Are there any repeatable positive results from scientifically controlled experiments on paranormal phenomena?

Question

I don't know of any such serious experiments that gave statistically significant results. Do you?

Answer 1

None at all. The fact that the Randi Foundation still has $1,000,000 on deposit to give as a prize to the first demonstration of a paranormal event under proper scientific conditions seems to indicate that there are a lot of people out there who want to believe no matter what evidence is put before them.

Answer 2

Well, there may be been once, but at that point it may cease to be paranormal phenomena, and people interested in it would just call it (normal) phenomena.

I am not trying to make light of your question, I simply mean that the term paranormal seems to imply that it outside of the current scientific paradigm, and then if such an event it can be experimentally verified (by expert and skeptical experimenters) then theorists would need to look closely at the phenomena and either adjust the experiment or their theories. My understanding is that these sorts of "groundshaking" phenomena help to drive science forward.

Answer 3

Not that I know of either. The problem I think is because there haven't been any single or multiple variables or constants that can be detected or even suspected of affecting the phenomena. In other words, If we don't know cars run on gas, then by no means of changing tires or replacing car seats or repainting that it will go up that hill. (rulling out pushing and pulling by external forces, of course).