An expanded model adding two crucial dimensions for finer discrimination. Axis 1: Testable-Untestable (can we investigate this?). Axis 2: Compatible-Incompatible (would it fit current science?). Axis 3: Experiential-Experimental (known through personal experience vs. potentially replicable in lab). Axis 4: Subjective-Objective (exists only for experiencer vs. potentially intersubjective). These four axes create sixteen parascience positions. Near-death experiences are untestable (can't replicate dying), incompatible (consciousness without brain? that's a revolution), experiential (known through personal reports), subjective (each experience unique). Telepathy research is testable, incompatible, experimental, potentially objective. The 4 Axes reveal that parascience debates often confuse these dimensions—dismissing subjective experiences as if they should meet experimental standards.
The 4 Axes of the Parascience Spectrum "You say NDEs aren't real because they can't be replicated in a lab. The 4 Axes show category error: NDEs are on the experiential, subjective end of the spectrum. Applying experimental, objective standards is like judging poetry by grammar rules. Wrong tool for the domain."
by Dumu The Void February 25, 2026
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