giati oi anthropoi pisteuoun se paraxena - michael shermer

[...]... darkly wise and rudely great / He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest; / In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; / In doubt his mind or body to prefer; / Born but to die, and reasoning but to err ∏ ¢∏ªπ√Àƒ°π∫∏ ¢À¡∞ª∏ ∆√À ™∫∂¶∆π∫π™ª√À xiii ÁÈỴ‹˜ ·¤Ĩ·ĨÙÈ ÛÙƠĨ ƠÚÁ·ĨˆÌ¤ĨƠ ·ĨƠÚıƠÁÈÛÌfi Ỵ·È ˆ˜ ÂỴ ÙƠ‡ÙƠ˘ ›Ĩ·È ¤Ĩ· ·fi Ù· ỴÏÂȉȿ ÁÈ· ÙËĨ ·ĨıÚỊÈĨË Ỵ·È ÙË Û˘ÏÏƠÁÈỴ‹ ·ÍÈƠÚ¤ÂÈ· O M¿ÈỴÏ ™¤ÚÌÂÚ (Michael Shermer) ,... xiv °IATI OI AN£Pø OI ¶I™TEYOYN ™E ¶APA•ENA ¶PA°MATA «Â͢Ĩ·Ỵ›ÛÙÈỴ˜» ·Ù¿Ỵ˜ Ỵ·È fi¯È ÙËĨ ··Ú·›ÙËÙË ·Ĩ¿Ï˘ÛË ŒÙÛÈ, ÏƠÈfiĨ, ƠÊ›ÏƠ˘Ì Ĩ· ÚỞ·ı‹ÛƠ˘Ì ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚƠ MƠÚƠ‡Ì Ĩ· ÙƠ Ỵ¿ĨƠ˘ÌÂ, Ú¤ÂÈ Ĩ· ÙƠ Ỵ¿ĨƠ˘Ì Ỵ·È ı· ÙƠ Ỵ¿ĨƠ˘Ì ÕÏψÛÙ ¤¯Ơ˘Ì ỴÂÚ‰›ÛÂÈ ÛËÌ·ĨÙÈỴ¤˜ Ĩ›Ỵ˜, ÌÈỴÚ¤˜ Ỵ·È ÌÂÁ¿Ï˜ — ·fi ·ƠÊ¿ÛÂȘ ÙƠ˘ ỊÙ·ÙƠ˘ ¢ÈỴ·ÛÙËÚ›Ơ˘ Ỵ·Ù¿ ÙƠ˘ ‰ËÌÈƠ˘ÚÁÈÛÌƠ‡ Ị˜ ÙƠ ÍÂÌ·ÛỴ¿ÚÂÌ·, Û ÙƠÈỴfi Â›‰Ơ, „Â˘Ù - ·Ú·„˘¯ÈÛÙỊĨ... ‰ÂỴ·ÂÙ‹ ÈÛÙƠÚ›· ÙƠ˘, ÙƠ ÙƠ - fiƠ˘ Ù˘ ŸÚ· °Ơ˘›ĨÊÚ˘* (Oprah Winfrey) ›¯Â ˆ˜ Ỵ‡ÚÈ· ÚỞỴÂỴÏË̤ĨË ÌÈ· ÂȉÈỴfi ÙƠ˘ «·Ú·„˘¯ÈÛÌƠ‡» (psychic) §ÂÁfiÙ·Ĩ Pfi˙Ì·Ú˘ ẠÙ¤· (Rosemary Altea, Â·ÁÁÂÏÌ·ÙÈỴfi „¢‰ỊĨ˘ÌƠ) Ỵ·È ÈÛ¯˘ÚÈ˙fiÙ·Ĩ fiÙÈ ÂÈỴƠÈĨˆĨ› Ì ÙƠ˘˜ ĨÂỴÚƠ‡˜ TƠ ‚È‚Ï›Ơ Ơ˘ ›¯Â ÁÚ¿„ÂÈ Û¯ÂÙÈỴ¿ Ì ·˘ÙfiĨ ÙƠĨ ·Û˘Ĩ‹ıÈÛÙƠ ÈÛ¯˘ÚÈÛÌfi —O ÂÙfi˜ Ỵ·È ÙƠ Pfi‰Ơ: MÈ· ÂĨÙ˘ˆÛÈ·Ỵ‹ ·ÏËıÈĨ‹ ÈÛÙƠÚ›· (The Eagle and the Rose: A Remarkable True... Ỵ·Ĩ›˜ ‰Ị ̤۷ Ỵ¿ƠÈƠ ·Á·Ë̤ĨƠ ÙƠ˘ ÚfiÛˆƠ ·fi ĨÈÁÌfi;», «BϤˆ ¤Ĩ·Ĩ ¿ĨÙÚ· Ĩ· ÛÙ¤ỴÂÙ·È ›Ûˆ ÛƠ˘», «Y‹Ú¯Â Ỵ·È Ỵ¿ƠÈ· ‚¿ÚỴ·;» Ỵ.Ơ.Ỵ * ™.Ù.M.: ŒĨ· ·fi Ù· ÌÂÁ¿Ï˘ ı·̷ÙÈỴfiÙËÙ·˜ ÚˆÈĨ¿ ÙƠ - fiƠ˘ ÛÙȘ H¶A 2 °IATI OI AN£Pø OI ¶I™TEYOYN ™E ¶APA•ENA ¶PA°MATA Ù›ıÂÙ· Ì ÙƠ˘˜ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚƠ˘˜ ·Ú·„˘¯ÈÛÙ¤˜ Ơ˘ ¤¯ˆ ·Ú·ỴƠ˘ı‹ÛÂÈ, Ë ẠÙ¤· ·Ớ‡Á¯·Ĩ ·Ù·Áˆ‰Ị˜ TƠ ·ỴÚƠ·Ù‹ÚÈƠ ‰ÂĨ Ù˘ ·Ú›¯Â Ù· ÛÙƠȯ›· Ơ˘ ¯ÚÂÈ·˙fiÙ·Ĩ ÁÈ·... ∫ÈÌ ∑ËÏ ™¤ÚÌÂÚ (Kim Ziel Shermer) , Û‡ĨÙÚƠÊƠ˜, Ê›ÏË Ỵ·È Û‡˙˘Áfi˜ ÌƠ˘, ÌƠ˘ ¤¯ÂÈ ÚỞʤÚÂÈ ·Ù¤ÏÂȈÙ˜ ỊÚ˜ ÁfiĨÈ̈Ĩ Û˘˙ËÙ‹Û - ¶PO§O°O™ 11 ˆĨ ›Ù Ỵ·Ù¿ ÙË ‰È¿ÚỴÂÈ· ÙƠ˘ Ê·ÁËÙƠ‡ ›Ù Ơ‰ËÁỊĨÙ·˜ ÛÙƠ ·˘ÙƠỴ›ĨËÙƠ ›Ù Ỵ¿ĨƠĨÙ·˜ Ì·˙› Ơ‰ËÏ·Û›· ›Ù Ỵ·Ù¿ ÙƠĨ Ỵ·ıËÌÂÚÈĨfi Ì·˜ ÂÚ›·ÙƠ ÛÙƠ ‚Ơ˘Ĩfi Ì·˙› Ì ٷ ÛỴ˘ÏÈ¿ Ỵ·È ÙËĨ ỴfiÚË Ì·˜ ÙË NÙ¤‚ÈĨ H ¿ÏÏË Û˘ĨÂÚÁ¿ÙÚÈ¿ ÌƠ˘ ÛÙƠ ÂÚÈƠ‰ÈỴfi, Ë ¶·Ù §¿ÈĨ˜ (Pat Linse), ·Ơ‰Â›¯ÙËỴ Ỵ¿ÙÈ ‡... Siano, Jay Snelson, Carol Tavris, Kurt Wochholtz Ỵ·È, ȉȷ›ÙÂÚ·, ÙƠ˘˜ Richard Hardison, Bernard Leikind, Frank Miele Ỵ·È Frank Sulloway, Ơ˘ ‰ÂĨ Â¤ÙÚ„·Ĩ ÛÙË ÊÈÏ›· Ì·˜ Ĩ· ÛÙ·ı› ÂÌfi‰ÈƠ ÛÙËĨ ·Ì - 12 °IATI OI AN£Pø OI ¶I™TEYOYN ™E ¶APA•ENA ¶PA°MATA ÏÈỴÙË ·ỴÂÚ·ÈfiÙËÙ· Ì ÙËĨ ƠƠ›· ÂÈÌÂÏ‹ıËỴ·Ĩ ÙƠ ‚È‚Ï›Ơ ·˘Ùfi T¤ÏƠ˜, Ơ Bruce Mazet ¤‰ˆÛ ÙË ‰˘Ĩ·ÙfiÙËÙ· ÛÙƠ ÂÚÈƠ‰ÈỴfi Sceptic, ÛÙË ™ỴÂÙÈỴÈÛÙÈỴ‹ É·ÈÚ›· Ỵ·È ÛÙȘ... ı·ً˜ ··ĨÙ¿ÂÈ: «Ỵ·Ú‰È·Ỵ‹ ÚỞ‚‹» «K·Ú‰È·Ỵ‹ ÚỞ‚‹; ·˘Ùfi ÂÍËÁ› ÙƠ˘˜ fiĨƠ˘˜ ÛÙƠ ÛÙ‹ıƠ˜» ◊, «·ÈÛı¿ĨƠÌ·È ĨÈÁÌfi, ˘‹Ú¯Â Ỵ¿ƠÈ· ‚¿ÚỴ· ÂỴ› Á - * ** ™.Ù.M.: K¤ĨÙÚƠ fiƠ˘ ÌƠÚ› Ỵ·Ĩ›˜ Ĩ· ·Ú·ỴƠ˘ı‹ÛÂÈ ·Ú·ÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ Ù·¯˘‰·ỴÙ˘ÏƠ˘ÚÁỊĨ Ỵ·È ¿ÏψĨ «Ì¿ÁˆĨ» ™.Ù.M.: mentalist, «„˘¯ƠÁ - ·¯˘‰·ỴÙ˘ÏƠ˘ÚÁfi˜», Ơ ƠƠ›Ơ˜ ¯ÚËÛÈÌƠƠÈ› „˘¯ƠÁÈỴ¿ Ỵ·È ¿ÏÏ· Ù¯Ĩ¿ÛÌ·Ù· ÁÈ· Ĩ· Ì·ĨÙ‡ÂÈ ÙȘ ÛỴ¤„ÂȘ, Ĩ· ‰È·‚¿˙ÂÈ ỴÏÂÈÛÙ¿ ÁÚ¿ÌÌ·Ù· Ỵ.Ï ¶PO§O°O™... ỴfiÛÌƠ˘ ÙˆĨ ĨÂ˘Ì¿ÙˆĨ, ̤ۈ ˘ĨƠƠÌÈỴỊĨ ·Ú·ÈÛı‹ÛˆĨ, fiˆ˜ ÙȘ ƠĨƠÌ¿˙Ơ˘Ĩ ƠÈ „˘¯fiÁƠÈ —‰ËÏ·‰‹ ƠÙ·ÛÈỊĨ Ì ʷĨÙ¿ÛÌ·Ù·, Â͈Á‹ÈĨƠ˘˜ ‹ ·Á·Ë̤Ĩ· ÚfiÛˆ·, Ơ˘ ÂÌÊ·Ĩ›˙ƠĨÙ·È Ỵ·ıỊ˜ Û˘Ĩ¤Ú¯ÂÙ·È Ỵ·Ĩ›˜ 4 °IATI OI AN£Pø OI ¶I™TEYOYN ™E ¶APA•ENA ¶PA°MATA ·fi ‚·ı‡ ‡ĨƠ— Ỵ·È Ù˘ ·fi‰Ở˘ Ì˘ÛÙÈỴÈÛÙÈỴỊĨ ÂÚÌËĨÂÈỊĨ Û ·Û˘Ĩ‹ıÈÛÙ˜ ÂÌÂÈڛ˜ øÛÙfiÛƠ, ›Ù ÌÈÏƠ‡Ì ÁÈ· ƠĨÙ›ỴÈ· Ơ˘ ÙÚ·‚Ơ‡Ĩ ÌƠ¯ÏƠ‡˜ ÁÈ· Ĩ· ‚ÚƠ˘Ĩ ÙÚƠÊ‹ ›Ù ÁÈ·... ‰È·ỴƠ¤˜ ÛÙË Ì·ÁĨËÙỞỴfiËÛË ÁÈ· Ĩ· ·ÏÏ¿ÍƠ˘Ĩ ƠÈ Ù¯ĨÈỴƠ› ÙƠ ÊÈÏÌ O B·Ĩ ¶Ú¿·ÁỴ ¿ĨƠÈÍ ÙƠ ÚfiÁÚ·ÌÌ· Ì ÌÈÛ‹ ỊÚ· «ĨÂƠÂƠ¯ÈỴ‹˜» ÌƠ˘ÛÈỴ‹˜ Ỵ·È ·ÛÙÚƠÁÈỴ¤˜ ·Û˘* ™.Ù.M.: N¤· ∂Ơ¯‹ (New Age – Â›ı ĨÂƠÂƠ¯ÈỴfi˜, - , - ): ƠÌ·Û›· ỴƠÈĨˆĨÈỴ‹˜ Ỵ›ĨËÛ˘ ÙƠ˘ 20Ơ‡ ·ÈỊĨ· ÛÙȘ H¶A, Ù˘ ƠƠ›·˜ —Û‡ÌʈĨ· Ì ÙƠ ÏÂÍÈỴfi MerriamWebster— ËÁ‹ ¤ÌĨ¢Û˘ Ỵ·È ‚¿ÛË ·ỚÂÏƠ‡Ĩ ‰È¿ÊƠÚ˜ ¤ĨĨƠȘ Ỵ·È ȉ¤Â˜ Ỵ˘Ú›ˆ˜ ·fi ·Ĩ·ÙÈỴ¤˜ Ỵ·È Èı·ÁÂĨ›˜... › fiÙÈ Ỵ¿ƠÈ· ̤ڷ ı· Í·Ĩ··ĨÙÚ¢Ù› K·È ÙÈ Ì' ·˘Ùfi; TÈ ¿ÏÏƠ Ĩ· Ù˘ ¤ÏÂÁÂ; ¶ˆ˜ ı· ¤ÌÂĨ ¯‹Ú· ÁÈ· ÙƠ ˘fiÏƠÈƠ Ù˘ ˙ˆ‹˜ Ù˘; A˘Ùfi ı· ‹Ù·Ĩ Ỵ·È ÛÙ·ÙÈÛÙÈỴ¿ ·›ı·ĨƠ, ·ÏÏ¿ Ỵ·È „˘¯ƠÁÈỴ¿ ‰˘Û¿ÚÂÛÙƠ 6 °IATI OI AN£Pø OI ¶I™TEYOYN ™E ¶APA•ENA ¶PA°MATA ¢Ú·Ì·ÙÈỴfiÙÂÚË ÛÙÈÁÌ‹ Ù˘ Ë̤ڷ˜ ‹Ù·Ĩ fiÙ·Ĩ Ơ B·Ĩ ¶Ú¿·ÁỴ ‚Ú‹Ỵ ÙƠ fiĨƠÌ· ÙƠ˘ ÁÈƠ˘ ÂĨfi˜ ·ĨÙÚfiÁ˘ĨƠ˘, Ơ ƠƠ›Ơ˜ ›¯Â ‰ƠÊƠĨËı› ·fi ÌÈ· Û˘ÌÌƠÚ›· «BϤˆ ÙƠ ÁÚ¿ÌÌ· K», › . h0" alt="" °IATI OI AN£Pø OI ¶I™TEYOYN ™E ¶APA•ENA ¶PA°MATA; OÈ ¶·ÓÂÈÛÙËÌȷΤ˜ EΉfiÛÂȘ KÚ‹Ù˘ Â›Ó·È ÙÌ‹Ì· ÙÔ˘ I‰Ú‡Ì·ÙÔ˜ T¯ÓÔÏÔÁ›·˜ Î·È ãEÚ¢ӷ˜ MICHAEL SHERMER IATI OI ANÊPứ OI ảITEYOYN E. ẩẽễ ãểãẻậẻã ểã ẻããấ - ẩ ễẩ ễễ ẽ ẩ ể ã ểễẽễể ễ ãểãểề. ã ô - ểã èããằ ễ ẽễ, ẽÔ, Ôễể ễậẩ èãấã - ẻễ ểễẽễẩèễ ễể ãấễ ẽÔẩ ẩã ẩ ễễ ể ẩ ễ - ẽễã ậ ẽềã èã ẩ ểãẩ ãẻẩẻ ể ( , ôậèẩễ - è - ậèẩễẩằ ẩã ểã ãễễễể. èẽễ ẻễèèẩ ậ ấậ èãỉ ể - èẩ, ậ ẽễẩẻ ãễẽ ẻãẩ ậ ậã èã ã ẻểậ ậ ãẩậ ẻãẩ ẩẻ - ểậ ậ ể èãềể ễ ểễ èễẩẩ ểã ểãẩ ãễÔẽèã ậ - ẩãã ể ểãẩậèể. O ẻẩẻẩè ãễẽ ễ ãẽễ ậ ẽ - xii IATI OI ANÊPứ OI ảITEYOYN E ảAPAENA