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Started by Brenna, October 15, 2008, 02:59:34 AM

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Brenna

October 15, 2008, 02:59:34 AM
Not to over post on this subject, but I found another early attempt at ghost hunting as part of the google books project.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ghtX84t1WC8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=ghosts+and+apparitions&lr=&ei=wZD1SN3_G5W0yQS_9fnUCA#PPA12,M1

This book written in 1854 by Henry Carey Baird seems to be an early attempt at de-bunking paranormal experiences.  The frontispiece of the book reads: Ghost Stories; collected with a particular view to counteract the vulgar belief in ghosts and apparitions. The author tells a ghost story with a seemingly paranormal punch line, only to supply the reader with a logical explanation for the phenomenon at the end of the chapter. A short and spooky read.
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October 15, 2008, 03:18:02 AM
Hi Brenna,

This is an excellent topic. Thank you for sharing that with us!  ;D
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan
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