(01-05-2024, 10:22 PM)BodhisattvaStyle Wrote: Just a thought...
If this were the case, then why are there so few psychics?
If this was something passed down the same as baldness, or diabetes, then it seems like psychic abilities would be just as common.
How do we know they're not? Just because someone may have an ability in some area, it doesn't mean they will necessarily exercise that ability in the public eye.
Additionally, not all "psychic abilities" are the same. For example, if I had a psychic ability of telekinesis, I wouldn't be trying to use that to make a living by gazing into crystal balls. Matter of fact, that' one I'd probably actively try to hide, because it would creep folks out and make me a pariah.If I could remote view, I'd probably hide that one, too. I wouldn't want folks avoiding me and looking over their shoulders when I wasn't even there wondering if I was "watching" them from the other side of the planet.
On top of all that, simply having an ability, any ability, even sight, hearing, etc isn't of the same strength from person to person. Some people may have an ability below the threshold of easy detection, even by themselves. Or it might display only during moments of extreme stress, and otherwise be dormant.
So, really, there is no way of knowing exactly how prevalent psychic abilities may be.
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