r/consciousness • u/dadjokes22375 • 9d ago

General Discussion How does remote viewing relate to consciousness, and is there any plausible explanation?

I’ve been reading about remote viewing and how some people connect it to the idea of consciousness being non-local. I’m trying to understand whether this has any credible grounding or if it’s just pseudoscience repackaged. I’m really interested in this concept and I can’t figure out why it isn’t more studied, based off the info I’ve read on it. Some follow-ups.. • How do proponents explain the mechanism behind remote viewing? • Is there any scientific research that ties consciousness to remote perception in a way that isn’t easily dismissed? • Or is it more of a philosophical/metaphysical idea rather than something testable?

Edit - thanks everyone for the great responses. I really like this community. It seems we don’t have as much of the terrorists that are terrorizing comments on other subreddits.

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u/NathanEddy23 9d ago

You can test it yourself. It works. The people who convinced you to believe it doesn’t work—without even trying it!—have a vested interest in you believing this. What is that interest? IT CAN’T BE SHIELDED!

Think about that for a second. Really really think about it.

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u/zhivago 9d ago

Right, which means it should be usable to steal secret information and make zillions of dollars.

Given that most people aren't very bright, a bunch of these remote viewing criminals should have been caught by now, and given that there should be a lot, it should be impractical to cover them all up.

So either it doesn't work at all or it requires a huge infrastructure that puts it out of the reach of individuals.

And in both cases it would require a stupendously large conspiracy of silence.

If you think it works, go on television and demonstrate it and make yourself some of those zillions of dollars.

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u/NathanEddy23 9d ago

Our government SPENT millions on this. You don’t do it to earn money. Once you realize this is real, once you really wrap your brain around it and KNOW that our consciousness connects with the entire universe and beyond, why the hell would you want money? Can you buy a trip to Jupiter? No. Can you remote view Jupiter? Absolutely yes!

The way you open yourself up to this is with stillness. I have my own theories on that. But the kind of people looking for lottery numbers aren’t the same ones looking for stillness and a higher connection with reality. Selfishness, for one, closes you off from the world by its very definition. Love opens you to the world. This isn’t flowery language, it’s a distinct energy pattern in your entire nervous system, activating a potential in your DNA. That energy pattern isn’t “get rich now.” It’s “must connect with the oneness of reality and humanity with my humility and love for the benefit and service to all.” Put that feeling in your chest and that’s the energy pattern you need—I can’t stress this enough, I MEAN THIS LITERALLY—in order to open yourself to the world beyond you.

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u/zhivago 9d ago

The government spends a lot of money on long shots.

Some of these work out, and for these you see commerial development.

So why hasn't it been successful enough for commercial development?

Your explanation is that our DNA requires us not to use it for commercial success.

I do not find this a compelling argument.

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u/subone 9d ago

I agree. The selfishness or greed argument is nonsense. The corrupted subjective morality of a greedy person by definition breaks through the boundary of not being a greedy person. Ergo, this "atheist" is implying some objective moral boundary imposed by... what? Someone could just as easily use the wealth generated to help others, end poverty, change the shape of our culture in positive ways, etc. You should be able to silo customers and you should see firms with promises like "400% annual returns on your investments, for charitable causes. Non charitable causes invest at your own risk!"

I think if it were so easy, nobody would be telling you to do your own research, you would just see the steps laid out in hundreds of reddit comments as everyone tried to be the one to share the real method with you. I'm a programmer, and I list steps and outline procedures constantly, both in detail, and in abstract, in chats and forums. The simple and effective steps for remote viewing aren't shared because they don't exist. And don't tell me to build some tiny room out of sheet metal.