Paranormalism

The study of or belief in phenomena that appear to violate the laws of nature as currently understood—telepathy, psychokinesis, ghosts, precognition, and related experiences. Paranormalism doesn't necessarily posit a separate supernatural realm; it suggests that nature may be stranger than our current models allow, and that phenomena currently labeled "paranormal" may eventually be incorporated into an expanded science. It's the position that the boundaries of the natural are not yet fixed, and that experiences dismissed as impossible deserve investigation rather than dismissal.

"I had a dream about my grandmother the night she died, exactly as it happened. Science says that's coincidence. Paranormalism says: maybe science doesn't know everything yet. Maybe there are phenomena we haven't explained, not because they're fake, but because our models are incomplete. Keep investigating, don't just dismiss."

by Dumu The Void February 24, 2026

Paradoxumphobia

Fear of paradoxes

Congrats Johnny you have paradoxumphobia

by Dabiohazardurbandictionarist November 26, 2024

Paranoying

Causing or instilling paranoia.

Stop checking your phone all the time its paranoying.

by SomeDumbFish July 3, 2025

Paranoy / Paranoying

The act of increasing levels of Paranoia to a higher state. The active verb form of the word paranoia.

Paranoy / Paranoying:

The thought of the police officer is paranoying me, even though I haven't done anything wrong.

That paranoys me, stop! This is making me paranoid.

by TadachiiRyu August 10, 2025

Barney paranormal park

Barney:the best character in paranormal park. He is relatable, trans, and just over all amazing!!! If you don't like Barney go away, the door is right there.

Barney paranormal park:I'm trans normally and everyone at school knows and everyone at home knows and being here is like a whole new place

by Banana97 July 31, 2022

Hard Problem of Paranormality

Similar to supernaturality, but focused on the persistent, anecdotal reports of phenomena (ESP, psychokinesis, hauntings) that defy conventional explanation but consistently fail to manifest reliably under controlled conditions. The "hard problem" is the elusiveness: the phenomena appear tied to subjective states, belief, or ambiguous settings, evaporating under the harsh, skeptical light of a lab. This makes it impossible to determine if we're studying fragile real effects or the psychology of perception and error.

*Example: "The psychic was 80% accurate in cozy readings, but scored exactly chance in the double-blind lab test. The hard problem of paranormality: does the lab's sterile skepticism somehow 'turn off' the ability, or does the cozy setting simply create an illusion of accuracy through cold reading and confirmation bias? The effect is married to the ambiguity."*

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Theory of the Paranormal Spectrum

The theory that paranormal phenomena exist on a spectrum, not as a binary category. The Paranormal Spectrum recognizes that claims about ghosts, UFOs, ESP, and the like vary enormously in their content, plausibility, and relationship to normal explanation. A ghost sighting that could be a misperception is on one end; a UFO encounter with physical evidence is on another. The spectrum allows for distinguishing between different kinds and degrees of paranormal claims, for evaluating them on multiple dimensions rather than simply accepting or rejecting them wholesale. It's the framework for thinking clearly about things that may exceed normal explanation without assuming they're all equally implausible.

Example: "He dismissed all paranormal claims as equally ridiculous. The Theory of the Paranormal Spectrum showed why that was crude: a ghost story told by one person was different from multiple-witness UFO sightings with radar data—different evidence, different plausibility, different relationship to normal explanation. The spectrum let him evaluate, not just dismiss."

by Dumu The Void March 7, 2026