Robert Baker argues in Hidden Memories (Prometheus, New York, £14.99,
ISBN 1 57392 094 0) that all supposed parapsychological phenomena are caused by,
wait for it, cryptomnesia—that is, hidden or confused memories. In
passing, he demonstrates clearly why we should be wary of “recovered memories”
of UFO abductions, past lives and sexual abuse. Like Griffith’s book it is
polemical, though well-argued. Their stances are diametrically opposed. Read
both to get both sides.
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