Live presentiment test on the Discovery Channel
My colleagues and I appear on an episode of "Through the Wormhole" on the Discovery Science channel. It will be repeated a number of times on the air, it will eventually will be viewable on the Discovery website, and it is available now on YouTube. Note that on YouTube you can find all of the segments of this show, each of which is 10 minutes in length. My piece is in Part 3.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EHrIsyWZMo&feature=share
Michael Persinger on No More Secrets: youtube.com/watch?v=9l6VPpDublg
Thank You!
Lemmo
I think Persinger's idea is interesting.
I get the same reaction whenever I appear in a radio or TV program.
The fact is that psi experiences are common and they happen to lots of well grounded, ordinary people. We can never tell for sure from anecdotes whether the reports may be coincidence or confabulation, but from the laboratory tests we can tell that in principle some of those experiences are probably genuine. We also know that some people have many more of these experiences than others. Those relatively few who are drenched in psi experiences may find it difficult to remain productive and stable in a society that responds to such abilities with fear or mistrust. It's a pity, because in a more enlightened society such individuals might become shaman, those who can see beyond the appearances of mundane reality and help us all navigate into more fruitful tomorrows.
I can't see myself becoming a shaman or a mystic. But I do think there are other options for someone who is challenged by having unusual experiences. I take notes. I keep logs of experiences. I'm working on simple experiments to help myself understand these experiences better and to give myself some sense of being in control.
Nothing is worse than feeling like psi is something that just happens to you that you whether you want it to or not. Being a participant in research isn't something everyone has the opportunity to do. That's unfortunate because it certainly can be a positive experience. But setting out to take notes, experiment and learn as much as possible about psi is something anyone can do.
I know science isn't the coping mechanism of choice for everyone, but it helped me and I think it could help others. I guess if there isn't a cure, at least it is possible to takes careful notes and do something useful.
Sandy: I think that there is enough evidence that the $1M exists. :-)
-This is what I don't understand. If I were wealthy enough I would hand you a couple of million dollars immediately and say get started! Lets get to the bottom of this thing. I just can't believe there isn't someone out there with serious money who isn't willing to make it happen.
Levis, you do a disservice to science by pretending that the MDC is some kind of litmus test for the existence of psi. The MDC is a publicity stunt geared towards raising awareness of an organization with an agenda to promote. It isn't about promoting science. It's about suppressing research that goes against a particular dogma.
What do you think of the Canadian scientist - can't recall his name - who says it's all "clearly physical," and attributes it all to the magnetic field? Confusing correlation with causation?
Thanks in advance.
Were you thinking of Michael Persinger?
( 11-30-11 )
In the 90's, I had both daytime and nighttime ( dreaming ) presentiment episodes. Towards the end of the decade they tapered off.
This year the dreaming episodes seem to have started up again, with one I documented with my wife before it came true roughly a week later.
Mr. Radin, is it normal for those who have the tendency for presentiment to have it in different forms such as daytime vs dreams as I've seemed to have had?
Also, I'll add that I've had other members of my extended family who've had the "dreaming" experiences.