There are documented cases of people who hear voices in their heads, which warned them of near-future dangers. Among historical figures: Joan of Arc, scientist Nikola Tesla, actor Peter Sellers, and Adolf Hitler (which was why it was impossible to assassinate him). Not coincidentally, Peter Sellers was fascinated by Hitler and always wanted to play him-and he was a Jewish WW2 veteran!
Long Tom.
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Zach Collins (Siege)" <siegemail@...> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:30 AM, Ross Sauer<archae_at_...> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Zach Collins (Siege)" <siegemail_at_...>
> > To: <SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:21 AM
> > Subject: Re: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: Paranormal stuff, waaaay off-topic.
> >
> >
> > That depends on the source of the sound. Is it actual sound waves
> > vibrating molecules of air? Or is it something akin to clairaudience,
> > in that not everyone has an open circuit in their heads to receive it?
> >
> > Reply:
> >
> > "Open circuit in their heads to receive it?"
> >
> > That sounds a lot like someone saying "(Fill in the blank deity) speaks to
> > me and told me to do this," or "The voices tell me (whatever)."
>
> Funny you would mention that. Y'see, there is a real and tangible
> difference involved: in people who hear voices, schizophrenics and
> other mentally ill persons almost exclusively hear negative things,
> from personal insults to commands to kill others. The people who hear
> everything else tend to have repeatable experiences which can be
> validated through blind tests by others with similar receptivity.
> Also, guidance from said voices and intuitions tends to have positive
> outcomes, whether it be a deepening of personal faith (which is then
> vital to that person's emotional health later on) or avoiding a
> restaurant where the cook sneezed in the soup.
>
> It's finding those others who are both receptive and healthy which is
> the hard part. It's not like they stand out in a crowd.
>
> --
> Zach Collins
> "If code can be speech, then software can be art."
>
Received on Tue Aug 11 2009 - 07:44:16 CDT