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46. My brain, LOL..

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 11:40 AM

Sep 2014

and since I experienced it, I never saw the need to 'prove' it,

and so never considered a need for "double blind" studies.

I could tell you about it, if you want -- Believe me, it's 'happening' was as

much a surprise to me, as to anyone else, as I wasn't seeking it, and had,

in fact, to that point, believed in the conventional wisdom of it being bs.

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Scientists Transmit Thoughts from one Brain to Another [View all] IDemo Sep 2014 OP

I don't want to pronounce this as "woo" BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #1

It's a study conducted by the Harvard Medical School, among others IDemo Sep 2014 #5

It doesn't matter who did it BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #14

Because, who knew that the first word that would be transmitted through the Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #17

The phone was invented before the word "hello" rickford66 Sep 2014 #29

But it might not surprise that the NY Times may have preferred to perpetuate BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #37

The word was Hullo! Neoma Sep 2014 #30

I once spent an inordinate amount of time dickthegrouch Sep 2014 #58

Right! bvf Sep 2014 #25

Earlier studies have already indicated the viability of this IDemo Sep 2014 #32

I'm not saying it's not "viable" BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #44

1876 woo: ashling Sep 2014 #24

this is a bad idea, Imagine advertisers shooting thoughts directly into our brains to by shit Heather MC Sep 2014 #47

This type of thing has already been done in the past via sensory input BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #53

Don't Fox and Limbaugh do that already? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #75

Interesting! Thanks for posting this! I think in the not too far future RKP5637 Sep 2014 #2

Agreed, I think the Batman movie with Jim Carey covered this topic pretty well Heather MC Sep 2014 #48

50,000,000 volunteers* needed for scientific study. You can be at the front line of brain research! BlueJazz Sep 2014 #3

Perfect! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #4

I think you meant 99 Percenters, only IDemo Sep 2014 #6

I hope I am dead before something like this is ever perfected or practiced on a wide scale. livingonearth Sep 2014 #7

Yep, same here. It would be the ultimate tool for suppression and control of the masses to RKP5637 Sep 2014 #9

This was accurately predicted in a 1966 film that was a big hit at the time DFW Sep 2014 #38

Posted that scene on a thread about Chuck Todd saying PBO didn't say 'Syria': freshwest Sep 2014 #85

Technically, I'm doing the same thing now EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #8

yup! Botany Sep 2014 #10

Damn, you should get a research grant! EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #11

I have a phone like the one pictured. PADemD Sep 2014 #23

Mental Telepathy. whathehell Sep 2014 #12

By what mechanism were you able to perform telepathy? EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #13

Telepathy usually works when there is an emotional connection. PADemD Sep 2014 #31

If it's not reproducible, it's not telepathy, it's coincidence EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #34

We can agree to disagree. PADemD Sep 2014 #45

My experience as well. n/t whathehell Sep 2014 #42

My brain, LOL.. whathehell Sep 2014 #46

So tell me about it EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #51

"You may not have to prove it to yourself, but you do have to prove it to me" whathehell Sep 2014 #60

Be very afraid. cbayer Sep 2014 #64

Indeed, LOL whathehell Sep 2014 #68

Oh good lord. Codeine Sep 2014 #20

Yes, dear...Right here on this page whathehell Sep 2014 #40

The science is saying no such thing. Codeine Sep 2014 #55

Oh, excuse me.. whathehell Sep 2014 #61

Don't you love the nay sayers?! proReality Sep 2014 #27

Can you prove it? EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #35

Well said. Unfortunately, a lot of people confuse bvf Sep 2014 #65

Yep, the desire to believe sometimes overwhelms EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #67

Can you "prove" what whathehell Sep 2014 #81

I'm not sure what that even means EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #82

You're "not sure what that even means"? whathehell Sep 2014 #83

Despite your attempts at deflection, my original question still stands EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #84

Despite yours, mine stands as well. whathehell Sep 2014 #87

Your question is silly EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2014 #88

Your answer is silly whathehell Sep 2014 #89

Yep -- I try to tell them, whathehell Sep 2014 #39

Your username is seems quite inappropriate. nt Codeine Sep 2014 #56

Do you have any examples you can share? n/t bvf Sep 2014 #28

I do indeed.. whathehell Sep 2014 #41

Looking forward to reading them. PADemD Sep 2014 #57

Thank you, although I do whathehell Sep 2014 #62

You'll get no argument from me. PADemD Sep 2014 #69

Aww, thanks, bro..I just sent you a post which relayed whathehell Sep 2014 #71

Uh oh whathehell Sep 2014 #70

I will PM my experience, as well. PADemD Sep 2014 #72

Yep...nothing is really "real" until science says it is. n/t dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #76

Indeed -- Not even one's own personal experience, it seems, whathehell Sep 2014 #78

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #79

Oh fuck, a beligerant, um, whatever whathehell Sep 2014 #80

Just to attest to the legitimacy of the testing, Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #15

I understand six put up likes on FB. westerebus Sep 2014 #21

Science could reassure us that humans can do this Marthe48 Sep 2014 #16

My wife has been intercepting my thoughts for years Cirque du So-What Sep 2014 #18

LOL n/t FourScore Sep 2014 #36

Shit, there goes the vote! nt valerief Sep 2014 #19

Bah ... cosmicone Sep 2014 #22

Walter Bishop still playing. BootinUp Sep 2014 #26

Obviously, their test subject wasn't a Republican ... they are immune to thought transmission. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2014 #33

Its been done already but on a larger scale. I saw a documentary on Channel 4 in the '60s. Hoppy Sep 2014 #43

Many Scientists and Techies are lackeys of the ruling class AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #49

because talking is too much effort. The actual use for this would be paralyzed people or... yurbud Sep 2014 #50

You will be assimilated. Trillo Sep 2014 #52

It's all in your head, cate94 Sep 2014 #54

And Faux has been doing it for Politicalboi Sep 2014 #59

Guess what? Helen Borg Sep 2014 #63

Will just simply gazing into another's eyes still be an option? callous taoboy Sep 2014 #66

They no more transmitteed thoughts... PosterChild Sep 2014 #73

Scientists demonstrate expensive keyboard Android3.14 Sep 2014 #74

One example does not a scientific study make. Kablooie Sep 2014 #77

A choice WovenGems Sep 2014 #86