| ID | #1686591928 |
| Added | Mon, 12/06/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
In Seaford, New York, James M. Herrmann and his family reported strange poltergeist phenomena in their home. In 1958, Roll together with a parapsychologist Joseph Gaither Pratt investigated this case and suggested that, although some phenomena could be jokes of Herman's twelve-year-old son James Jr., some events were the result of "repetitive spontaneous psychokinesis." RSPK). However, RSPK has never been accepted by official science, and there is no evidence of its existence.
Later the case was overestimated by a skeptic Joe Nickell, who came to the conclusion that all phenomena can be explained by deliberate deception on the part of Herman's son James Jr. According to Nickell, both Pratt and Roll were quite gullible and understood little about magic tricks. Nickell concluded that "overall, the evidence strongly suggests that twelve-year-old James Herman Jr. was the deliberate cause of the poltergeist outbreak in Seaford. The motive, the means and the opportunity were his, and the case was involuntarily prolonged by the credulity of adults."
Original news
In Seaford, New York, strange poltergeist events were reported by James M. Herrmann and his family in their house. In 1958, Roll investigated the case with the parapsychologist Joseph Gaither Pratt and suggested that although some of the phenomena may have been pranks from Hermann's twelve-year-old son James Jr, some of the events were the result of "recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis" (RSPK). However, RSPK has never been accepted by mainstream science and there is no evidence it exists.[3]
The case was later re-evaluated by the skeptic Joe Nickell who concluded that all the phenomena could be explained by deliberate trickery from Hermann's son James Jr. According to Nickell, both Pratt and Roll were rather credulous and had little understanding of magic trickery. Nickell concluded that "Taken as a whole, the evidence strongly points to twelve-year-old James Hermann Jr. as having been the deliberate cause of the Seaford "poltergeist" outbreak. The motive, means, and opportunity were his, and the case was unwittingly prolonged by the credulousness of adults."
Hypotheses
Deliberate falsification
This version includes any falsifications that imitate unexplained phenomena both from the outside: practical jokes, flash mobs, fake news, witness fraud, staging, etc.
There are many ways to make something similar to a ghost or a flying saucer from improvised materials, without using video and photomontage.
Many homemade things made for the sake of a joke, a practical joke or a direct imitation of a mystical being or event can be taken as unexplained not only in photos and videos, but also in reality.
Investigation
Resume
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