Top Ten Perplexing Events in the World The Earth is a mysterious place.There is much going on around us every day that goes unexplained.For all our advanced technology and scientific understand ing,there are ten perplexing events for which we have no answers. I0.The Body/Mind Connection身心关联 Medical science is only beginning to understand the ways in which the mind influences the body.The placebo effect,for example,demonstrates that people can at times cause a relief in medical symptoms or suffering by believing the cures to be effective--whether they actually are or not.Using processes only poorly understood, the body's ability to heal itself is far more amazing than anything modern medicine could create. 9.Psychic powers and ESP灵力与超感知觉 Psychic powers and extra-sensory perception (ESP)rank among the top ten unexplained phenomena if for no other reason than that belief in them is so widespread.Many people believe that intuition is a form of psychic power,a way of accessing arcane or special knowledge about the world or the future.Researchers have tested people who claim to have psychic powers,though the results under controlled scientific conditions have so far been negative or ambiguous.Some have argued that psychic powers cannot be tested,or for some reason diminish in the presence of skeptics or scientists.If this is true,science will never be able to prove or disprove the existence of psychic powers. 8.Near-Death Experiences and Life After Death颜a死体验与死后生活 People who were once near death have sometimes reported various mystical experiences (such as going into a tunnel and emerging in a light,being reunited with loved ones,a sense of peace,etc.)that may suggest an existence beyond the grave. While such experiences are profound,no one has returned with proof or verifiable information from "beyond the grave."Skeptics suggest that the experiences are explainable as natural and predictable hallucinations of a traumatized brain,yet there is no way to know with certainty what causes near-death experiences,or if they truly are visions of "the other side." 7.UF0s不明飞行物 There is no doubt that UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects)exist-many people see things in the skies that they cannot identify,ranging from aircraft to meteors.Whether or not any of those objects and lights are alien spacecraft is another matter entirely; given the fantastic distances and effort involved in just getting to Earth from across the universe,such a scenario seems unlikely.Still,while careful investigation hasTop Ten Perplexing Events in the World The Earth is a mysterious place. There is much going on around us every day that goes unexplained. For all our advanced technology and scientific understanding, there are ten perplexing events for which we have no answers. 10. The Body/Mind Connection 身心关联 Medical science is only beginning to understand the ways in which the mind influences the body. The placebo effect, for example, demonstrates that people can at times cause a relief in medical symptoms or suffering by believing the cures to be effective--whether they actually are or not. Using processes only poorly understood, the body's ability to heal itself is far more amazing than anything modern medicine could create. 9. Psychic powers and ESP 灵力与超感知觉 Psychic powers and extra-sensory perception （ESP） rank among the top ten unexplained phenomena if for no other reason than that belief in them is so widespread. Many people believe that intuition is a form of psychic power, a way of accessing arcane or special knowledge about the world or the future. Researchers have tested people who claim to have psychic powers, though the results under controlled scientific conditions have so far been negative or ambiguous. Some have argued that psychic powers cannot be tested, or for some reason diminish in the presence of skeptics or scientists. If this is true, science will never be able to prove or disprove the existence of psychic powers. 8. Near-Death Experiences and Life After Death 濒死体验与死后生活 People who were once near death have sometimes reported various mystical experiences （such as going into a tunnel and emerging in a light, being reunited with loved ones, a sense of peace, etc.） that may suggest an existence beyond the grave. While such experiences are profound, no one has returned with proof or verifiable information from "beyond the grave." Skeptics suggest that the experiences are explainable as natural and predictable hallucinations of a traumatized brain, yet there is no way to know with certainty what causes near-death experiences, or if they truly are visions of "the other side." 7. UFOs 不明飞行物 There is no doubt that UFOs （Unidentified Flying Objects） exist - many people see things in the skies that they cannot identify, ranging from aircraft to meteors. Whether or not any of those objects and lights are alien spacecraft is another matter entirely; given the fantastic distances and effort involved in just getting to Earth from across the universe, such a scenario seems unlikely. Still, while careful investigation has