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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

My theory.

Science tells us that different life forms have varying degrees of senses.

Some see better because they detect wavelengths that others do not.

Some see worse but it does not matter because they can echolocate.

Some have better sense of smell.

Some can sense atmospheric changes.

Some can detect and use the earths magnetic field.

Some can predict earthquakes.

I propose that people have always possessed, and still do, the ability to detect, sense, commune, with entities in another "realm"

Throughout time there has always existed individuals in a group, high priests, shamans, witch doctors, etc... who claimed the ability to commune with spirits, gods.

They existed isolated from each other so their existence was organic. They were the individuals who were most in tune with this sense.

But as technology has evolved we have filled our world with noise that has caused us to dial back or tune out that sense.

It's like your heartbeat, you are not aware of it until it skips a beat because it's background noise you have tuned out.

When my daughter was young she had her "pretend ones". Friends who she would talk to and they would tell her things.

She was adept at detecting when woman were pregnant and with 100% accuracy predicted the sex of each one of them. Sure she had pretty good odds, 50/50 every time but she was always right.

My brother was in for a visit one day, daughter was maybe 4. We are in the backyard in chairs facing each other catching up. My daughter is standing next to me. My brother keeps looking at her, then turning and looking over his shoulder. Eventually he asks me "what is she looking at?" I'm facing that direction which is nothing but the side of the house and reply "I don't know" . She replies, "those people". I ask what people? She replies "those people, they are standing right there."

Freaked my brother out, we went inside.

Mostly agree.