Edinburgh University's had a Chair of Parapsychology for years.

The noted writer Arthur Koestler and his wife Cynthia provided in their wills for the establishment of an endowed Chair of Parapsychology at a British University. The declared intention was to further objective scientific research into "...the capacity attributed to some individuals to interact with their environment by means other than the recognised sensory and motor channels". Following the Koestlers' deaths in 1983, their trustees advertised the post and in 1984 awarded the Chair to the University of Edinburgh. The successful candidate invited to serve as the first occupant of the Chair was Robert Morris, who held the post from December 1985 until his untimely death in August 2004. However, parapsychology has been part of the University of Edinburgh for longer than this. For over fifteen years prior to the appointment of Professor Morris, the late Dr John Beloff researched and taught parapsychology, with many of his graduate students still active in the field today.

#2. I ain't arguing with them, cos I know I again't got a ghost of a chance with their "beliefs".

Surely this is a 'neutral' course? It seems that the article has been slanted to provoke a response?

The response of the 'secular' society was very revealing - it is straight out of the religious nutter's handbook - blame those you disagree with for henious acts and their encouragement.

Simple fact - if somethoing is proposed as a fact it is the field of academe to research it. Prove or disprove, it doesn't matter!

BTW. he's got an asteroid named after him? So what, diddley squat, our Aunt has a WHOLE star (as do a high percentage of Americans). This is a pretty poor attempt at validation.

Happy Sunday to you all, keep off the roads at kicking out time at the Churches or the strains of 'nearer my God to Thee' may be the last thing you ever hear...........

Just read 'Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks' by Christopher Brookmyer.

Boo!

Another physicist takes a huge leap into something he knows absolutely nothing about.

Can anyone spell "Clever Hans"?

Hire a magician. Randi will most likely do it for free.

The heavilyladen bias and incorrect statements in this article have to be addressed
1 The scientifically based Society for Psychical Research in London has been established for 125 years. It was mainly Cambridge scholars who founded it.
2 Among its membership have been Prime Ministers of this country, Lords and Ladies, Professors,Nobel Prize winners including Richet and the Curies.
3 The purpose of this and other such societies is to examine the evidence relating to any topic, in as scientific a manner as possible.
4 The course offered at Glasgow University does just that - examines evidence- for and against.
5 Professor Roy has been giving a form of this course for over 25 years and has a long track record of investigations and published papers on this topic. He is not a spiritualist, or has ever been.
6 There are approx 10 Universities in the UK that offer PhD places in Parapsychology- the study of anamalous phenomena. Included are Edinburgh, Northhampton,York, Liverpool, Hertford.
7 The suggestion that this course has anything in common with the dreadful events surrounding Victoria Climbie is very far from the truth
8 The article displys the ignorance and obvious bias of the writer.