Terence Hines

 ( 1951 Births ) 

Terence Michael Hines (born 22 March 1951) is an American academic and researcher. He is a professor of psychology at Accessed 1 September 2025 and adjunct professor of Accessed 1 September 2025 he is also a Accessed 1 September 2025 Hines has a BA from Duke University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Oregon.

A fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Hines is the author of Pseudoscience and the Paranormal which focuses on the fields of pseudoscience and the paranormal in the United States. He has also, controversially, authored papers expressing doubts about the existence of the G-spot.

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Pseudoscience and the Paranormal Hines is the author of the book Pseudoscience and the Paranormal

(1988). 9780879754198, Prometheus Books. . ISBN 9780879754198

, which mostly focuses on pseudoscience and the paranormal in the United States. He distinguishes pseudoscience from science by describing it as a hypothesis inconsistent with the known laws of physics, but one which cannot be falsified. In his book, Hines argues that pseudoscience tends not to be updated in the face of newly obtained evidence, and he highlights the difficulty in clearly demarcating pseudoscience from the paranormal.

Jeaneane Fowler (1999). 9781898723707, Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781898723707

He also postulates that if paranormal abilities such as clairvoyance or precognition were possible, then surely one would expect casino and lottery incomes to be affected, although no such effect is observed.

Patrick J. Hurley (2025). 9780840034168, Wadsworth. ISBN 9780840034168

Hines is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, an organization that promotes skeptical inquiry of paranormal claims.

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G-spot

In a 2001 comprehensive review article, Hines claimed that the evidence for the existence of the Gräfenberg spot ("G-spot"), a spot that 84% of women believe exists, was too weak, and that claims of its existence were based on small sample sizes and not supported by biochemistry or anatomy (particularly the lack of extra nerve endings in the region).

• The original article is Most of the studies at that time had also been conducted by a single team. Hines asserted that if such a spot exists, it is not particular to the Skene's glands. He described the G-spot as a "sort of gynecologic UFO: much sought for, much discussed, but unverified by objective means". The initial review resulted in a large controversy with three publications quickly defending its existence.

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Works

• (1988). 9780879754198, Prometheus Books. . ISBN 9780879754198
• (2025). 9781573929790, Prometheus Books. . ISBN 9781573929790

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External links

• Publications by Prof. Terence Hines – Pace University Library

Categories: 1951 Births, Living People, American Philatelists, American Critics Of Alternative Medicine, Critics Of Parapsychology

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