Psychologist to present paranormal research at Otley talk

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A psychologist and paranormal investigator will present research on ghosts at Otley Common on 30 October.

Dr Graham Ramsden, a psychologist and paranormal investigator, will present an evening talk entitled Proof of Ghosts at Otley Common on 30 October, inviting the audience to decide for themselves whether ghosts exist.

Dr Ramsden has spent more than 40 years researching human development and learning as an educationalist and consultant psychologist. He has also spent the past 22 years as part of a paranormal research team in Leeds, investigating reports of ghostly encounters and unexplained events. He said: 'The question we must ask ourselves is not whether ghosts exist, but what sort of evidence do we need to collect to prove it.'

Dr Ramsden argues that many paranormal experiences can be explained through science and psychology. He believes that 98 per cent of reported paranormal experiences are 'normal experiences governed by misunderstood science'. He notes that many experiences occur at night when the brain is more susceptible to misinterpreting what it sees and hears, mistaking dreams for reality.

However, Dr Ramsden believes a small proportion of cases remain unexplained. He said: 'Out of the thousands of photographs we have taken, and out of the hundreds of hours of voice recordings we have collected, almost all of the evidence was natural and normal. Almost all. Then there is two per cent that refuses to bow down to scientific and technological scrutiny.'

How it is being reported

• Do ghosts exist? Psychologist to present ‘proof’ at Otley Halloween talkA PSYCHOLOGIST and paranormal investigator is inviting people to decide for themselves whether ghosts exist during a special talk in Otley later this month.Telegraph & Argus · 8 Oct, 14:41
• Do ghosts exist? Psychologist to present ‘proof’ at Otley Halloween talkA PSYCHOLOGIST and paranormal investigator is inviting people to decide for themselves whether ghosts exist during a special talk in Otley later this month.Wharfedale Observer · 8 Oct, 14:32

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