Imagine yourself in third or fourth grade, reading one of the many Goosebumps additions. Have you ever wondered if something similar to these scary paranormal stories could ever happen in real life? RL Stine's creations will probably always remain trapped in the world of fiction, but the paranormal is a fairly broad category. Maybe monsters under the bed aren't real, but what about ghosts, near-death experiences, precognition, and the mind-body connection? These paranormal subjects are very different. It is a studied subject and much more realistic. Ordinary people claim to have paranormal experiences like these, and they are increasingly mentioned in the media. This can leave many people wondering if the existence of the paranormal is something they should consider believing in. This may seem like a complicated debate, but the answer is quite simple. Due to the abundance of evidence, the paranormal is real; not only is there a probable chance of its existence, but it is also beginning to be proven by science. Evidence is a large part of the proof of the paranormal, as there are very significant quantities of it. Unfortunately, much evidence is falsified or easily debunked. However, among these, there is still a plethora of very real and reliable information. For example, cases of mind-body connection (the mind's connections being more powerful than the body) have been recorded many times in the past. One such case involves the deep meditations of a monk. The monk went into an advanced form of meditation in a room cooled to around forty degrees. Despite this, the monk was able to maintain...... middle of paper ......e begins to understand all these phenomena better, thus helping to prove it further. Whether true or not, science has certainly been an important source of evidence for the paranormal. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence in the paranormal that is simply too difficult to deny; evidence, probability, and science all support that it exists. As the paranormal becomes more and more recognized, it is almost obvious that in the future more discoveries will also be made about it. More and more people are interested in this issue, and surveys on this topic are becoming more and more popular. With this, and as the media continues to talk about the paranormal, it can only become a more interesting topic; the amount of evidence will surely increase. So the next time you hear something happening during the night, you might want to think twice. It may be more than just a squeaky piece of flooring.