Belief In Pseudosciences

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“Mankind’s imagination has always been excited by the possibilities of unknown regions” (Nickell, 109). In the article “Mysterious Entities of the Pacific Northwest Part 1”, Joe Nickell explains the possibilities of pseudoscience, a presented scientific belief that is not yet scientifically valid, as well as the possibility of hoaxes. While there have been many claimed sightings of paranormal activity such as Bigfoot, Ghosts and the Loch Ness Monster, there has not been evidence to prove these claims as real. Almost everybody has heard their share of ghosts stories and the myths behind Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. These stories are universally shared, and recently, people have provided evidence claiming to have seen such mysterious phenomena. Humans are enthralled by certain claimed sightings because the unknown is interesting. Since the claims of pseudoscience, there have been many people creating videos, claiming to have seen Bigfoot, dressing up in costumes and coming up with ways for the public to believe that their footage is real. Such footage brings forth many opportunities, such as large amounts of money or publicity from those who believe the footage is valid. The time and thought put in by those who create hoax videos shows their urge to believe what has not been proven yet. There have been many claims that have been proven false and others remain mysteries, but humans continue to believe that there is paranormal activity that exists in our world. Some people believe in phenomena such as ghosts and UFO’s because such mysteries are interesting and provide information about our world that could be very important in the future. Mysterious phenomena inspire harmless fascination and could provide important information t...

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... to destruction” shows that while there has not been clear evidence, the existence of such unknown creatures is not out of the picture. The search still persists for such phenomena, and there is still possible evidence to be found, and will only support the search and claim for the existence such paranormal activity.

Works Cited

Nickell, Joe. “Mysterious Entities of the Pacific Northwest Part 1.” The Culture of

Science. Eds. Patricia Oman. Eugene: University of Oregon Composition Program, 2010. 109-115. Print.

Nickell, Joe. “Mysterious Entities of the Pacific Northwest Part 2.” The Culture of

Science. Eds. Patricia Oman. Eugene: University of Oregon Composition Program, 2010. 115-121. Print.

Bauer, Henry. “Defining Categories.” The Culture of Science. Eds. Patricia Oman.

Eugene: University of Oregon Composition Program, 2010. 8-24. Print.

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