So take the claim "telepathy exists". I imagine most skeptics here would consider that an extraordinary claim that would require extraordinary evidence, and the basis of that would be the complete lack of any success of anyone actually demonstrating anything like telepathy in controlled circumstances. Fair enough. That would disconfirm the claim that telepathy that can be performed in controlled settings most likely doesn't exist.
But what about the idea that telepathy might happen occasionally and very rarely at that (call it "intermittent telepathy)"? If two people live together for a long time, you'll often hear stories about how they've "read" each other's minds, that the experience goes beyond just coincidence. Even some skeptics here have talked about some uncanny experiences (I forget the particular posters). I've been married for 20 years. I've had maybe a couple dozen experiences like that.
How would you test for the above? It would be almost impossible to demonstrate anything like intermittent telepathy in a controlled setting. Biologically, we would have no idea how a brain could do that, but we pretty much have no idea how brains produce consciousness, so lack of a biological explanation doesn't seem like it should be a knock on anything. So what should the skeptical position be about intermittent telepathy? Should it be considered extraordinary?
But what about the idea that telepathy might happen occasionally and very rarely at that (call it "intermittent telepathy)"? If two people live together for a long time, you'll often hear stories about how they've "read" each other's minds, that the experience goes beyond just coincidence. Even some skeptics here have talked about some uncanny experiences (I forget the particular posters). I've been married for 20 years. I've had maybe a couple dozen experiences like that.
How would you test for the above? It would be almost impossible to demonstrate anything like intermittent telepathy in a controlled setting. Biologically, we would have no idea how a brain could do that, but we pretty much have no idea how brains produce consciousness, so lack of a biological explanation doesn't seem like it should be a knock on anything. So what should the skeptical position be about intermittent telepathy? Should it be considered extraordinary?
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