paranormal phenomena??/?

Question

wanna know more about it..... is it related to metaphysics... if not what is metaphysics.... will someone explain about it... thanks....

Answer 1

Paranormal phenomena is not at all related with physics or metaphysics.

Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of reality, being, and the world. Its name derives from the Greek words μετά (metá) (meaning "after") and φυσικά (physiká) (meaning "those on nature"), "those on nature" referring to those works on nature by Aristotle in antiquity. Metaphysics addresses questions such as:

What is the nature of reality?
What is humankind's place in the universe?
Are colors objective or subjective?
Does the world exist outside the mind?
What is the nature of objects, events, places?

A central branch of metaphysics is ontology, the investigation into what types of things there are in the world and what relations these things bear to one another. The metaphysician also attempts to clarify the notions by which people understand the world, including existence, objecthood, property, space, time, causality, and possibility.

More recently, the term "metaphysics" has also been used more loosely to refer to "subjects that are beyond the physical world". A "metaphysical bookstore", for instance, is not one that sells books on ontology, but rather one that sells books on spirits, faith healing, crystal power, occultism, and other such topics.

Before the development of modern science, scientific questions were addressed as a part of metaphysics known as "natural philosophy"; the term "science" itself meant "knowledge". The Scientific Revolution, however, made natural philosophy an empirical and experimental activity unlike the rest of philosophy, and by the end of the eighteenth century it had begun to be called "science" in order to distinguish it from philosophy. Metaphysics therefore became the philosophical enquiry into subjects beyond the physical world. Natural philosophy and science may still be considered topics of metaphysics, if the definition of "metaphysics" includes empirical explanations.

Answer 2

Metaphysics: Derived from the Latin word meta which means beyond, metaphysics would literally mean that which is beyond the laws of physics. It is a field of abstract thought and philosophy about topics not on the concrete or physical level of understanding. This includes subjects like existence, the soul, being, the supernatural, astral travel and psychicism.

Therefore, the paranormal CAN be included under the metaphysics terms - BUT the paranormal category itself is made up of many 'subsections'... here on Yahoo! Answers, you may have noticed that the "Alternative" Science Questions/Answers are divided into sections...
Parapsychology - study of psychic abilities and the human mind and superhuman abilities.
Paranormal Phenomena - Ghosts, Aliens, UFOs, and even mythological/strange creatures such as the Yeti and Lochness monster.

Answer 3

Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy responsible for the study of existence. It is the foundation of a worldview. It encompasses everything that exists, as well as the nature of existence itself. It says whether the world is real, or merely an illusion. It is a fundamental view of the world around us.
Reality is absolute. It has a specific nature independent of our thoughts or feelings. The world around us is real. It has a specific nature and it must be consistent to that nature. A proper metaphysical worldview must aim to understand reality correctly.

The physical world exists, and every entity has a specific nature. It acts according to that nature. When different entities interact, they do so according to the nature of both. Every action has a cause and an effect. Causality is the means by which change occurs, but the change occurs via a specific nature. Metaphysics is the foundation of philosophy.
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One particular word associated with metaphysics, is ‘metaphysical’,then this is how it is associated with the
world paranorlmal,now related to metaphysical,are;
Meaning and the Problem of Universals,The Divine Intellect (Divine Intelligence),Spiritual Phenomena,(Guardian Angels,
Muse,The Matrix[not the movie],Dreams,Enlightenment,
Bodhisattva, Hope,Imagination,Immortality,Neoplatonic Ethics,Sixth Sense,Spiritual Soul,and the likes,The scope of metaphysics is so profoundly vast, encompassing a seemingly infinite number of areas; it would seem one word is insufficient.

Answer 4

The word "paranormal" means "beyond normal explanation". Paranormal phenomena are events - sightings on earth or in the sky or personal observations - that have no conclusive scientific or rational explanation. Almost 40% is true & can be possible even if there is no reasons or suggestions.

Some people have paranormal experiences which they share here. It is somewhat related to metaphysics. "Meta physics" means beyond physics. This maybe it.

Answer 5

Paranormal phenomena is a very large category. Some of it is nonsense.

Some of it is real.

Metaphysics is one of those things commonly grouped under "paranormal" but it is not always synonymous. Metaphysics is sort of like trying to define and discover what the universe is all about on a higher level that people can't see. Alternate dimensions, stuff like that. It differs from spiritualism mainly in the goal -- metaphysics is like an alternative science in how it seeks to learn and discover, spirituality is a sort of personal development.

So paranormal phenomena can be related to metaphysics, but both are ratehr vague terms and are used kind of loosely.

Answer 6

i have been to the Bermuda Triangle many circumstances.Flying and crusing in one day.i have seen freighters,liners and small excitement boats.human beings fishing and scuba diving is an undemanding sight.i have not in any respect seen a vortex or ghost deliver.in actuality the triangle is not any diverse then the different part of the Atlantic.i'm distinctly certain it really is an similar with different paranormal phenomenon.examine it out with an open concepts and there is not any longer something there.

Answer 7

From what I have seen it's someones special effects and control over us. It does appear there is a spiritual world as well as our physical one. Hopefully one day soon we'll have a better understanding and regular contact. After that possibly immortality or artificial new bodies. That's a scary thought if there was an immortal army created out there of a cloned soldier. Maybe this isn't sci-fi anymore either. You can attach whatever other description you want, it's still a higher knowledge to someone who actually knows about it already.

Answer 8

Paranormal is a word typically applied to supposed psychic powers, auras and other New Agey wacko concepts, ghosts, demonic activity and spiritualism. In other words, fictitious crap.

Why any of that is under Science & Mathematics is a complete mystery. Yahoo Answers was definitely not thinking straight when they organized it that way.

Answer 9

ghosts, poltergeists, all the things that can't be explained yet such as the bermuda triangle and i think atlantis is inside at the center of it
its a possilbe explantion

Answer 10

Well, its no new age crap! People used to put telepathy, for example, in the metaphysical domain; but now it is PURE physics. We are even thinking of making devices that will read your mind! You may like to check it out at:
http://harmonicsgalore.blogspot.com/2007/02/rejoinder-afterthought.html
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