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by Blum, Deborah
After Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, the strong backlash from the religious community lead to a growth of atheism among the scientific communities. In the midst of the conflict stood a few intellectuals, determined to reconcile the scientific realm with the religious by providing scientific proof of the supernatural. This fascinating account of their experiments and their surprising results will give even the staunchest skeptic pause. Blum has a narrative writing style, following the scientists of the Society for Psychical Research through their friendships, fights, and their struggle with the disdain their work garnered from the rest of the scientific world with sympathetic grace.
- reviewed by Meri, Main Library, PLCMC