The World of Ted Serios
The Astonishing Legends Network presents the third episode of Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf! Listen, and after you love it, find and subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts!
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\nRichard delves into challenging misconceptions held by both skeptics and believers through the lens of Jule Eisenbud's "The World of Ted Serios," which underscores the significance of caution in scientific inquiry while also exploring the debilitating doubt often encountered in paranormal exploration.
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\n\u201cCertainly an attitude of caution and skepticism should be expected of anyone undertaking to test a hypothesis according to conventional cannons of scientific inquiry. But not the kind of gnawing, festering doubt that took possession of me." \u2013The World of Ted Serios by Jule Eisenbud
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\nIn this episode of Richard Hatem\u2019s Paranormal Bookshelf, we\u2019re exploring The World of Ted Serios by Jule Eisenbud. And we\u2019re taking on one of the longest-standing feuds in the world of paranormal exploration: skeptics vs. believers.
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\nIn the 1960s, Theodore Judd Serios, a Chicago bellhop, gained fame for producing "thoughtographs.\u201d Ted, it seems,\xa0 could think images onto film. Polaroid film to be exact. Parapsychologist Jule Eisenbud arranges to meet with him, and over the next three years of wild experiments, Jule goes down a rabbit hole from which he never completely emerged.
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\nAs Richard immerses himself in Eisenbud's narrative, he grapples with the dichotomy between skeptics and believers, challenging misconceptions that often plague serious paranormal inquiry. Through insightful commentary, Richard sheds light on the rational pursuit of knowledge among individuals intrigued by the unexplained, contrasting it with the hasty conclusions drawn by both skeptics and true believers.\xa0