Debunk Paranormal

1. Get the whole story. Interview the person/people making the claim. Ask lots of questions about the details. What happened? How did it happen? When did it happen? What led up to the event? Listen and try to look for anything they may be hiding (Were there any alcohol/drugs consumed? Do they have a reason to make up the story for attention? Possible mental illness.) 2. Generally, someone making a supernatural claim already has a predefined notion of the cause (ghost, alien, angel, ESP). Don't tell them they are wrong, but offer up alternate possibilities. Coincidence, natural phenomena, practical jokes and hoaxes are the most common causes. 3. When no obvious reasons exist to explain the occurrence, try to recreate the event if possible (and record them with both video and audio). For ghosts, duplicate the same settings and people at the location. For ESP, have them demonstrate. 99.99% of the time, nothing will happen and the investigation ends with simply an unproven claim. 4. Repeat the test. The more times you can duplicate the results, the more likely you can determine the scientific cause of the event. If the paranormal event does get recreated, then take the evidence and duplicate it to have a backup. Contact the nearest large university and see if they have a department that is able to test and verify the claims. Tips Recreating the event does not mean something supernatural has happened. It simply means that you have something viable to test. Look for things like fraud or manipulation of the results. People have a hard time admitting they are wrong. Even if you find a perfectly reasonable reason for the event in question, some people will reject your explanation in favor of the supernatural one. Warning!! Use extreme caution when dealing with fanatical believers of the supernatural. Exposing a hoax can cause someone already mentally imbalanced to become dangerous. Make sure you have others with you during all stages of testing for both safety and verification of results. The paranormal can't hurt you, but people can.