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Acknowledging these two distinct possibilities, let’s start by examine Tom’s ghost story without any presuppositions. In other words, avoid consulting the fluctuating A–Z list of paranormal topics other people have formulated in an attempt to match the best solution to the evidence.
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Hubert (1977, p. 308).
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Rickard and Michell (2007, pp. 214–216).
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It’s very rare to actually see a crop circle being formed.
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E.g., The Concise Oxford Dictionary (p. 365).
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González-Casillas et al. (2018).
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Rogo (1979, pp. 39–40, 190); Again, we’re not assessing the authenticity of the case yet, just how they are perceived/experienced.
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Moulin (2018).
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Brown (2003, p. 395).
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Comparelli et al. (2000).
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**ks, T. (2019). What Is Experience?. In: Psychological Perspectives on Reality, Consciousness and Paranormal Experience. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28902-7_3
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