A colleague recently told me about when a close family member died, he had a feeling that something was wrong but only learnt several hours later about the death
This is not the first time I’ve heard a similar story. This got me thinking, maybe there is something in this. But being the ultimate skpetic I looked for a rational explanation.
The idea that I came up with involved psychology rather than any sort of paranormal phenomenon.
Say person A is sitting reading the newspaper when a loved one passes away unexpectedly, he/she has no idea of the death and carries on reading the newspaper completely unaware. A few hours later he/she gets a phone call delivering the sad news that person B passed away at 3pm that day.
Person A, either consciously or unconsciously, thinks back to what he/she was doing at 3pm (reading the newspaper in this case) and the memory of sitting there reading the newspaper becomes permanently linked in their mind with the feeling of loss and sadness that they experienced when they learnt the news. When they think back on the events of the day, in their state of emotional turmoil and vulnerability, the memory of feeling loss and sadness at the time when they were actually happily sitting reading the paper, seems absolutely real.
Please don’t think i’m belittling anyones emotions or feelings on the death of a loved one, that is certainly not my intention.
I’ve come up with this theory independently but it’s certainly possible that others have suggested this before, I’d be interested to hear if anyone has heard similar theories about this phemonenon.
So, do you think this theory is a plausible explantation?
A colleague recently told me about when a close family member died, he had a feeling that something was wrong but only learnt several hours later about the death
This is not the first time I’ve heard a similar story. This got me thinking, maybe there is something in this. But being the ultimate skpetic I looked for a rational explanation.
The idea that I came up with involved psychology rather than any sort of paranormal phenomenon.
Say person A is sitting reading the newspaper when a loved one passes away unexpectedly, he/she has no idea of the death and carries on reading the newspaper completely unaware. A few hours later he/she gets a phone call delivering the sad news that person B passed away at 3pm that day.
Person A, either consciously or unconsciously, thinks back to what he/she was doing at 3pm (reading the newspaper in this case) and the memory of sitting there reading the newspaper becomes permanently linked in their mind with the feeling of loss and sadness that they experienced when they learnt the news. When they think back on the events of the day, in their state of emotional turmoil and vulnerability, the memory of feeling loss and sadness at the time when they were actually happily sitting reading the paper, seems absolutely real.
Please don’t think i’m belittling anyones emotions or feelings on the death of a loved one, that is certainly not my intention.
I’ve come up with this theory independently but it’s certainly possible that others have suggested this before, I’d be interested to hear if anyone has heard similar theories about this phemonenon.
So, do you think this theory is a plausible explantation?
This video is quite long at 15mins but it’s well worth watching. I’d never heard about retroviral DNA before, but this is yet more convincing proof of evolution.
This video is quite long at 15mins but it’s well worth watching. I’d never heard about retroviral DNA before, but this is yet more convincing proof of evolution.
There’s been severe flooding here in Britain, Gloucestershire has been worst affected.
Don’t worry though, the Bishop of Gloucester has written a special prayer for the flood victims.
There’s 250,000 without clean drinking water, many thousands have had their homes and all their possessions ruined, but thanks to the quick thinking of the Bishop there are now some new words to say to your imaginary friend in the sky.
Ah what would we do without Bishops? (rhetorical question)
There’s been severe flooding here in Britain, Gloucestershire has been worst affected.
Don’t worry though, the Bishop of Gloucester has written a special prayer for the flood victims.
There’s 250,000 without clean drinking water, many thousands have had their homes and all their possessions ruined, but thanks to the quick thinking of the Bishop there are now some new words to say to your imaginary friend in the sky.
Ah what would we do without Bishops? (rhetorical question)
A man making a trip from Puerto Rico to South Florida to raise money for his religious education remains hospitalized Monday after he was struck down by a bolt of lightning which flew from clear blue sky on Sunday. He was selling religious materials when he was hit.
Hailu Kidane Marian was working with members of his religious group, selling religious materials door-to-door in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, when the bolt from the blue struck him down.
“I heard a boom, and I looked and the guy jumped back, and he just laid there, stiff,” said witness Maria Martinez.
Paramedics say Marian was not breathing and his heart was not beating when they arrived, but they were able to revive him and rushed him to Jackson Memorial hospital, where he was in critical condition Sunday night.
Members of his religious group waited outside the hospital throughout the night for word of his condition.
“He’s unconscious, he’s in a coma,” said Francisco Perez, leader of the Puerto Rico-based group. “It’s difficult what happened, you know, but what can we do? Things happen in life, but we still believe in God.”
A man making a trip from Puerto Rico to South Florida to raise money for his religious education remains hospitalized Monday after he was struck down by a bolt of lightning which flew from clear blue sky on Sunday. He was selling religious materials when he was hit.
Hailu Kidane Marian was working with members of his religious group, selling religious materials door-to-door in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, when the bolt from the blue struck him down.
“I heard a boom, and I looked and the guy jumped back, and he just laid there, stiff,” said witness Maria Martinez.
Paramedics say Marian was not breathing and his heart was not beating when they arrived, but they were able to revive him and rushed him to Jackson Memorial hospital, where he was in critical condition Sunday night.
Members of his religious group waited outside the hospital throughout the night for word of his condition.
“He’s unconscious, he’s in a coma,” said Francisco Perez, leader of the Puerto Rico-based group. “It’s difficult what happened, you know, but what can we do? Things happen in life, but we still believe in God.”
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