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Electromagnetism is a large, encompassing theory,
so its no wonder that many people do not understand it. A basic book on
it will almost
immediately dive into calculus.
When it comes to using EMF detectors, may folks have no clue on how to
use them properly or the ability to determine man-made sources (AC)
from natural ones (DC).
The problem is amplified by the fact that most
meters are calibrated at 60HZ AC, the same frequency as household wiring
and other man-made
electrical systems. They are not designed for what we are using them for.
Most ghost hunters will tell you that ghosts are
believed to emit some kind of EMF. However, when asked why they believe
this, many cannot
give a good scientific answer.
Here is one of our hypothsises explaining how the
EMF detector problem can be solved to some degree.
The scientific method is the best way yet discovered for winnowing the
truth from lies and delusion. The simple version looks something like
this:
1. Observe some aspect of the universe.
2. Invent a theory that is consistent with what you have observed.
3. Use the theory to make predictions.
4. Test those predictions by experiments or further observations.
5. Modify the theory in the light of your results.
6. Go to step 3.
You can think of facts and theories (not just scientific ones, but ordinary
everyday ones) as being on a scale of certainty. Up at the top end we
have facts like "things fall down". Down at the bottom we have
"the Earth is flat". In the middle we have "I will die
of heart disease". Some scientific theories are nearer the top than
others, but none of them ever actually reach it. Skepticism is usually
directed at claims that contradict facts and theories that are very near
the top of the scale. If you want to discuss ideas nearer the middle of
the scale (that is, things about which there is real debate in the scientific
community) then you would be better off asking on the appropriate specialist
group
So, what is my theory, the basis for ghostly energetics?
There is really only one possibility within known science, so lets go
to the
specialists.
To begin our quest, we must first take a look at
the ghost in the human machine, the conscious of the mind. Professor McFadden
from the School of Biomedical and Life Sciences at the University of Surrey
in the UK believes our conscious mind could be an electromagnetic field.
His theory may solve many previously intractable problems of consciousness
and could have profound implications for our concepts of
mind, spirituality and even life and death.
There are wide differences in the concepts of consciousness, which are
prevalent among biologists, psychologists, and sociologists. The
threefold meaning of consciousness comes from the Latin word 'con-scio':
a) to cut, b) to make a distinction, and c) to know.
There are three different ways to know the difference
-- 'con-scientia':
1) Through genetic bio-reactive knowledge,
2) Through personal self-reflexive knowledge, and,
3) Through social, consensually validated knowledge.
Most people consider "mind" to be all
the conscious things that we are aware of. However this is not quite accurate.
The majority of mental
activity occurs without awareness. Actions such as peddling a bicycle
or walking can become as automatic as breathing. The biggest puzzle in
neuroscience is how the brain activity that we're aware of (consciousness)
differs from the brain activity of all of those unconscious actions.
The human brain is a symphony of electromagnetic
signals, but science has had trouble finding the conductor of the symphony.
One of the problems that neurologists have with consciousness is called
the binding problem. The best way to explain the binding problem is to
use the analogy of a tree. A tree seems to contain thousands of leaves,
all of which are contained on several branches. Neurobiology tells us
that the information contained in the mind (all the leaves) is dissected
and scattered among millions of widely separated neurones. The binding
problem is encountered when science tries to explain where in the brain
all those leaves are stuck together to form the conscious impression of
a whole tree. How does our brain bind information to generate consciousness?
The data does not seem to add up and our symphony conductor is once again
missing.
Through his research, Professor McFadden realized that every time a nerve
fires, the electrical activity sends a signal to the brain's electromagnetic
field. However, unlike solitary nerve signals, information that reaches
the brain's electromagnetic field is automatically bound together with
all the other signals in the brain.
The brain's electromagnetic field does the binding
that is characteristic of consciousness. Conscious information processing
is associated with the EM component of ultra low frequency (ULF) brainwaves
in either:
a) dialectically "denser" parts of the brain in the normal awake
state
of consciousness; or
b) a gaseous ionic structure in the vicinity of the mind.
This is why ghost hunters look at EM fields. It
is the basis of life itself (a great book on the subject that I'd recommend
for ghost hunters is " The electromagnetic origins of life"
by Dr. Becker). The brain's EM field is the only possible thing that could
survive bodily death.
So what happens at death? Using the first law of
thermodynamics there are several possibilities. First, all that energy
could transform into
heat and bleed out of the skull. That would also mean no afterlife, much
less any possibility for ghosts. Fortunately, there are other possibilities.
The EM field could also change frequency or polarity. Interestingly enough
there is some data out there that suggests that the mind goes into theta
waves just before death, which gives us a possibility of ghosts.
Using what data we have from neurology, we can
assume that the frequency change could not exceed much more than 40HZ
or so. The
bottom line is that we are looking for low frequency DC EM fields. These
types of fields are what we need to take a serious look at.
The biggest problem with EMF detectors is that
they are not giving you the most vital piece of information of the EM
field, its FREQUENCY!
They can only give you the power associated with a field.
There is an instrument that can give you both power
levels and frequency. It's a laptop computer. Pico Technology has a program
that you can purchase that transforms your laptop into a spectrum analyzer.
Using the proper coil or antenna, so can quickly tell if a field is manmade
or not and record the data from the field onto the harddrive of the laptop.
Here is a link to a news piece we did awhile back.
Towards the end of it you can see Bob using the laptop for this purpose.
Channel
7 news
Now don't get me wrong, EMF detectors are good
tools if you know how to use them properly, but they are not going to
provide you with the
data necessary to prove a theory.
Hitman
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