Argument # 7:  “Automatic dismissal of paranormal claims as either due to 1) Mistake; 2) Lying; or 3) Hallucinating.”

 

Stated as:  “Since paranormal phenomena is impossible, those who claim to have seen or experienced anything of a paranormal or psychic nature must be either 1) Mistaken; 2) Lying; or 3) Hallucinating.”

 

Skeptics who can’t explain away a paranormal event often classify witnesses as either mistaken, lying, or hallucinating.  This again reflect bias and prejudgment on their part.  Skeptics don’t really know that a claimant must fit one of the above categories, they simply put them there to keep their mental model paradigms intact.  This is further evidenced by the fact that many skeptics will continue to insist on one of these three categories even when they are shown to be either impossible or too unlikely to consider.

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