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Deja Vu : Response By: nixerman

id, something very similar happens to me. The first time this happened to me was first grade, I guess I was six. It used to happen to me a lot as a child and has since cooled off. After some analysis and experiments, I can safely say I’m not predicting the future.

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Deja Vu : Response By: nixerman

eh, skallas, I don’t think confirmation bias is the right diagnosis. Comparing mine, id’s, Melinka’s, and a few other’s experiences (which are all remarkably similar) you’ll note that this is not a conscious act. Nobody walks around saying "I’m gonna predict the future soon, you just wait and see"–instead something always seems to trigger [...]

Why Cant I : Response By: drpynchon

Several points to consider, Nattie:

It’s true that if you look at our world under a quantum lens, you might conceive of a universe of interacting, subatomic wavefunction probabilities. But think about the scales of things and the statistics you’re dealing with when you even consider things like telepathy or telekinesis. Let’s wave our [...]