dati mnoge odgovore. Ljudska bica su normalno osetljiva na promene parametara okoline, a osetljivost nam se povecava kad smo napregnuti. Pretpostavka je da je nasa pecinska/savanska proslost odgovorna za ovu osetljivost, pocevsi od cinjenice da su predatori mogli da se ocekuju u senovitim zaklonima, do fakta da zapravo prvo infrazvuk najavljuje potres tla. Sorry people, ali duhovi ipak(?) ne postoje. Ono sto postoji je trziste, I dokle god ima ljudi koji veruju u prikaze i zele da odvoje znacajne sume ili za obilaske kuca sa duhovima ili za odgovarajucu literaturu, uzivacemo u pricama strave.
Nego, da vas pitam, ko NIJE nikada imao osecaj da necega tamo ima?
I, ako ste se setali po zaposednutim kucama, koji je najbolji trik koji ste imali prilike da vidite? Ja izdvajam hologram u ogledalu sa teskim ramom koji se osvetljava samo kad se prodje ispred ogledala pod odredjenim uglom … na prvom prolasku sam crkla od straha
Da, na Web strani Dr Vajsmana (
http://phoenix.herts.ac.uk/PWRU/RWhomepage.htm) ima mnogo lepih anegdota, ova mi je zapala za oko, a na temu astrologije: “Financial astrology: As part of Science Week in the UK 2001, Prof Wiseman and The British Association for the Advancement of Science asked a professional investor, a financial astrologer and a five year old child each to invest a fictional £5000 on the FTSE100. The investor chose shares on the basis of his experience, the astrologer based her decisions on the ‘birthdate’ of companies and the child chose her shares randomly. The child lost the least amount of money and the financial astrologer made the largest losses.”
