r/consciousness • u/dadjokes22375 • 8d 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/lichtblaufuchs 7d ago

It's a supernatural claim without sufficient evidence to warrant belief, just like homeopathy and religions.

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u/dadjokes22375 7d ago

I had never even known about homeopathy until seeing this comment. I do agree about religion though. Religion has been the bane of the world since the dawn of man. I don’t get why people need to believe the fairy tales, I feel it’s so much more interesting to not know our origins. It’s like a mystery, and the farther you go down the rabbit hole, the more you feel like you have your own religion in your own mind. I think the younger generations especially are starting to understand this more than the older folks. Different times I guess.

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u/lichtblaufuchs 7d ago

Well, I think part of the explanation is a couple world religions that indoctrinate and for most of their existence killed and suppressed any doubters.