heliocentric
Registered Senior Member
I think there are a number of conclusions to draw in regards to premonitions, some have already been mentioned, random coincidence, finding patterns in chaos etc.
I think its also worth speculating that premonitions could have a quite real validity to them, although if they are valid experiences we then have to speculate how the mechanism might work and secondly why the ability in humans exists in the first place.
My best guess would be pre-determined futures, if we have a tributree stretching out with each path representing a pre-determined future then we have both free will (to pick a path) and also determinism.
And if there is a degree of determinism to our lives then there isnt much of a reason why we shouldnt be able to know our futures - the future is already there, it has happened/it is going to happen. So it doesnt seem unreasonable to conclude that part of ourselves might be privy (at least some of the time) to the future.
Why this mechanism might exist atall is alittle easier, awareness of approaching disaster is a very handy evolutionary trait to have! and it should also be mentioned that most premonitions useally relate to fore-knowledge of dangerous situations/events rather than non-life threatening events.
Which would seem to suggest that this might very well be nothing but a highly advanced survival mechanism.
Thought id include this link too, some very good first hand accounts of premonitions from an array of scientists working in various fields.
http://issc-taste.org/arc/dbo.cgi?set=arc&ss=1
I think its also worth speculating that premonitions could have a quite real validity to them, although if they are valid experiences we then have to speculate how the mechanism might work and secondly why the ability in humans exists in the first place.
My best guess would be pre-determined futures, if we have a tributree stretching out with each path representing a pre-determined future then we have both free will (to pick a path) and also determinism.
And if there is a degree of determinism to our lives then there isnt much of a reason why we shouldnt be able to know our futures - the future is already there, it has happened/it is going to happen. So it doesnt seem unreasonable to conclude that part of ourselves might be privy (at least some of the time) to the future.
Why this mechanism might exist atall is alittle easier, awareness of approaching disaster is a very handy evolutionary trait to have! and it should also be mentioned that most premonitions useally relate to fore-knowledge of dangerous situations/events rather than non-life threatening events.
Which would seem to suggest that this might very well be nothing but a highly advanced survival mechanism.
Thought id include this link too, some very good first hand accounts of premonitions from an array of scientists working in various fields.
http://issc-taste.org/arc/dbo.cgi?set=arc&ss=1
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