Premonitions

[evolvedForm]

That was informative, I appreciate the thoughtful post.

I wonder if being conscious about trying to have a premonition might block it out, though. Any time I've tried, nothing happened; or if I think too much about it, it might be a 'false premonition,' where I end up convincing myself its real, and then nothing happens.

If that's true, maybe its not scientifically testable, so then it obviously would require too much faith even on the part of the one having the 'premonition.' Because of the multiple drafts you spoke of, I could be dead wrong.

But I'm sure I'll forget all about this come my next premonition and 'forget' to write it down.

[vhawk01]

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That was informative, I appreciate the thoughtful post.

I wonder if being conscious about trying to have a premonition might block it out, though. Any time I've tried, nothing happened; or if I think too much about it, it might be a 'false premonition,' where I end up convincing myself its real, and then nothing happens.

If that's true, maybe its not scientifically testable, so then it obviously would require too much faith even on the part of the one having the 'premonition.' Because of the multiple drafts you spoke of, I could be dead wrong.

But I'm sure I'll forget all about this come my next premonition and 'forget' to write it down.

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Well, if you accept my hypothesis that you are rewriting your memory to include a strong feeling before the event, when in actuality you felt nothing before the event (and you don't need to accept this at all) then it would make sense that being aware of it would end your premonitions. You will be much less likely to rewrite your memory. But thats only for as long as you are aware of it on some level.

[MidGe]

I don't know if this is going to add much to what has already been posted, but my suspicion is that if we were to look at major lottery winners, few would say that they bought a ticket thinking they could not win, and pass a lie detector test! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[chezlaw]

If England retain the ashes don't forget I knew we would. If we don't I knew that too really.

What you think of the Panesar chappie?

chez

[MaxWeiss]

I was going to write something but I'm tired.

Just fill in what you think I'd say and pretend I posted it.

[MidGe]

Gee, I am ready to swallow my pride if this was true and defer to your psychic powers over mine. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Is Panesar the one day wonder boy?

PS Great spirit in the game, I see that you guys are not going to give up without a fight! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[evolvedForm]

Christians are sooooooooooo stupid!

-college kid

[samsonite2100]

OP, I know what you're talking about, and have experienced it, too. But I chalk up the difference between "knowing" something's going to happen and "thinking" it will, as you say, to the way it makes you feel when you're proven right (or wrong). I think the mental process we're talking about here happens so quickly that it's impossible to separate the feeling from the outcome.

[vhawk01]

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Christians are sooooooooooo stupid!

-college kid

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I wet the bed until I was 19. At least, I hope I'll be done before I turn 20.

-collegekid

[MidGe]

chez?

Are you there? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]