Can ISLAND CASTAWAYS really see the past/future?

[Turanil]

Illusia, the way you describes things, I am much tempted to believe in your honesty. It's indeed the way things work. I am no psychic though, but I have a better intuition than most people, and I am also an artist. The fact is, intuition, art sensibility, and psychic abilities (for the extremely rare character who would be gifted, if any), it comes from the right side of the brain. In our westerner culture we are all trained from childhood to be predominent on left side of the brain. It means analytical, intellectual, but also egoistical ("I"), etc. However, the two sides of the brain functions, and the right side has a way of functioning which is more holistic, so when under control of the right side of the brain we find ourselves acting right in the appropriate circumstances, without knowing how we managed to do it. Plus the way the right side of the brain function, it's impossible to say there "so lets find the number for the lottery and get 25 million $" (alas...). However, it could happen that someone once find himself buying a lottery ticket despite himself, all the while thinking "why I am doing this idiocy?"; then the guy has got a winner ticket. This happened thrice in my entire life, and never because I decided about it (unfortunately, not to win money..). I would like it happening more often and help me solve my daily problems without efforts, so I can concentrate more on gaming...

 

[HeapThaumaturgist]

I've seen the first post of this thing, word for word, on 2-3 different forums I visit. As much as the topic of conversation is interesting, I think this is an advertising campaign for the show on TV. Very strange.

--fje

 

[Caliber]

Even if psychics are real, they still can't predict the future, due to the Uncertiny Principle of Quantum Mechanics. I won't get into it, but basicly, the future is random. Deal.

 

[Umbran]

So, no one has watched Penn & Teller's Bullsh*t? In it, they debunked psychics, like John Edwards as well as many other topics. Like any proof, or faith, certainly people won't believe the "debunking" if they don't want to.

Penn & Teller and Randi are good. But to play Devil's Advocate for a moment - the fact that they've debunked a whole mess of psychics does not actually prove, in a scientific sense, that psychic powers don't exist. It is impossible to really prove the negative - as in "psychic powers do not exist". The best they can say is, "no credible claim of psychic powers has ever withstood close scrutiny".

Still, of course, as I said earlier, the way to bet is that any particular psychic is a hoax.

 

[Ralts Bloodthorne]

If all these psychics are real, and if thier powers allow them to tell someone's future over the phone...

Why didn't they see the 11 Sept 01 attacks coming?

 

[DarkMaster]

If all these psychics are real, and if thier powers allow them to tell someone's future over the phone...

Why didn't they see the 11 Sept 01 attacks coming?

And why didn't we captured Osama bin Ladden, and figured out cold fission and supraconductivity at room temperature, if extra terrestrial exists, who killed JFK ....

Funny how psychic never see things that are really useful. They rather see the futur of a single person, why don't they see a elementary high school class a 1000 years in our futur where they explain cold fission and then explain us that technology and saves millions of life.

Lots of people don't beleive in any religion but beleive in this. Tell me what is the difference?

 

[Fast Learner]

Even if psychics are real, they still can't predict the future, due to the Uncertiny Principle of Quantum Mechanics. I won't get into it, but basicly, the future is random. Deal.

No, the future isn't random, not in any meaningful way. Aspects of the future are random, certainly, but you can say with nearly 100% certainty that the Earth will continue to spin on its axis all day tomorrow. Could something change that? Sure, but the events of today affect (and effect) the events of tomorrow, and randomness is only a very small part of it.

Beyond which the uncertainty principle operates only on quantum levels. Sure, that can have an effect on a larger scale, but if, for example, I set my coffee cup down on the desk here uncertainty doesn't keep me from meaningfully predicting it won't launch into space the moment it touches the desk.

 

[Umbran]

Waltz1982, you've come to these forums and posted exactly twice - started two threads in two different forums, on the exact same topic, using the exact same first post. (For reference, This is the other thread, over in the sci-fi forum).

Care to explain why?

 

[Umbran]

Waltz1982, would you care to explain why you've posted exactly twice - to start threads on the exact same topic, using the exact same first post?

For reference, this is the other tread over in the off topic forum.

 

[The Goblin King]

Forget knowing if I will meet my true love or if I will get rich. I want Psychic Tech Support.