Do you believe humans have a sixth sense?

smokingman · 29-12-2015 05:26PM

Not sure, perhaps, maybe, possible I suppose, undecided I guess..

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

We only use a small amount of our brains true power

That's an urban myth.

Medusa22 · 29-12-2015 05:47PM

Not sure, perhaps, maybe, possible I suppose, undecided I guess..

I don't believe in humans having a sixth sense. I've also never had anything unexplained or supernatural happen to me and I don't believe in that either.

Agricola · 29-12-2015 05:53PM

No, i think it's extension of the pattern seeking nature of our brains. The idea of a sixth sense is a sort of byproduct of being a highly intelligent, sentient ape.

roadrunner16 · 29-12-2015 06:03PM

Not sure, perhaps, maybe, possible I suppose, undecided I guess..

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Ah, the usual shoehorning of 'science'. Quite the fashion these days. It's more popular than chocolate.

First of all. I never dream of users from Boards and had they not quoted me also, I might buy your explanation, as that would make sense. But to dream of someone that has never quoted me before, pretty much while they are quoting me.. is quite strange. The probability of that is huge. My laptop was closed also before someone says maybe I was sleepbrowsing.

yeah the odds are tiny but think of it this way, there are over a billion people in china, 1 in a million occurrences happen over a thousand times a day, you can't take an extra ordinary event and say proof of the the extra ordinary,

imagine I walked up to you in the street and said think of any card in a normal deck and then I blurted out three of clubs, and it was your card , if you hadnt seen the other 51 times I got it wrong you'd be amazed, :pac::pac:

darkpagandeath · 29-12-2015 06:07PM

We have crap loads more than six..... Close your eyes hold your hand out then grab it with your other hand. Whats that sense called. What sense tells you the wind is blowing. How can you feel Radiation from the sun...

NachoBusiness · 29-12-2015 06:17PM

No I don't..

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

That is pretty much a scentific explanation of what dreaming is. I never said you had to quote them or even notice them. Exactly the opposite. You mind noticies a lot of thigns every day that you don't.

Furthermore, if you want a balanced discussion on a topic such as ESP, you kind of have to include sceince - there's no shoehorning about it. If you don't want a balanced discussion fine - just say so and I'll unsubscribe from the thread.

You misunderstand me. I appreciate that our minds are sponges. We all know that we dream of people we see or are aware of from a day to day lives. You don't have to cite science to talk about the bleedin obvious. That's why I called it shoehorning. It's like citing science when explaining to someone what they need to do in order to make a great cup of tea.

There must be and hundreds upon hundreds of Boards users that I am aware of. Why would I dream of one which I have little or no contact with, that rarely posts on AH and who also just happens to have been the only user to quote me while I was asleep in that time? I'm not saying in absolutely was sixth sense. Most likely was just a mad coincidence. Happens.

Saipanne · 29-12-2015 06:18PM

We have up to thirty senses.

darkpagandeath · 29-12-2015 06:19PM

For six sense to work we would need some organ to store energy for it to use, I would say it would take a large amount of energy as well.

Rabo Karabekian · 29-12-2015 06:26PM

NachoBusiness wrote: »

There must be and hundreds upon hundreds of Boards users that I am aware of. Why would I dream of one which I have little or no contact with, that rarely posts on AH and who also just happens to have been the only user to quote me while I was asleep in that time? I'm not saying in absolutely was sixth sense. Most likely was just a mad coincidence. Happens.

I think that's the most likely answer. The only reason why you remembered that particular dream is because of the coincidence that followed it. You could have been dreaming about loads of boardsies in the past, but because there wasn't a coincidence to follow them, you just don't remember them.

Kinda like all that thinking about somebody and then they call. You could be thinking of different people and there's no phone call, and you never connect the two. Then, when it happens, you make a connection because of the coincidence.

MonkieSocks · 29-12-2015 06:34PM

No I don't..

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Dreams work by allow the subconsious a little bit of ball room during the night,

:P

Pretty Sure That's what is called " A Nocturnal Emission " or you were watching to much Strictly

29-12-2015 06:36PM

Not sure, perhaps, maybe, possible I suppose, undecided I guess..

A few times I've had a sense of foreboding and something as happened. Then I immediately do the 'I knew it!' thing.

Of course plenty of other times I've a sense of foreboding, nothing happens, and I put it out of my mind.

Coincidence, selective remembering, and wanting to believe in something special about ourselves is the most likely answer. Truth is we're mostly boring and this stuff happens everyone, some just read more into it than others.

darkpagandeath · 29-12-2015 06:38PM

Candie wrote: »

A few times I've had a sense of foreboding and something as happened. Then I immediately do the 'I knew it!' thing.

Of course plenty of other times I've a sense of foreboding, nothing happens, and I put it out of my mind.

Coincidence, selective remembering, and wanting to believe in something special about ourselves is the most likely answer. Truth is we're mostly boring and this stuff happens everyone, some just read more into it than others.

They reckon stuff like that is from hunter gather days our subconscious brain picking up on danger singes we are unaware of while focused on a task.

captbarnacles · 29-12-2015 06:41PM

Not sure, perhaps, maybe, possible I suppose, undecided I guess..

ASoberThought wrote: »

Those who are quickly dismissive/closed minded or go to science our saviour for all should have an open minded look at the work of Rupert Sheldrake.

By open minded do you mean not requiring any evidence for the existence of telepathy?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-12-2015 06:49PM

NachoBusiness wrote: »

You misunderstand me. I appreciate that our minds are sponges. We all know that we dream of people we see or are aware of from a day to day lives. You don't have to cite science to talk about the bleedin obvious. That's why I called it shoehorning. It's like citing science when explaining to someone what they need to do in order to make a great cup of tea.

There must be and hundreds upon hundreds of Boards users that I am aware of. Why would I dream of one which I have little or no contact with, that rarely posts on AH and who also just happens to have been the only user to quote me while I was asleep in that time? I'm not saying in absolutely was sixth sense. Most likely was just a mad coincidence. Happens.

That was my initial point - coincidence. I don't necessarily disbelieve in ESP, just not in Thurs case.

NachoBusiness · 29-12-2015 06:51PM

No I don't..

Rabo Karabekian wrote: »

I think that's the most likely answer. The only reason why you remembered that particular dream is because of the coincidence that followed it. You could have been dreaming about loads of boardsies in the past, but because there wasn't a coincidence to follow them, you just don't remember them.

Kinda like all that thinking about somebody and then they call. You could be thinking of different people and there's no phone call, and you never connect the two. Then, when it happens, you make a connection because of the coincidence.

Absolutel but I have already said that if I had a dream of any old boards user that would hardly be strange given that I was on boards posting before I slept. People naturally dream about things they were doing throughout their day. Would be weird not to. But again, Boards is full of users and to dream about the only one to have quoted me while I slept (and who has never quoted me before) is weird. Just like it's weird to pick six numbers in the lottery and have them all come out. Only I have no monetary gain to show for my low probability coincidence. Just loads of people laughing at me

Colser · 29-12-2015 06:57PM

No I don't..

I prefer to call it gut instinct and Im a firm believer in it,rarely fails for me(unfortunately in some instances).

BenedrylPete · 29-12-2015 07:05PM

You do have six senses.

touch, smell, taste, hearing, seeing - with these you can experience both positive and negative things. The smell of a rose, a high pitched grating sound etc.

mind - you can experience both positive and negative sensations.

It can even have tangible consequences. Imagine munching a nice raw lemon - if you did then your saliva production just increased.
Suggestion can do some freaky things.

NachoBusiness · 29-12-2015 07:07PM

No I don't..

Candie wrote: »

Coincidence, selective remembering, and wanting to believe in something special about ourselves is the most likely answer. Truth is we're mostly boring and this stuff happens everyone, some just read more into it than others.

The only one of the above that could apply in my case is Coincidence and if that's the case, which I am willing to accept it is, then it's a big one. Selective memory couldn't come into it as the post from the user was at 9am and at the latest it was like 5am when I fell asleep. The projector lamp was still on when I woke just after 10am and so it wouldn't have been possible for me to have been back online after 5am in that case as I need to disconnect the projector from my laptop in order to get back online.

29-12-2015 07:08PM

How do you think you walk without falling over all the time?

Humans have way more than 6 senses.

Maximus Alexander · 29-12-2015 07:11PM

Humans have way more than 6 senses OP.

Off the top of my head:

Sight
Hearing
Taste
Touch
Smell
Pain
Temperature
Hunger
Balance
We can also sense carbon dioxide levels, but I'm not sure what that's called (triggers the feeling of suffocation)
Etc.

Fleawuss · 29-12-2015 07:13PM

Asmooh wrote: »

I don't know how many senses Jesus had, but if this is another one has has one extra now.

He did much better: he had two complete natures fully human and fully divine in a special Union. That is if you believe that stuff.

My sixth sense is telling me that there will be no end to the indirect proselytization in loony threads.

NachoBusiness · 29-12-2015 07:18PM

No I don't..

Liam O wrote: »

Humans have way more than 6 senses.

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Humans have way more than 6 senses OP.

Sixth sense is just an expression folks. It's an idiom. Doesn't make an diffrence if we have a thousand senses.

Saying 6th sense refers to something quite specific.

Colser · 29-12-2015 07:32PM

No I don't..

A recent example,I sold something online to a woman but couldnt meet up with her due to work ect, so passed on my daughters phone num. for collection. The womans husband collected it but there was never anything mentioned about it(between me and my daughter) .Anyway a few days later my daughter was going to the doctor and she texted me in work just saying "Guess what".I immediately knew she was going to tell me that yer man was also at the docs.

I know this sounds lame but it still kind of freaks me out when things like that happen and involves someone Ive never even met.BTW the fact that she actually gave me the money from the sale actually went against my gut instinct.:pac:

29-12-2015 08:02PM

Not sure, perhaps, maybe, possible I suppose, undecided I guess..

NachoBusiness wrote: »

The only one of the above that could apply in my case is Coincidence and if that's the case, which I am willing to accept it is, then it's a big one. Selective memory couldn't come into it as the post from the user was at 9am and at the latest it was like 5am when I fell asleep. The projector lamp was still on when I woke just after 10am and so it wouldn't have been possible for me to have been back online after 5am in that case as I need to disconnect the projector from my laptop in order to get back online.

I wasn't talking about your experience in particular; rather the general subject of sixth sense type occurrences.

I think you're right about your case, it's coincidence. A slightly more remarkable coincidence than most, but still coincidence.

Rabo Karabekian · 29-12-2015 08:05PM

NachoBusiness wrote: »

The only one of the above that could apply in my case is Coincidence and if that's the case, which I am willing to accept it is, then it's a big one. Selective memory couldn't come into it as the post from the user was at 9am and at the latest it was like 5am when I fell asleep. The projector lamp was still on when I woke just after 10am and so it wouldn't have been possible for me to have been back online after 5am in that case as I need to disconnect the projector from my laptop in order to get back online.

I think selective remembering comes in to it as well, or at least subconscious memory, if you know what I mean. You could be dreaming about loads of boardies, and you don't get quoted by them, so you just forget about those dreams.

And then, as you say, huge coincidence.

NachoBusiness · 29-12-2015 08:23PM

No I don't..

Rabo Karabekian wrote: »

I think selective remembering comes in to it as well, or at least subconscious memory, if you know what I mean. You could be dreaming about loads of boardies, and you don't get quoted by them, so you just forget about those dreams.

It's rare I would be so freaked by a dream I would be woken by it though and so I highly doubt I have had similar dreams about anyone, much less a boardsie, and forgotten about them.

I think I posted about this before on Boards but many years ago I heard a radio report about a man's body being found in a field and I had a sick feeling come over me that it was one of my best friends, to the point where I started crying and hoping that it wasn't. This had never happened to me before and was a totally irrational reaction considering the location where the body was found was nowhere near where he lived or would ever be. The was nothing whatsoever to make me thing it was him. The following morning the person's name was announced and it was indeed my friend. We hadn't spoken in a few weeks and the last time I seen him (we went for a drink in Dicey's beer garden after meeting in Phibsboro) they didn't give me any reason to think that they were in trouble of any kind.

tomwaterford · 29-12-2015 08:40PM

There's probably a word for it....but afaik the feeling of being watched/someone watching you...should count as a sense as it's usually correct (and horrible)

Robsweezie · 29-12-2015 08:41PM

Bruce willis was dead all along.

29-12-2015 08:46PM

What oftens gets me is waking up a few seconds before my phone rings, always feels like I sensed it, especially since it's rare anyone rings me

NachoBusiness · 29-12-2015 08:47PM

No I don't..

tomwaterford wrote: »

There's probably a word for it....but afaik the feeling of being watched/someone watching you...should count as a sense as it's usually correct (and horrible)

I remember this being discussed before and people said that you probably have that feeling many times when people aren't looking at you but you forget about those times, only remembering when you're right. Personally I just think that's an easy way to dismiss the phenomena.

Do you believe humans have a sixth sense?

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