The phenomena have been attested as probably veridical by some highly reputable investigators, including philosophers such as William James, Henry Sidgwick, C.D. Broad, H.H. Price, and John Beloff.
John Beloff(as one of the philosophers cited as having investigated these phenomena)
A British psychologist and philosopher (1920-2006) who researched paranormal phenomena and parapsychology throughout his career.
William James(the philosopher being discussed)
An American philosopher (1842-1910) who founded a school of thought called pragmatism, which judges ideas by whether they work in real life rather than whether they're theoretically perfect.
phenomena(Distinguished from data in the context of scientific explanation)
The targets of scientific learning, inferred from data rather than identical to data itself
veridical(Used to describe experiences whose content matches reality)
The evaluation of this body of evidence is highly contentious. Clearly there exists both motive and opportunity for fraud and fabrication in many cases. It is questionable, though, whether a responsible inquirer can afford to dismiss out of hand all cases that seem to defy ordinary naturalistic explanation. It counts against a sweeping dismissive approach that the phenomena have been attested as probably veridical by some highly reputable investigators, including such philosophers as William James, Henry Sidgwick, C.D. Broad, H.H. Price and John Beloff. These men had little to gain personally ...