Extrasensory perception, usually abbreviated ESP, describes a way of communicating or of being aware of something without using the known senses. An awareness of another person's thoughts without the use of sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell would be an example of ESP. The study of extrasensory perception is part of the field of psychology called parapsychology. The evidence for the existence of ESP is highly debatable. Most scientists believe ESP is something whose existence is yet to be proven.
Wiseman, R. & Greening, E (1986). ESP is popularly understood to come in several forms. The two primarily examined forma are:
Reading another person's mind, know as precognition
Rereading the future, known as precognition.
Parapsychology is the term used for the serious study of such claims. So far, parapsychology seems to be a science that cannot even demonstrate that its subject matter exists, let alone offer explanations for it.
The claims for ESP fall into four......
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