knutsen@sri-unix.ARPA (06/21/85)
From: knutsen (Andrew Knutsen) Im almost positive that our sense of smell has atrophied as we've "evolved"... probably due to lack of use as we left the hunter/ gatherer stage. However, if ESP is existent and not refined, I would say it is probably more due to lack of control. We know for sure that if it does exist is isnt particularly controllable; and a powerful capability which is not under control can actually be a weakness (like if you think you can stop the tiger and dont climb the tree). By the way, there is one form of ESP which I think I may have experienced in a fairly powerful way. I was once sleeping in a hotel when a motorcycle hit a concrete divider outside, killing two people instantly. I woke up very suddenly with a very unusual sensation, which Ive never experienced before or since. It may have just been the loud noise though... Andrew
steve@kontron.UUCP (Steve McIntosh) (07/09/85)
> From: knutsen (Andrew Knutsen) > > By the way, there is one form of ESP which I think I may have > experienced in a fairly powerful way. I was once sleeping in a hotel > when a motorcycle hit a concrete divider outside, killing two people > instantly. I woke up very suddenly with a very unusual sensation, which > Ive never experienced before or since. It may have just been the loud > noise though... > I heard somewhere (I think it was on a PBS show) that the human brain has a half-second delay between then time things actually happen and the time it is percieved. (ie. when you hear something, it actually happened half a second earlier.) During this half-second, your brain is processing the signal and setting up all sorts of responses that are ready to kick in when perception of the event hits. This is a possible explanation for deja-vue (however you spell it.) Anybody have any references on this? -Steve McIntosh, Kontron electronics, Irvine CA