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ESP
Made by: Dhruvil Patel (100683668), Harsh Patel (100682730) & Heth Patel (100686016), working in a group

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The video linked below is supposed to teach us how to awaken our third eye which implies that it would awaken our sixth sense ability. People believe in it because it is mysterious and unexplained to them and they want an easier way to get some superpowers. It mentions about tapping into the brain and using the abilities that an ordinary person might not have. The person creating the video also uses attractive thumbnail and title to the video which makes people want to see it. It is an example of Mystic Energy.

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How to AWAKEN Your PSYCHIC ABILITIES! TAP into Your ExtraSensory Perception | ESP | Sixth Sense

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The video linked below is about James Randi who uses his ESP abilities to read ESP cards. People believe it because it is unexplained and even consider his abilities to be even greater than a magician. The example here is Appeal to Authority as he knows very well what he is doing and he does it in a very professional manner which makes people believe him and his abilities.

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James Randi: Scientists Fooled by a Match Box Trick

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Recorded: 2000 Location: California IT Lecture: Chasing the Chimera

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The video linked below explains the concept of ESP. It is considered to be an ability to know something completely unknown about us and even other people. The example here is Confirmation Bias as people would certainly believe if someone says that they can see someone's future as they have a tendency to plan ahead about the future

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Stability Control - How Does ESP Work (Bosch)

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The article linked below states why people do not want to believe that ESP is not real. An experiment was conducted among 160 college students and the results that they found were shocking to me as I could not figure out why they wanted to believe in it. The example here is Emotional Connection as the results showed that people agreed to believe in it when they were told that more than 50% people believed in it.

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Pity the poor scientists-no matter how hard they try to convince the public that science is one of the few things you can trust in this crazy, mixed-up world, public faith in science is still tough to come by.

A new study (pdf) conducted at the University of Maryland examined people's belief in extrasensory perception (ESP), the supposed paranormal phenomenon of mind-reading. The study not only found that people tend to disregard the views of the scientific community when it comes to paranormal activity, it also showed that they're inclined to disagree with the scientists.

For the study, the researchers had 160 college students watch a video of a person performing brilliantly on a card-guessing exercise. What the students didn't know is that the player was discreetly being fed all the answers. To the viewers, it appeared that she was either extremely lucky or had some sort of sixth sense, writes online magazine Miller McCune.

After watching the video, the students were asked a series of questions, including if they believed in ESP and if they thought that the woman in the video had extrasensory powers.

The participants were broken up into four groups. Those in Condition One were informed that 25 percent of the public believes in ESP, but the scientific community rejects the concept. Those in Condition Two were told that more than 90 percent of the public believes in ESP, but the scientific community considers it bogus.

Those in Condition Three were told that 25 percent of the public believes in ESP, and the scientific community is becoming more open to the idea. Those in Condition Four were informed that more than 90 percent of the public believes in ESP, and the scientific community is beginning to warm to the possibility it is real.

The scientists found that individuals were more likely to report belief in ESP when they were told that a greater percentage of the public believed in it. But, the researchers wrote, "We found no effects indicating that science rejecting a claim led individuals to be less likely to believe the claim." In fact, those students who were told that scientists dismiss ESP were more likely to declare that the phenomenon is real.

The researchers say there are several possible explanations for this odd result. It might be, they say, that people see paranormal activity as a matter of belief and not evidence. Or it could be that when it comes to psychic coolness, people placed more faith in their peers' opinions than in those of scientists. But there's a final, more ominous interpretation, say the researchers: "The findings may result from a decreasing trust in the institution of science."

Miller McCune writes that the news is particularly worrisome for climatologists-whose warnings about global warming's dire effects are increasingly being pooh-poohed by a cynical public.

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How to Make People Believe in ESP: Tell Them Scientists Think It's Bogus - Discoblog

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Pity the poor scientists-no matter how hard they try to convince the public that science is one of the few things you can trust in this crazy, mixed-up world, public faith in science is still tough to come by. A new study (pdf) conducted at the University of Maryland examined people's belief in extrasensory perception ...

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The article linked below states that scientists are wondering if ESP abilities are real or not. The article contains opinions on the future of ESP and some of the weird coincidences that occurred in the laboratory. One of the possible reason for people believing in it is that people would rather want to believe in it than not believing in it. It is the case of Suppression by Authority as there is not enough scientific evidence to prove that it is not real.

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The image attached below conveys that the people who have ESP abilities have an advanced level of thinking and understanding of things and are considered to be superior than normal beings.This can be linked to simplicity as it is easier to believe in it.

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The image shows the third eye opening of an individual. The reason for belief is unexplained as it is considered to be mystical energy that they are having.

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The link attached below gives a better understanding of the concept of ESP. It also states how it works and why people want to believe in it. It also has a history and the belief has been carried on for generations. This can be attached to Ancient Wisdom.

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Extrasensory perception or ESP, also called sixth sense or second sight , includes claimed reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind. The term was adopted by Duke University psychologist J. B. Rhine to denote psychic abilities such as intuition, telepathy, psychometry, clairaudience, and clairvoyance, and their trans-temporal operation as precognition or retrocognition.

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The image attached below shows the psychic abilities of the person as he is able to read the other person's mind. It conveys the message that one can read other person's mind without even knowing him. This can be linked to unexplained as one cannot understand how he can read other person's mind.