Scientists' experiments have proved that the sixth sense, which often saves us from danger, does exist
Alex, an employee of one of the universities of Oregon (USA), occasionally cleaned and lubricated his six-shooter revolver. For safety's sake, Alex always only inserts five rounds into his Colt so that the firing pin is against the empty, sixth, drum chamber.
But this time, having reached the last, fifth, cartridge, the owner of the revolver suddenly felt a vague surge of anxiety, some kind of threat associated with this last cartridge. Never in his life, Alex said later, had he felt anything like it. And he left the fifth cartridge on the table, and the firing pin placed, as always, opposite the empty, sixth, chamber. Now two chambers were empty: the sixth and the neighboring one, the fifth.
Two weeks later, a cheerful company gathered in Alex's house, his bride was among the guests. Suddenly, a quarrel broke out between the two guests, one of the fighters grabbed the owner's pistol that was hanging on the wall and pointed it at the opponent, so much so that Alex's bride was on the line of sight. He jumped forward, covering her with his body, there was a dry click of the trigger. Then the second …
Three reasons for feeling unhappy
This is just one of the cases collected over fifteen years of studying the strangest phenomenon - the sixth sense - by an English professor, Doctor of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, Dean Reidin. Cases of intuitive sense of danger have long been of interest to scientists. However, pessimistic researchers, which are the majority in the scientific world, are not inclined to see something mysterious in this phenomenon. They give three explanations for what is happening.
VERSION No. 1
When a danger is felt a few seconds or minutes before it occurs, subconscious stimuli warn the person about it. You do not notice them or are not aware of them, but the brain registers them and forces you to automatically dodge danger. It can be a very quiet but alarming sound, unnatural movement of a car or any engineering structure, changes in the interlocutor's facial expressions, which are noticed only out of the corner of the eye.
VERSION No. 2
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All of us often have bad feelings. But we remember them only when they are justified.
VERSION No. 3
When some misfortune happened, a person retroactively, delving into his sensations, comes up with "memories" that he felt something was wrong ahead of time.
But Dean Reidin decided to argue with his colleagues. He believes that a person really has a kind of sixth sense, sometimes saving from danger.
Goosebumps
First, the professor decided to check whether a person can really feel someone else's gaze on his back that they want to hide. The experimenter and the subject were accommodated in two rooms. Through the television camera, the experimenter, sitting in one room, could look at the subject, who, naturally, did not know when he would be paid close attention. However, it was at such moments that he felt something - his skin's electrical resistance was changing.
Then the psychologist thought: if such a sixth sense can arise in experiments with two people separated in space, then could the same thing happen in time? Isn't a person sometimes able to receive an alarming signal from the future from himself? And I came up with a new experiment.
Silent Spider Approaching
The subject is seated in front of a computer screen, which randomly displays photographs - some of neutral content, such as tranquil landscapes, and others threatening or unpleasant, such as photographs of spiders and snakes. Pictures appear for three seconds, with pauses between them at eight. In the course of the experiment, a person's electrical resistance of the skin and pressure are also measured.
At first glance, the results of the experiment are not surprising: when unpleasant images appear, the curves of the physiological state jump. When looking at "calm" photos, the arrows of the devices remain calm. But, looking closely at these curves, scientists saw that the human condition begins to change … two seconds before the appearance of a "bad" picture on the screen. The body reacts to unpleasant emotions BEFORE they appear.
According to Reidin, the results of the experiments confirm what many of us already know: some kind of premonition at the unconscious level often warns us of impending misfortunes.
OPINION OF THE CRITIC
Researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Doctor of Psychology Anton MIKHAILOV:
“Reidin’s experiments do not yet prove the existence of an intuitive sense of danger. They need to be confirmed many times in dozens of other institutions around the world. Moreover, this should not be just repetition, but newly developed experiments aimed at revealing the same effect in a different, no less witty and visual way. And the first attempts to scientifically investigate phenomena called parapsychological began a century and a half ago. During this time, there have been numerous reports of experiments that seemed to unequivocally confirm the existence of telepathy, clairvoyance, telekinesis, and something else like that. But each time independent experts found errors in the experimental design.
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How intuition saved Churchill
The British Prime Minister has always trusted his inner voice. For example, in 1941, he used to visit anti-aircraft anti-aircraft batteries during night raids. One day, after observing the guns in action, he went to his car. The next door was open - on this side Churchill usually sat in the salon. But this time the prime minister ignored the open door, walked around the car, opened the far door himself and sat down in an unfamiliar place. A few minutes later, as the car was driving through the dark streets of London, a bomb exploded next to it. The shock wave tilted the car, and for a while it rode on two wheels, and then dropped to all four. It is said that Churchill then remarked: "It was the pressure of my carcass on this side of the car that prevented it from overturning." Later,when his wife asked about the incident, Churchill explained: "When I approached the open door, something said to me:" Stop! " Taking this as an advice to bypass the car and sit on the other side, I did so."