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Arthur Conan Doyle holds that “the ultimate result will be union of science with religion.”] Tischner also thinks that "the influence of psychical research extends further to the philosophy of religion and to ethics,"2 because both these branches deal with the inner aspect of man. However to L. R. G. Crandon, "psychical research has as much to do with religion as golf.”3 But he accepts that “it is going to be one of the most important factor in changing not religion but religious concepts and beliefs."4 Tyrrell in his 'Science and Psychic Phenomenon' has admitted that psychical research lies at the meeting point of three departments of human thought -- Science, Philosophy and Religion.". So we can conclude that “It will ....unite science and religion, more ihan any other activity of mankind has so far done." In a recent symposium held at Cuttuck under the auspices of Indian Institute of para-psychology, Dr. A. C. Das, the president, observed that para-psychology is just “developing as a new branch of psychology."? Mr. M. N. Mukherjee in his
1. Doyle, A.: "The Psychic Question As I See it,” The Case
for and Against Psychical Belief, Massachusets, 1915. 2. Tischner, R. : Ibid. 3. Crandon, L. R. G. : "The Margery Mediumship”, The
Case for and Against Psychical Belief, Massachusets, 1915. 4. Ibid. 5. Tyrell, G. N. M. : Science and Psychic Phenomena,
Metheun, London, 1938. 6. Atreya, B. L. : “Modern Psychical Rescarch and Ancient
Adhyatma Vidya, Their Metting Points", Proceedings of
Indian Philosophical Congress, Poona, 1951. 7. Das, A. C. : “Religion and Para-psychology”, Presidential
Address, "Seminar on Religion and Para-psychology”, Indian Journal of Parapsychology, Ganganagar, Vol. I, No. 4, 1959.
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