Do You Believe in People With "Supernatural" Powers?

Guybrush · 03-24-2011, 03:54 AM

Hey there!

In Norway, there's been a blossoming the last 10 years or so in belief in the alternative. This often includes psychics, healers and mediums. While it's become popular here, I don't know how the rest of the world feel about this general topic, so I want to ask you guys.

Do you believe? If you believe in any of these things, even if you don't believe in all of them, please answer "yes" in the poll. Unless you state your answer in a post, it will be anonymous.

~~The Virgin~~ · 03-24-2011, 04:00 AM

yup, i know two friends who actually predicted what would happent to me, and that was 3 years ago and as time goes by, i see the things they've said unfold and happen. it's very amazing yet at the same time creepy.

Guybrush · 03-24-2011, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by The Virgin

yup, i know two friends who actually predicted what would happent to me, and that was 3 years ago and as time goes by, i see the things they've said unfold and happen. it's very amazing yet at the same time creepy.

Couldn't that be just well placed guesses based on what they know of you as a person?

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I believe these so called "powers" that some people tend to have like their sixth sense and things of that nature are directly linked to them being able to access a larger portion of their brain than the average person.

I'm not sure if there are any studies to back up that statement because I have never done the research but it could very well be the reason.

This likely has basis in a misunderstanding or popular belief that we don't use all of our brains. We do, it's just that different parts of the brain do different jobs and so there doesn't have to be a high level of activity in all parts of the brain at the same time.

djchameleon · 03-24-2011, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

This likely has basis in a misunderstanding or popular belief that we don't use all of our brains. We do, it's just that different parts of the brain do different jobs and so there doesn't have to be a high level of activity in all parts of the brain at the same time.

What if we were able to create a high level of activity in all parts of the brain at the same time though?

~~The Virgin~~ · 03-24-2011, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

Couldn't that be just well placed guesses based on what they know of you as a person?

i thought about that but how could they have known that i'll only last 2 years in my first job, and that it's from a different side of our country? how'd they knew i'll gain more than a hundred pounds 3 yrs ago? how'd they knew i will never experience having a boyfriend but friends with benefits, plenty? the list goes on and on and it's amazing to know they've already had insights to my future. but the only downside to it is that they've also predicted the cause of my death (or near-death experience as one of them said) is heart attack. it's scary actually and had i known back then, i should'nt have asked for their freaky premonitions about my life.

djchameleon · 03-24-2011, 04:02 AM

I believe these so called "powers" that some people tend to have like their sixth sense and things of that nature are directly linked to them being able to access a larger portion of their brain than the average person.

I'm not sure if there are any studies to back up that statement because I have never done the research but it could very well be the reason.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 03-24-2011, 04:31 AM

I definitely believe there are people out there with incredible intuition and ability to see into the future. I do also know there are a lot of frauds out there too.

I would say I'm intuitive in regards to my dreams and instincts. I've had multiple dreams long before an event that ends up occurring. For example, I had a specific dream about another bad earthquake that would cause me to lose my home with my belongings left behind in there and that's exactly what happened.

A month before my Granddad died (and before he showed any sign of being ill) I dreamed he was to die and I would find out while at school. Exactly that happened. He had 3 tumors in his brain from out of no where.

There's more but I think you get the point.

djchameleon · 03-24-2011, 04:33 AM

the extent of my sixth sense ability is that I have loads of "Deja Vu" moments but they are USELESS to me because I can't do shit about it until it's too late.

jackhammer · 03-27-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

the extent of my sixth sense ability is that I have loads of "Deja Vu" moments but they are USELESS to me because I can't do shit about it until it's too late.

Deja Vu is the brain switching off for a milli second which is a perfectly rational explanation for experiencing a certain event again because the mind doesn't remember a scenario and therefore doesn't see the scene as one continuous event and sees them as separate events which then leads us to believe that we have seen the same event again but what we are really experiencing is a delay between our eyes and brain.

This then leads to us thinking that we are seeing something again but what is really happening is a crosswire in our sypnases.

We HAVE seen the event but that microsopic shutdown makes us think otherwise.

Whilst we all know that we are only using approx. 20% of our brains at any given time and there are times when strange occurrences happen regarding phenomena that we cannot explain, It is virtually inconceivable that a future can be predicted due to the phenomenon of cause and effect.

djchameleon · 03-27-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Deja Vu is the brain switching off for a milli second which is a perfectly rational explanation for experiencing a certain event again because the mind doesn't remember a scenario and therefore doesn't see the scene as one continuous event and sees them as separate events which then leads us to believe that we have seen the same event again but what we are really experiencing is a delay between our eyes and brain.

This then leads to us thinking that we are seeing something again but what is really happening is a crosswire in our sypnases.

We HAVE seen the event but that microsopic shutdown makes us think otherwise.

I have never heard of this but I did some slight research and there is also a theory that one eyes sees the event fractionally faster than the other eye and it causes the same sensation of Deja Vu.

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03-24-2011, 03:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Do You Believe in People With "Supernatural" Powers? Hey there! In Norway, there's been a blossoming the last 10 years or so in belief in the alternative. This often includes psychics, healers and mediums. While it's become popular here, I don't know how the rest of the world feel about this general topic, so I want to ask you guys. Do you believe? If you believe in any of these things, even if you don't believe in all of them, please answer "yes" in the poll. Unless you state your answer in a post, it will be anonymous. __________________ Something Completely Different

03-24-2011, 04:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	I definitely believe there are people out there with incredible intuition and ability to see into the future. I do also know there are a lot of frauds out there too. I would say I'm intuitive in regards to my dreams and instincts. I've had multiple dreams long before an event that ends up occurring. For example, I had a specific dream about another bad earthquake that would cause me to lose my home with my belongings left behind in there and that's exactly what happened. A month before my Granddad died (and before he showed any sign of being ill) I dreamed he was to die and I would find out while at school. Exactly that happened. He had 3 tumors in his brain from out of no where. There's more but I think you get the point. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

03-24-2011, 04:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~The Virgin~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cebu, Philippines Posts: 677	yup, i know two friends who actually predicted what would happent to me, and that was 3 years ago and as time goes by, i see the things they've said unfold and happen. it's very amazing yet at the same time creepy.