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I'm open to the possibility that the mind could be a sophisticated communication channel. I recall reading about mothers feeling the distress of their child whe
by remir 6y ago
I'm open to the possibility that the mind could be a sophisticated communication channel. I recall reading about mothers feeling the distress of their child when they weren't physically near them. A woman I know had a similar experience.
The idea of the mind as a sort of antenna wouldn't be controversial to me.
- edmundsauto 6y agoExcept that mechanism would have to have some sort of measurable effect in the world. To date, has there been any evidence of this?
- emteycz 6y agoDo we have enough knowledge about the universe to claim there isn't anything like that? Do we have sufficient methods to measure everything that is going on?
- edmundsauto 6y agoWe do not know everything about the universe, but we know some things. We also know there is not much room in the theories of what we do know to support any claims like this. It is certainly possible, but it would require a rethink of our current understanding of nature. That has happened, but most of the time when presented with anecdotes like this... it does not happen.
- austinjp 6y agoWhy would it "have" to be measurable with today's technology?
- netizen-9748 6y agoThey didn't say anything about current technology, they simply asked if here was current evidence.
- austinjp 6y agoWell sure, and evidence is collected by various means, all of which are temporally bound to the present :)
- giardini 6y agoremir says>"The idea of the mind as a sort of antenna wouldn't be controversial to me."< It would be controversial unless proof was provided otherwise. It would be extremely alarming b/c every spammer in existence would immediately resort to "brain spamming" as a way to short-circuit e-mail and our current relatively protective spam filters. We would have to begin wearing anti-spam helmets to save our sanity and our thoughts. Criminals would (effectively) shield themselves from prosecution by claiming that acts of crime were transmitted into their brain. IIRC Philip K. Dick had something to say about all this.