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Originally Posted by Mark Lapierre  Which is another way of me saying I accept that extra-sensory abilities of some kind may exist in some form, but that it's our lack of understanding of them which assigns them a metaphysical source, rather than the more mundane (and therefore less appealing to most) proposal that they're simply natural, misunderstood abilities.
Part of the lack of acceptance is as Alchemiss said, fear, but it's fear seemingly justified when some (and only some) claims of psychic powers are shown to be fraudulent. It's a case of one bad apple spoiling the barrel. Entirely unfair, but if those who do truly possess such abilities stop surrounding them with mystery then people might start to see that the barrel is still unspoilt. |
I personally don't believe they come from a mundane source based on my own experience. Although I was unconvinced there was something bigger than us out there before, I'm certain of it now. Yet I cannot prove it--neither the mysterious things I've experienced nor the source. Prior to my recent experiences, if someone had described having such experiences, I would have considered them naive or perhaps as "wishful thinkers" (or even frauds, as you mentioned). I now think proof is an internal thing.
I agree with Uplift, also, it is like trying to describe how a food tastes to someone who's never had it. Once you've tasted it you have the "Ah, that!" embedded in you somewhere.