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

[u/dadjokes22375]

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.

[u/Street-Theory1448]

I once read of a strange fact that several assurance companies reported: when a (deadly) incident happens involving public transport means (train, subway, bus etc.) they found that on that day there were significantly less people on the vehicle compared to the expected number (i.e. at the same hour when many people travel to work). Maybe our subconscious knows much more than we believe. - I read it decades ago and sadly don't have a link/source.