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A real-world example Vaknin cites is a mysterious case documented in the 1960s, where a young girl’s detailed account of her past life in India—correctly identifying relatives and locating buried treasure—remains one of the few unexplained cases in the history of parapsychology. Such cases provoke debate, as they challenge rigid scientific paradigms with tantalizing possibilities.
The Role of Science and the Need for Humility
Vaknin meticulously critiques the misconception that science provides all answers, emphasizing that scientific theories are provisional and ever-falsifiable. He references philosopher Karl Popper’s principle of falsifiability: science cannot verify truths but can disprove hypotheses.