Mission Statement
Home  About ARPAST Mission Statement
 ARPAST is a science-based research group dedicated to furthering our measured understanding of anomalous and
unexplained phenomena. Our goal is not to "prove" or "disprove" the
existence of "spirits" or "ghosts." To carry such an agenda would be to
presume an understanding of that which is not currently completely understood.
We are NOT "ghost busters," nor do we do "interventions", "cleansings", or "exorcisms." BEWARE - those who claim to provide such "services" are irresponsibly propagating
fraudulent claims. Since paranormal phenomena remains mostly
unexplained, how could anyone effectively provide those services with
any certainty of success?
To that end, our mission is to
document, collect, and analyze environmental and corroborated data
surrounding paranormal events, using scientific methodologies, state-of-the-art equipment, software applications, and custom relational databases, while ruling
out or uncovering any possible explanatory causes for such phenomena.
Utilizing this unique methodology, we hope to reveal and examine correlations
while uncovering statistical trends which may lead us to better
understand the mechanics of such phenomena. We believe that this, in
turn, may lead to a better, objective understanding of the nature of
the phenomena as well.
ARPAST has applied for 501(c)3 non-profit/tax-exempt status, and are awaiting final disposition. All of our research and investigations are conducted free of charge. Financing of this organization is made possible through individual member support, private donations,
group sponsored fund raising events, and/or research grants. Once our
tax-exempt status has been granted, any donations provided to this
organization will be tax deductible.
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