Does the current scientific model explain the supernatural?
OBE/NDE, UFO abductions, and crop circles are anomalies that the current scientific model cannot explain. (See Can the Scientific Model Explain the Paranormal? in this issue) The method of observing occurrences, developing a theory, and making predictions on the outcome of events is impossible when the events are invisible, subjective, and erratic. They are inner experiences. When supernatural experiences occur outside of the accepted view of normal reality, that belief system should expand. Unfortunately, western civilization holds a disbelief and disdain for the spirit world according to Harvard professor John Mach, who investigates UFO abductees in spite of the ridicule and dismay of his colleagues and who wrote Abduction: Human Encounters With Aliens. Although this view is in the minority, it is prevalent in the west and firmly entrenched in the minds of most in our culture. Our society does not provide a framework or a nurturing environment for paranormal phenomena. When it occurs
