WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.359 --> 00:00:03.190 what if the mind could go where the body 00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:05.710 cannot what if we could reach out into 00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:08.830 the unknown seeing distant places hidden 00:00:08.840 --> 00:00:11.589 spaces and even alternate times all 00:00:11.599 --> 00:00:12.910 without moving a 00:00:12.920 --> 00:00:16.189 muscle remote viewing it sounds like 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:18.870 science fiction yet some claim it's not 00:00:18.880 --> 00:00:21.630 only possible but has been used in 00:00:21.640 --> 00:00:23.670 Military and scientific 00:00:23.680 --> 00:00:28.790 circles so what if the answer changes 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:31.480 everything we know 00:00:31.490 --> 00:01:03.110 [Music] 00:01:03.120 --> 00:01:05.429 hey everyone welcome back to Divergent 00:01:05.439 --> 00:01:07.950 history where we dive into the biggest 00:01:07.960 --> 00:01:10.190 what if questions of the past present 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:13.109 and future today we're venturing into 00:01:13.119 --> 00:01:16.429 the mysterious realm of remote viewing 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:19.310 I'll admit this one's as intriguing as 00:01:19.320 --> 00:01:22.710 it is strange and as always my skeptical 00:01:22.720 --> 00:01:25.109 friend wendle is here to make sure we 00:01:25.119 --> 00:01:28.069 keep our feet on the ground oh great so 00:01:28.079 --> 00:01:29.749 we're talking about people seeing things 00:01:29.759 --> 00:01:32.469 with with their eyes closed what's next 00:01:32.479 --> 00:01:35.310 finding Atlantis by 00:01:35.320 --> 00:01:38.270 daydreaming all right Wendell I I get it 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:40.350 uh it sounds out there but some really 00:01:40.360 --> 00:01:42.830 interesting people and institutions 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:45.389 thought there was something to this so 00:01:45.399 --> 00:01:47.469 let's dive into this world of psychic 00:01:47.479 --> 00:01:50.510 spies secret government projects in some 00:01:50.520 --> 00:01:53.270 claims that are hard to ignore first 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:56.389 things first what is remote viewing so 00:01:56.399 --> 00:01:58.789 basically it's the ability to see things 00:01:58.799 --> 00:02:00.990 without being physically present No 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:03.510 cameras no satellites just the power of 00:02:03.520 --> 00:02:07.109 the Mind the idea is that with practice 00:02:07.119 --> 00:02:09.550 you can send your awareness across vast 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:12.550 distances maybe even through time and 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:14.830 pick up on details as if you were there 00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:15.710 in 00:02:15.720 --> 00:02:18.589 person now remote viewing isn't 00:02:18.599 --> 00:02:21.030 something new age thinkers came up with 00:02:21.040 --> 00:02:23.869 during the Cold War government agencies 00:02:23.879 --> 00:02:26.110 around the world funded serious Research 00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:28.750 into it they were looking for ways to 00:02:28.760 --> 00:02:31.430 gain intelligence locate hidden bases 00:02:31.440 --> 00:02:34.350 and even predict events this wasn't a 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:36.790 casual side project there were real 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:40.030 budgets and teams dedicated to this let 00:02:40.040 --> 00:02:42.270 me guess they were hoping people could 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:45.350 just close their eyes skip the paperwork 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:49.750 and save on travel 00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:52.110 cost one of the best known remote 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:54.790 viewing efforts was the Stargate project 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:57.750 a top secret initiative funded by the US 00:02:57.760 --> 00:03:00.509 government launched in the 1970s 00:03:00.519 --> 00:03:03.830 Stargate employed psychics soldiers and 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:06.390 scientists to gather Intel on Soviet 00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:09.390 bases locate missing individuals and 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:11.750 even get a peek at alien Tech if you 00:03:11.760 --> 00:03:12.910 believe the 00:03:12.920 --> 00:03:16.390 rumors and this was serious business 00:03:16.400 --> 00:03:18.350 these viewers were given very little 00:03:18.360 --> 00:03:21.110 information maybe just coordinates or a 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:24.070 vague prompt and asked to describe what 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:27.910 they saw amazingly sometimes they'd end 00:03:27.920 --> 00:03:30.550 up sketching layouts location 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:33.229 in objects that were later confirmed to 00:03:33.239 --> 00:03:36.470 exist so they doodled some buildings and 00:03:36.480 --> 00:03:38.630 maybe got lucky sounds like a lot of 00:03:38.640 --> 00:03:46.270 guesswork with a Sprinkle of 00:03:46.280 --> 00:03:49.630 luck Ingle Swan is a name that comes up 00:03:49.640 --> 00:03:52.789 a lot in remote viewing circles Swan was 00:03:52.799 --> 00:03:55.069 an artist and one of the most successful 00:03:55.079 --> 00:03:57.990 remote viewers in the Stargate project 00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:00.470 his career included some pretty wild 00:04:00.480 --> 00:04:02.869 claims like projecting his Consciousness 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:06.030 to Jupiter and yes even The Far Side of 00:04:06.040 --> 00:04:08.630 the Moon one of his most famous 00:04:08.640 --> 00:04:11.149 accomplishments you ask well Swan 00:04:11.159 --> 00:04:13.509 claimed to see rings around Jupiter 00:04:13.519 --> 00:04:15.309 something astronomers hadn't even 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:18.629 confirmed at that time years later when 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:20.870 the Voyager Mission finally made it to 00:04:20.880 --> 00:04:23.550 Jupiter scientists confirmed that there 00:04:23.560 --> 00:04:25.510 was indeed a faint ring around the 00:04:25.520 --> 00:04:29.070 planet a lucky guess or maybe he was 00:04:29.080 --> 00:04:30.710 just watching the the Science Channel 00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:31.710 before 00:04:31.720 --> 00:04:34.670 bed well maybe uh but he didn't stop 00:04:34.680 --> 00:04:37.670 there wend Swan also claimed to see 00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:40.270 structures activity and even beings on 00:04:40.280 --> 00:04:43.510 the moon he described what looked like 00:04:43.520 --> 00:04:45.990 mining operations machinery and 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:48.350 structures that were far from natural 00:04:48.360 --> 00:04:50.909 and this wasn't just wild imagination 00:04:50.919 --> 00:04:53.110 this guy was employed by the CIA and 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:54.749 paid well for his 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:57.629 skills I created an in-depth video on 00:04:57.639 --> 00:05:00.110 his accounts of the activity on the moon 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:01.990 and included the link Down Below in the 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:05.510 comment section nice plug don't think we 00:05:05.520 --> 00:05:14.660 don't know what you just did 00:05:14.670 --> 00:05:16.550 [Music] 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:19.550 there now here's where things get even 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:22.029 stranger there are a handful of famous 00:05:22.039 --> 00:05:24.550 remote viewing cases that still stir up 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:27.309 debate today let's dive into a few of 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:37.350 them and see why they've stuck around 00:05:37.360 --> 00:05:40.550 in the early 1970s a remote viewer was 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:43.350 asked to locate a Soviet bomber that had 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:45.309 gone down somewhere in the 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:48.110 wilderness intelligence agencies had no 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:50.590 idea where it was and the area was way 00:05:50.600 --> 00:05:53.790 too vast to search without some lead 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:55.590 this remote viewer given only the 00:05:55.600 --> 00:05:58.670 mission goal described the exact terrain 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:00.469 and feature surround founding the crash 00:06:00.479 --> 00:06:02.870 site when a search team followed the 00:06:02.880 --> 00:06:04.749 viewer's subcription they found the 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:08.189 bomber exactly where it was supposed to 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:10.990 be now that's not the kind of thing you 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:13.870 can just guess the viewer had specific 00:06:13.880 --> 00:06:16.710 landmarks elevations and even nearby 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:19.230 water features for something that was 00:06:19.240 --> 00:06:20.990 supposed to be deep in the middle of 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:23.950 nowhere that's pretty impressive or 00:06:23.960 --> 00:06:25.629 maybe they just had a thing for downed 00:06:25.639 --> 00:06:28.830 bombers and Wilderness Landscapes right 00:06:28.840 --> 00:06:35.230 place right 00:06:35.240 --> 00:06:38.469 time then there's the case of Pat price 00:06:38.479 --> 00:06:40.430 another famous remote viewer who worked 00:06:40.440 --> 00:06:43.469 with the CIA price was a former police 00:06:43.479 --> 00:06:45.749 officer with an uncanny ability to 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:48.390 sketch layouts of hidden or classified 00:06:48.400 --> 00:06:52.189 sites in one instance he described a top 00:06:52.199 --> 00:06:55.150 secret Soviet facility in remarkable 00:06:55.160 --> 00:06:58.150 detail he sketched out building layouts 00:06:58.160 --> 00:07:00.710 the placement of specific equipment and 00:07:00.720 --> 00:07:03.070 even detailed underground storage 00:07:03.080 --> 00:07:06.430 areas us intelligence later verified 00:07:06.440 --> 00:07:09.230 that many of his descriptions were 00:07:09.240 --> 00:07:11.469 accurate now think about that for a 00:07:11.479 --> 00:07:14.469 second price was describing underground 00:07:14.479 --> 00:07:16.469 facilities he couldn't possibly have 00:07:16.479 --> 00:07:19.749 seen and he was getting it right if 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:22.990 that's not strange I don't know what is 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:25.189 either that or he had the world's most 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:28.589 reliable Insider sources but hey credit 00:07:28.599 --> 00:07:33.870 where it's due 00:07:33.880 --> 00:07:35.110 [Music] 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:38.070 during the Iranian hostage crisis of 00:07:38.080 --> 00:07:41.309 1979 remote viewers were asked to locate 00:07:41.319 --> 00:07:43.950 and report on the hostages conditions 00:07:43.960 --> 00:07:45.749 they provided detailed descriptions of 00:07:45.759 --> 00:07:48.469 the rooms the layout of the embassy and 00:07:48.479 --> 00:07:51.149 the movements of guards some of these 00:07:51.159 --> 00:07:52.990 reports were corroborated by On The 00:07:53.000 --> 00:07:55.350 Ground Intelligence later giving some 00:07:55.360 --> 00:07:57.869 legitimacy to the viewers 00:07:57.879 --> 00:08:00.469 insights now you think this would be 00:08:00.479 --> 00:08:03.029 hard to verify without direct access but 00:08:03.039 --> 00:08:05.629 the descriptions were specific they 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:07.710 weren't just vague Impressions there 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:09.430 were details that aligned with the 00:08:09.440 --> 00:08:12.029 actual layout of the embassy Which Intel 00:08:12.039 --> 00:08:12.909 later 00:08:12.919 --> 00:08:15.909 confirmed all right so they nailed down 00:08:15.919 --> 00:08:18.149 a few room layouts but couldn't they 00:08:18.159 --> 00:08:20.110 have just gone with the standard hostage 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:23.550 layout dimly lit rooms locked doors and 00:08:23.560 --> 00:08:26.469 grumpy guards well maybe but the 00:08:26.479 --> 00:08:28.670 alignment of details makes it harder to 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:34.029 brush off as lucky 00:08:34.039 --> 00:08:37.070 guesses and here's your real curve ball 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:41.310 Swan Once claimed to remote view Mars he 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:44.630 described towering structures unusual 00:08:44.640 --> 00:08:46.910 terrain and even what he believed were 00:08:46.920 --> 00:08:49.829 Signs of Life this wasn't just 00:08:49.839 --> 00:08:52.870 imagination Swan Drew sketches and took 00:08:52.880 --> 00:08:55.509 detailed notes on Martian geography that 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:57.630 he claimed to have 00:08:57.640 --> 00:09:00.750 seen and he was wasn't the only one 00:09:00.760 --> 00:09:02.750 other remote viewers claim to have seen 00:09:02.760 --> 00:09:05.069 ancient Martian civilizations and 00:09:05.079 --> 00:09:07.150 structures it's one of the wildest 00:09:07.160 --> 00:09:09.389 claims out there but it's led to some 00:09:09.399 --> 00:09:11.750 interesting theories about Mars and our 00:09:11.760 --> 00:09:15.030 distant past so now we've got remote 00:09:15.040 --> 00:09:17.590 viewers seeing cities on Mars might as 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:19.269 well go all in and say they found 00:09:19.279 --> 00:09:20.870 Starbucks up 00:09:20.880 --> 00:09:23.230 there it's certainly out there I'll give 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:25.590 you that but these accounts have people 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:27.590 asking if there's more to Mars than 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:32.829 meets the eye 00:09:32.839 --> 00:09:35.350 now it's one thing to hear these stories 00:09:35.360 --> 00:09:38.269 but what does science have to say so 00:09:38.279 --> 00:09:40.790 remote viewing has been tested sometimes 00:09:40.800 --> 00:09:43.990 successfully but not without controversy 00:09:44.000 --> 00:09:47.430 studies on extra sensory perception ESP 00:09:47.440 --> 00:09:49.630 suggest that results might exceed random 00:09:49.640 --> 00:09:52.230 chance but Skeptics argue that it could 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:54.590 be due to flawed methods selective 00:09:54.600 --> 00:09:59.389 memory or outright bias for example some 00:09:59.399 --> 00:10:01.550 experiments with ESP and remote viewing 00:10:01.560 --> 00:10:04.190 show small but consistent results that 00:10:04.200 --> 00:10:07.069 seem hard to explain these aren't huge 00:10:07.079 --> 00:10:09.910 successes but rather subtle findings 00:10:09.920 --> 00:10:12.069 that have kept researchers interested 00:10:12.079 --> 00:10:13.430 small enough to say it's all a 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:15.430 coincidence but big enough to keep the 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:17.550 funding coming 00:10:17.560 --> 00:10:20.350 right well that's one way to look at it 00:10:20.360 --> 00:10:23.350 wend but it's also possible that science 00:10:23.360 --> 00:10:25.230 hasn't yet developed the tools to 00:10:25.240 --> 00:10:27.310 measure or explain what's happening with 00:10:27.320 --> 00:10:30.310 remote viewing after all there was a 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:32.990 time when radio waves were invisible and 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:40.030 we didn't have a clue they 00:10:40.040 --> 00:10:42.790 existed as intriguing as remote viewing 00:10:42.800 --> 00:10:45.670 is it's only fair to take a step back 00:10:45.680 --> 00:10:47.310 and look at some of the reasons people 00:10:47.320 --> 00:10:50.389 are skeptical about it after all a 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:52.470 balanced perspective helps us understand 00:10:52.480 --> 00:10:55.150 the full picture so let's dive into what 00:10:55.160 --> 00:10:57.750 critics and scientists say might debunk 00:10:57.760 --> 00:11:04.190 the entire concept of able 00:11:04.200 --> 00:11:07.430 view first the scientific Community has 00:11:07.440 --> 00:11:10.150 had a long-standing skepticism regarding 00:11:10.160 --> 00:11:12.629 psychic phenomena including remote 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:15.470 viewing one of the core issues is that 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:17.750 remote viewing is notoriously hard to 00:11:17.760 --> 00:11:20.710 replicate in a controlled environment 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:23.790 scientists like Dr Richard wisman a 00:11:23.800 --> 00:11:26.430 well-known psychologist and skeptic 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:28.190 argue that for remote viewing to be 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:30.430 accepted scientist spefically it would 00:11:30.440 --> 00:11:32.550 need to produce consistently reliable 00:11:32.560 --> 00:11:34.949 results that can be reproduced by 00:11:34.959 --> 00:11:37.350 different researchers under standardized 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:40.509 conditions fair enough now this lack of 00:11:40.519 --> 00:11:43.430 consistent results is a significant 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:46.710 hurdle Dr wisman has stated if remote 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:49.069 viewing worked as reliably as proponents 00:11:49.079 --> 00:11:51.069 claim it would be one of the most 00:11:51.079 --> 00:11:54.110 important discoveries in human history 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:56.230 and we can disagree with that can we 00:11:56.240 --> 00:11:58.750 wend but every time we test it under 00:11:58.760 --> 00:12:06.470 control conditions it doesn't hold 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:09.269 up another criticism focuses on 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:12.190 confirmation bias and selective memory 00:12:12.200 --> 00:12:14.269 Skeptics argue that remote viewing 00:12:14.279 --> 00:12:17.110 successes are often exaggerated while 00:12:17.120 --> 00:12:19.829 failures are ignored or rationalized 00:12:19.839 --> 00:12:23.230 away Dr Michael shurmer a cognitive 00:12:23.240 --> 00:12:25.550 psychologist and founder of the skeptic 00:12:25.560 --> 00:12:28.150 Society explains that selective memory 00:12:28.160 --> 00:12:30.389 plays a significant role in how we 00:12:30.399 --> 00:12:33.189 perceive events like remote viewing when 00:12:33.199 --> 00:12:35.949 people focus only on successful hits and 00:12:35.959 --> 00:12:38.470 disregard the many misses it can create 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:40.470 an illusion of 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:43.030 accuracy Shermer points out that our 00:12:43.040 --> 00:12:45.590 brains are wired to detect patterns in 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:49.189 assigned meaning even when none exists 00:12:49.199 --> 00:12:51.949 so a remote viewer might accurately 00:12:51.959 --> 00:12:55.150 describe a location one out of 10 times 00:12:55.160 --> 00:12:57.350 but proponents might Focus only on that 00:12:57.360 --> 00:13:00.550 single success while ignoring the nine 00:13:00.560 --> 00:13:03.550 failures so they're basically playing a 00:13:03.560 --> 00:13:05.150 numbers game and counting on us to 00:13:05.160 --> 00:13:08.189 forget the times they totally missed the 00:13:08.199 --> 00:13:11.670 mock exactly and Skeptics argue that 00:13:11.680 --> 00:13:13.990 this tendency to highlight successes 00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:16.670 over failures makes it seem like remote 00:13:16.680 --> 00:13:22.790 viewing works better than it actually 00:13:22.800 --> 00:13:26.030 does even agencies that once took an 00:13:26.040 --> 00:13:29.110 interest in remote viewing like the CIA 00:13:29.120 --> 00:13:30.910 eventually pulled back due to 00:13:30.920 --> 00:13:34.310 inconclusive results the CIA initially 00:13:34.320 --> 00:13:36.750 funded the Stargate project hoping to 00:13:36.760 --> 00:13:39.430 gain an intelligence Advantage but after 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:41.670 years of research they concluded that 00:13:41.680 --> 00:13:44.150 remote viewing didn't provide actionable 00:13:44.160 --> 00:13:47.150 consistent results in a report following 00:13:47.160 --> 00:13:49.710 the Project's end the CIA described 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:52.790 remote viewing as unreliable and 00:13:52.800 --> 00:13:54.230 ultimately determined that it didn't 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:56.430 justify further 00:13:56.440 --> 00:13:59.790 investment Dr Ray Hyman a Psy olist who 00:13:59.800 --> 00:14:01.870 evaluated the Stargate Project's 00:14:01.880 --> 00:14:04.189 findings concluded that there was no 00:14:04.199 --> 00:14:06.189 clear evidence that remote viewing 00:14:06.199 --> 00:14:08.069 produced results beyond what would be 00:14:08.079 --> 00:14:12.189 expected by chance he said despite its 00:14:12.199 --> 00:14:14.710 Allure the evidence simply does not 00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:16.710 support the claims of reliable and 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:19.710 repeatable remote viewing capabilities 00:14:19.720 --> 00:14:22.590 sounds like the CIA eventually decided 00:14:22.600 --> 00:14:24.389 they'd rather spend their budget on 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:26.629 satellite imagery and good old-fashioned 00:14:26.639 --> 00:14:33.430 Intel Gathering 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:35.430 psychologists also argue that 00:14:35.440 --> 00:14:37.710 suggestibility may play a role in why 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:41.389 people believe remote viewing is real 00:14:41.399 --> 00:14:43.110 Studies have shown that people who are 00:14:43.120 --> 00:14:45.590 more open to suggestion or who have 00:14:45.600 --> 00:14:47.430 strong imaginations May convince 00:14:47.440 --> 00:14:49.430 themselves they're seeing something that 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:52.509 isn't there this is especially true in 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:54.350 cases where remote viewers are given 00:14:54.360 --> 00:14:57.069 subtle cues or Prime with details about 00:14:57.079 --> 00:14:59.949 a Target location beforehand 00:14:59.959 --> 00:15:02.870 Dr Susan Blackmore a psychologist and 00:15:02.880 --> 00:15:05.710 expert in paranormal phenomena suggests 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:07.829 that self- delusion and suggestion often 00:15:07.839 --> 00:15:10.829 Drive psychic experiences including 00:15:10.839 --> 00:15:14.230 remote viewing Blackmore notes when 00:15:14.240 --> 00:15:16.470 people believe in a phenomenon they 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:18.470 become more likely to interpret 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:21.870 ambiguous images or vague impressions as 00:15:21.880 --> 00:15:23.910 meaningful this can lead to an 00:15:23.920 --> 00:15:26.230 experience that feels real even if it 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:29.269 isn't based on any objective reality 00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:32.069 so in other words a person who already 00:15:32.079 --> 00:15:34.069 believes in remote viewing might 00:15:34.079 --> 00:15:36.550 interpret random shapes or thoughts as 00:15:36.560 --> 00:15:38.829 solid information even if there's 00:15:38.839 --> 00:15:39.970 nothing to back it 00:15:39.980 --> 00:15:42.790 [Music] 00:15:42.800 --> 00:15:46.110 up the Gans Feld experiment one of the 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:48.430 most famous tests for ESP and remote 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:50.790 viewing aimed to measure psychic 00:15:50.800 --> 00:15:53.550 abilities in a controlled setting by 00:15:53.560 --> 00:15:56.189 isolating participants from external 00:15:56.199 --> 00:15:59.030 stimuli however results have been in 00:15:59.040 --> 00:16:02.030 inclusive at best while some studies 00:16:02.040 --> 00:16:04.749 showed small positive results others 00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:06.870 showed no statistical 00:16:06.880 --> 00:16:09.230 significance Skeptics argue that the 00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:11.069 success rates could be due to 00:16:11.079 --> 00:16:13.509 statistical anomalies rather than any 00:16:13.519 --> 00:16:15.790 real psychic 00:16:15.800 --> 00:16:19.350 abilities Dr Charles honorton one of the 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:21.430 leading proponents of the ganzfeld 00:16:21.440 --> 00:16:23.749 experiment even admitted that while the 00:16:23.759 --> 00:16:26.550 findings were intriguing they weren't 00:16:26.560 --> 00:16:29.910 definitive without consistent replicable 00:16:29.920 --> 00:16:33.350 results Skeptics argue that the evidence 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:37.069 just isn't there so even when they set 00:16:37.079 --> 00:16:39.110 up the tests as scientifically as 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:41.590 possible it's still just a shot in the 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:44.069 dark that's not very reassuring if we're 00:16:44.079 --> 00:16:48.949 hoping to find solid 00:16:48.959 --> 00:16:52.350 proof finally Skeptics often point out 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:54.949 that techniques like cold reading where 00:16:54.959 --> 00:16:56.829 someone makes General statements that 00:16:56.839 --> 00:16:59.470 could apply to almost anyone can't mimic 00:16:59.480 --> 00:17:02.470 the results of remote viewing Dr Ray 00:17:02.480 --> 00:17:05.150 Hyman describes Cold reading as a way 00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:08.069 for people to pick up on subtle cues or 00:17:08.079 --> 00:17:10.470 project their own thoughts into vague 00:17:10.480 --> 00:17:12.990 descriptions leading them to believe 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:14.669 they're seeing something specific when 00:17:14.679 --> 00:17:16.990 it's really just broad 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:20.270 speculation so what we end up with is a 00:17:20.280 --> 00:17:21.949 situation where viewers may not be 00:17:21.959 --> 00:17:24.909 seeing anything extraordinary instead 00:17:24.919 --> 00:17:27.189 they're relying on General Impressions 00:17:27.199 --> 00:17:29.230 that they or those interpet their 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:31.190 results turn into something more 00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:32.970 concrete than it really 00:17:32.980 --> 00:17:38.710 [Music] 00:17:38.720 --> 00:17:42.669 is so is remote viewing real well 00:17:42.679 --> 00:17:44.870 there's no shortage of experts who argue 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:47.789 that it isn't from inconsistent results 00:17:47.799 --> 00:17:50.150 to psychological explanations and self- 00:17:50.160 --> 00:17:52.590 delusion the scientific Community 00:17:52.600 --> 00:17:55.310 remains largely unconvinced while the 00:17:55.320 --> 00:17:57.470 stories are fascinating and there are 00:17:57.480 --> 00:17:59.909 certainly some surprising cas cases 00:17:59.919 --> 00:18:02.510 remote viewing hasn't yet passed the 00:18:02.520 --> 00:18:05.029 rigorous standards of reproducibility 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:08.070 and evidence that science demands guess 00:18:08.080 --> 00:18:10.310 it's back to the drawing board or maybe 00:18:10.320 --> 00:18:12.669 just a clearer view of 00:18:12.679 --> 00:18:15.510 reality but here's the thing even if 00:18:15.520 --> 00:18:17.750 remote viewing isn't a science the 00:18:17.760 --> 00:18:19.549 Mysteries the stories and the 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:22.350 possibilities it raises keep us 00:18:22.360 --> 00:18:24.470 wondering and that's what makes this 00:18:24.480 --> 00:18:27.510 topic so endlessly intriguing there's a 00:18:27.520 --> 00:18:30.029 part of us that wants to to be true even 00:18:30.039 --> 00:18:33.230 if we know the odds aren't in its favor 00:18:33.240 --> 00:18:35.149 or maybe we just like a good story to 00:18:35.159 --> 00:18:36.870 keep things 00:18:36.880 --> 00:18:39.549 interesting either way folks remote 00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:42.830 viewing has captivated Minds for decades 00:18:42.840 --> 00:18:44.909 Believers and Skeptics alike can agree 00:18:44.919 --> 00:18:47.950 on one thing the human mind is 00:18:47.960 --> 00:18:51.669 remarkable and a mysterious thing thank 00:18:51.679 --> 00:18:53.230 you for joining us on this journey 00:18:53.240 --> 00:18:55.510 through the unknown if you've got 00:18:55.520 --> 00:18:57.470 thoughts theories or questions about 00:18:57.480 --> 00:18:59.830 remote viewing drop them in the comments 00:18:59.840 --> 00:19:02.350 below we love hearing from you and who 00:19:02.360 --> 00:19:04.630 knows maybe your ideas will lead us to 00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:07.230 our next big question now don't forget 00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:09.390 to subscribe like and keep those curious 00:19:09.400 --> 00:19:11.470 minds engaged I know you hear it a 00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:14.029 million times but those small gestures 00:19:14.039 --> 00:19:15.310 really will make a difference for 00:19:15.320 --> 00:19:18.230 channels small like mine and remember 00:19:18.240 --> 00:19:22.350 folks question everything even 00:19:22.360 --> 00:19:25.950 me that's right wend until next time 00:19:25.960 --> 00:19:28.710 keep exploring keep questioning and know 00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:34.970 know that you are truly appreciated 00:19:34.980 --> 00:19:41.109 [Music]