Do you believe in the sixth sense?

[PurePareidolia]

Yes

The US Army actually acknowledges its existence in field manuals, so in regards to the sixth sense that's good enough for me. They want their soldiers to kill right, you know.

This strikes me as odd for two reasons. One, you're arguing from the authority of the military, not scientists. Two, the US government spent over $20million of taxpayer money on it in the 70s with the intent of creating psychic spies for military use and fairly conclusively debunked the idea, so I'd be very surprised if the US army was endorsing it. Are you sure they're talking about what you think they're talking about?

I'm really just beginning to think he's a troll. Don't put too much effort into it. Almost every post he's done so far, including his thread reeks of hypocrisy (or just plain irony).

Doesn't *necessarily* mean he's a troll, could just mean he doesn't know what he's talking about, as he said - he's sleep deprived at the moment.

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Another excellent explanation.

On the other hand, pointing out we have more than 5 senses is kind of redundant. It's been said before and we are aware of it, in this case sixth sense is being used to refer to some vague amalgamation of telepathy and precognition with people answering positively for either description, but not necessarily both. Funny that.

 

[swolf]

To those who believe, no explanation is necessary. To those who do not believe, none will suffice." - John Dunninger. I believe it's possible. I will not continue because I don't feel like getting flamed by people who don't. On second thought here goes nothing, how would one explain somebody being able to explain (in detail) an event that happened in a very specific location with out prior knowledge? Or be able to tell someone that they just met about an event in detail (let's say that they were almost hit by a boat a week before for example) that they had no prior knowledge of? When I'm talking about that, I'm NOT referring to an trickster. I'm talking about a real person who does not use such methods (yes, I realize John Dunninger used methods like that, I just used his quote.)

There are things in this world which science can not currently explain. If this were not true, there would be no more scientists and anybody who dismisses such things as pure fantasy can not prove otherwise. While it can not be proven scientifically, as of this writing, one must keep in mind that years ago there were many other things which could not be explained by the scientific methods that were available at the time. For example, atoms, electricity, medicine, etc.

 

[Om Nom Nom]

Being able to imagine 10th dimension doesn't mean you can perceive 10th dimension. Just because I can imagine elves dwarves orcs dancing around outside my house doesn't mean I can suddenly shoot fireballs out of my fingertips.

What I said had nothing to do with 'fireballs' (honestly, where did you get that idea?)... nor that it's even possible to see into the 10th dimension; anyone would go insane from the sheer information overload.

The fourth is what I'm talking about; time. Our perception of it is limited to the current 'cross section' of it we're currently on; it's not much of a leap to suggest evolution will eventually give us a proper means to see it as it is, and that precognitive experiences are caused by our still-imperfect (but slowly refining) perception of it.

Edit: Or it could all be caused by our brains malfunctioning. That's true. Though it doesn't explain the cases of successful precognition (basically tested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVBu05_hsNI ).

 

[Jedoro]

Yes

The US Army actually acknowledges its existence in field manuals, so in regards to the sixth sense that's good enough for me. They want their soldiers to kill right, you know.

This strikes me as odd for two reasons. One, you're arguing from the authority of the military, not scientists. Two, the US government spent over $20million of taxpayer money on it in the 70s with the intent of creating psychic spies for military use and fairly conclusively debunked the idea, so I'd be very surprised if the US army was endorsing it. Are you sure they're talking about what you think they're talking about?

Yes. It's in the section about taking out enemy guards. They say that when stalking him to take him out, alternate looking at the guard and on the ground so that you don't trigger his "sixth sense" because you're constantly staring at him.

 

[firedfns13]

How do my eyeballs make noise?

I would have just suggested that you looked for too long and they turned around.

Ah... Yeah... Probably, though sometimes I swear its not even 1 second.

 

[twasdfzxcv]

Being able to imagine 10th dimension doesn't mean you can perceive 10th dimension. Just because I can imagine elves dwarves orcs dancing around outside my house doesn't mean I can suddenly shoot fireballs out of my fingertips.

What I said had nothing to do with 'fireballs' (honestly, where did you get that idea?)... nor that it's even possible to see into the 10th dimension; anyone would go insane from the sheer information overload.

The fourth is what I'm talking about; time. Our perception of it is limited to the current 'cross section' of it we're currently on; it's not much of a leap to suggest evolution will eventually give us a proper means to see it as it is, and that precognitive experiences are caused by our still-imperfect (but slowly refining) perception of it.

Edit: Or it could all be caused by our brains malfunctioning. That's true. Though it doesn't explain the cases of successful precognition (basically tested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVBu05_hsNI ).

So let's take this sentence out of context for a while: "nor that it's even possible to see into the 10th dimension; anyone would go insane from the sheer information overload". From this sentence alone we can all see how illogical you are. whether or not you are able to process information has nothing to do with whether or not you can obtain the information. I guess nobody ever teaches you better.

Back on topic. We do not perceive time as a separate dimension nor we perceive time directly. Time is a concept we use to describe the change in three dimensional space we live in. You can't interact with time, not now or ever. It's like saying that there are aether all around us but it doesn't interact with anything at all and we somehow gain the ability to manipulate it. It's ridiculous.

And that youtube video is a piece of shit edited sensational piece. All he does is pull out the 2 time that he uses to suggest pre-cognition. What about all the other graphs in the study. He has 2 instances that he uses to support his claim and ignore all other instances? The man is no scientist, he's just a hack, and you're extremely gullible for believe in him.

 

[Tomany2]

I can see the putting line in golf... aha
I honestly believe that is my 6th sense

 

[Daverson]

Interestingly enough, the real myth is that we have only 5 senses.

I don't know the exact number, but I know it's more then 10. Including: Sight, Smell, Touch, Taste, Hearing, Balance, Temperature, Kinesthetic (knowing where your limbs are), Pain, Direction and many more (some of which are only subconscious).

Wikipedia has more information, if anyone's interested they should look there.

 

[Plazmatic]

and I refer to the sixth sense of course as anything that you sense that isn't from your eyes/ears/nose etc.
Like for example I can feel people staring at me, and even if everything is completely silent and I have my eyes closed I can still 'sense' doorways and walls and people around me.
You guys?

I know what they mean, but they are not really a sixth sense, science knows what they are, you just need to look it up and see what they found, -100 points for not googling

On a more serious note (though I was serious about the scientists knowing what that is), any one else sort of smell when your sick with out actually smelling it? (you can also sort of taste in the back of your mouth) I guess its not really a sixth sense but its a weird sense.

EDIT I half lied, this guy is right.

Interestingly enough, the real myth is that we have only 5 senses.

I don't know the exact number, but I know it's more then 10. Including: Sight, Smell, Touch, Taste, Hearing, Balance, Temperature, Kinesthetic (knowing where your limbs are), Pain, Direction and many more (some of which are only subconscious).

Wikipedia has more information, if anyone's interested they should look there.