Editorial biography
Chris Carter (1968-present) is a Canadian author and television producer who has contributed to debates about consciousness, parapsychology, and their implications for religious and philosophical questions. Best known for creating the television series "The X-Files," Carter has also written extensively on the scientific study of psychic phenomena and its relationship to materialist worldviews. His book "Science and Psychic Phenomena" (2007) challenges the scientific establishment's dismissal of parapsychological research, arguing that evidence for telepathy, precognition, and psychokinesis has been systematically ignored due to philosophical prejudice rather than scientific rigor. Carter contends that acceptance of psi phenomena would undermine materialist assumptions about consciousness and potentially support dualist or spiritual worldviews. His work engages with the philosophy of science, examining how metaphysical commitments shape scientific practice and the evaluation of evidence for phenomena that might support non-materialist understandings of reality.
Works in this database
| Title | Year↑ | Genre | Argument engaged | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science and Psychic Phenomena العلم والظواهر النفسية الخارقة | 2007 1428 AH | Monograph | argument-from-religious-experience · discussed · consciousness-argument · discussed | Included |
| Science and the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death العلم وتجربة الاقتراب من الموت: كيف يبقى الوعي بعد الموت | 2010 1431 AH | Monograph | consciousness-argument · discussed · science-and-religion-argument · discussed | Included |
| Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness العلم وتجربة الآخرة: دليل على خلود الوعي | 2012 1433 AH | Monograph | consciousness-argument · discussed · science-and-religion-argument · discussed | Included |