According to an experiment led by Stanford neuroscientist, Josef Parvizi, one can see what others think, at least under special conditions. See http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/10/15/mind-reading-in-real-life-study-shows-it-can-be-done-but-theyll-have-to-catch-you-first/
Such mind reading phenomenon has been debated for a long time, where some people believe in mind reading possibility while others think that it is a fake phenomenon. Some physicists believe that mind reading can be related to biological effect of quantum reality.
I have several friends who believe they can read the others's mind. Most of those friends are women. Or perhaps some women do have such mind reading ability?
Personally i don't think that psychic mind reading is real. I think it is something more related to psychological guess rather than mind reading, just like what you do while you play chess or bridge or poker, you try to 'read' what other people's think, but that does not mean you can do mind reading. A good movie discussing mind reading is perhaps Red Lights.
So do you think that mind reading is real or fake phenomenon? Your comments are welcome.
As a Physicist, if I had to explain irrefutable evidence of mind reading, (example: a stranger whom I just meet knows the deepest secret that I am thinking which I did not put online, nor could it be guessed by other information of me or my body language or facial expression. And the situation is repeatable on others.)
I would have one of two answers: either the mind is not entirely physical and thus does not need to obey the laws of Physics, or by space and time is not as fundamental as we think, and a theory of Quantum gravity should include this feature.
As a Buddhist, there are on the meditation instructions given that if one with the wisdom root trains and attain to the fourth absorption meditation, he or she can choose to develop mind reading psychic powers. To verify this, either meditate your self to that level or seek out a master with that ability. However, Buddhist don't consider this a worthy goal of meditation, only enlightenment is. So people who can read minds usually only uses it to teach others on how to attain enlightenment. We are also advice to investigate first, not just believe any claim of anyone.
Thank you, Xin. Yes one of the problems is that mind and consciousness cannot be modeled completely using quantum physics. Now the question is whether you can verify mind-reading phenomenon in experiment over and over repeatedly. Best wishes
Sorry I read the link after answering. If you are referring to mind reading due to a chip in our head, then I think it might come true within our lifetime. I'm a Science Fiction fan and interested in futurology due to that.
@Graham. Thank you for your answer, perhaps you would like to cite a report indicating succesfull experiment as you describe? Best wishes
@Xin. Thanks. It is okay to be a futurist, but just make sure you keep one foot on the ground. Best wishes
@Graham. Thanks for the url, i will read it soon. Btw, have you heard about Dr. Jack Sarfatti, who was a member of Fundamental Physics Group led by Dr. Elizabeth Rauscher back in 1960s? His wikipedia entry is : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sarfatti. Best wishes
@Graham. Thanks for your reply. I am particularly interested to see whether mind-reading, remote viewing, telekinesis and all sorts can be explained as quantum entanglement and biological nonlocality. Thus far, i do not find a satisfactory answer. Best wishes
@Graham. Thank you for your reply. Perhaps you would like to see the website of Prof. Brian Josephson, who is a Nobel laureate. He has a website which focuses on Mind-Matter unification, but i have heard that because of connection this project with various telekinesis etc., he is often denied to give lectures or seminars in mainstream circle. Best wishes
Unfortunately, i do not have all answers yet. Yes some things in life are strange and mysterious, and some are miserable. Perhaps there is some kind of deep connection betwen twins, between husband and wife, and between parents and children. But it may happen to few people, and other people do not have to feel the same, just like deja vu which is experienced by few people. I do not pretend to know the cause of such experiences. But i mean that perhaps we can perform simple test of such ability.
Best wishes
Sorry, you are a bit unclear in your reply. Anyway, the most important thing for you now is to remember how to love unconditionally. Don't need to be afraid of talking to your own daughter, don't expect anything out of her, just let her know that you love her unconditionally, the door of your heart is open to her even if she doesn't want to talk to you. And then you will have done your job as a parent.
Xin, you are right. Expressing unconditional love is the most important task as a parent, although sometimes it is difficult. Best wishes
Dear Graham, thank you for sharing your story. I think a prayer for your daughter may help you improving your relationship with your daughter. It is no joke, sometimes i also found trouble in relationship with other people, but after praying for them, then within few hours our friendship were getting improved. God helps people who ask to Him. You should try yourself. Best wishes
Dear Graham and Xin
Thank you so much for all your answers and comments. Allow me to upload here a summary of our discussion. Hopefully it will stimulate further research. best wishes
I did and I do experiments that prove that human mind is capable of better than random result in terms of guessing.
See https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269202131_Human_Prediction_of_Computer_Generated_Value_Based_on_Statistical_Experimental_Approach_Intuition_in_Human-Computer_Interaction_Research
I currently have higher results so it seems that it is also possible to learn it slowly.
Conference Paper Human Prediction of Computer Generated Value Based on Statis...
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