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An expanded model adding two crucial dimensions for finer discrimination. Axis 1: Testable-Untestable (can we investigate this?). Axis 2: Compatible-Incompatible (would it fit current science?). Axis 3: Experiential-Experimental (known through personal experience vs. potentially replicable in lab). Axis 4: Subjective-Objective (exists only for experiencer vs. potentially intersubjective). These four axes create sixteen parascience positions. Near-death experiences are untestable (can't replicate dying), incompatible (consciousness without brain? that's a revolution), experiential (known through personal reports), subjective (each experience unique). Telepathy research is testable, incompatible, experimental, potentially objective. The 4 Axes reveal that parascience debates often confuse these dimensions—dismissing subjective experiences as if they should meet experimental standards.
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