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After almost three decades in existence, a Princeton Lab studying ESP will shut down at the end of the month. This very controversial lab has conducted highly debated research throughout the years. Other scientists, university administrations, and even some Nobel Laureates have discredited the lab’s work. However, the lab’s founders and researchers stick by their findings. They have, for example, conducted a test in which participants sat in front of a small machine that flashed numbers either slightly above or slightly below 100. Subjects were instructed to “think high” or to “think low” and the response from the machine was measured and compared to random chance. Human thought was proven to slightly alter the behavior of the machines.
So, although I will agree that these scientific experiments do seem somewhat hoaxy. I will not agree that they are a disgrace to the entire world of science, or that they have no validity. I know, from my own experiences, that the power of thought is incredible. A concept known as the “Law of Attraction,” is used to describe the control thought has on experience. The law states that one will get what they think about. Essentially, the law explains that like attracts like. If one is to focus on the fact that they feel as though they are about to fail a test, the Law of Attraction would say that that person will not do as well as if they were to focus on how smart they are and how good they are going to feel taking the test and after the test.
We have discussed our ability to control the inputs and outputs in our own brains. We have also discussed both our abilities to experience and not to experience these outputs and inputs. However, we have not discussed our ability to affect the inputs and outputs on foreign subjects and events. Is it possible for our brains to control the experiences or outputs of other things or people?