Extrasensory Perception and Digital Connectivity: Manifestation and Validation of Telepathy in Networked Society
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https://doi.org/10.71204/09ax3f04Keywords:
Extrasensory Perception, Telepathy, Digital Connectivity, Networked Society, Parapsychology, Social Technology, Consciousness StudiesAbstract
Despite nearly a century of scientific inquiry, extrasensory perception (ESP) phenomena—particularly telepathy—remain controversial in mainstream science. This study proposes to investigate how digital connectivity and networked environments could influence telepathic experiences and their validation in contemporary society. Background: The ubiquity of digital technologies has fundamentally transformed human interaction patterns, raising questions about potential effects on purported ESP abilities. This research examines whether digital synchronicity and connectivity might create environments that facilitate or simulate telepathic experiences. Methods: We propose to employ a mixed-methods approach simulating controlled laboratory experiments (n=124) with digitally connected participants in isolated settings, survey research (n=896) documenting self-reported telepathic experiences in networked contexts, and phenomenological analysis of qualitative reports. Simulated Results: Based on prior ESP literature, the quantitative analysis might suggest deviations from chance in digitally-mediated telepathy experiments, with potentially more potent effects in emotionally charged communication contexts. Simulated qualitative patterns could identify recurring themes in reported digital telepathic experiences, including temporal synchronicity, emotional resonance, and technology-mediated priming. Additionally, digital connectivity could function as both a facilitator and validator of telepathic claims through timestamp verification and multiple-witness documentation. Conclusions: These simulated insights suggest that while digital technologies may not fundamentally alter human consciousness capabilities, they could provide new frameworks for the manifestation, documentation, and validation of telepathic experiences. This research offers a conceptual model for future empirical studies of ESP phenomena within technologically mediated environments and proposes methodological innovations for parapsychological research in the digital era.
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