I read this article and it was about how 1/3 of Americans believe in some sort of ESP. The study says that people most likely believe in these "super natural" powers because they are looking for an explanation for all of the weird and random things that happen and cannot be explained.
In a study there were two people: the "sender and the receiver." The sender then telepathically "sent" a message to the receiver who was asked to then say whether they got the "vibes" or not. The study results showed that the people were wrong in their guesses most of the time but their belief for telepathy did become stronger.
So in the end ESP wasn't proven to be true, but in certain situations it was believed to be true by people influenced by the idea. It does make sense to me that people would believe in "ESP" because there are a lot of things that can't be explained, and this could help people get a sort of closure for what is happening.
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I agree with what you said about closure. I think many people look for it in many ways and, when they don't find it, sueprnatural seems to be the easiest way to go. I personally think it's all a big sham. This week's chapter talks about it at the end and brings up a lot of good points.
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