When it comes to the subject of psychics or "mediums" such as John Edward, most people want only to prove or disprove its existence. However, to prove or disprove this would be impossible because there is no scientific way to achieve either. When approaching such a sensitive subject as this, one should keep in mind a single question, is it reasonable to accept this as fact"

According to Peter Kor's third principle (2), such an extraordinary claim as being able to communicate with the dead makes us "question our understanding of ordinary events" and "such an extraordinary claim or view requires proportionate revision of conventional wisdom"(2). For example, if a friend in Florida calls to tell me that a polar bear was in his backyard, eating the wheel off his car but has since left, I should not simply accept this, because it questions what I already know to...