Charles Fort: Defining the Anomalous, 1874 - 1932

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Charles Fort was an early-twentieth-century thinker and writer often credited with "inventing" the supernatural, or the paranormal, by creating a neutral category for anomalous observations, discoveries, and experiences. Before Charles Fort, anomalies were typically explained away, or else absorbed into pre-existing explanatory frameworks like religion and mythology. Thanks to his efforts, they can now be set aside for further research, even if they're still often ignored in mainstream science.


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Sources:

Jim Steinmeyer. "Charles Fort: The Man Who Invented the Supernatural." New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/ Penguin, 2008.

Charles Fort. "The Complete Books of Charles Fort." New York: Dover Publications, 1974.
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Hidden Realms
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anomalous, history, documentary
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