Etäluentaan

Etäluentaan, often translated as remote viewing, is a purported psychic ability in which an individual can perceive information about a distant or unseen target using extrasensory perception. Proponents claim that etäluentaan allows a person to gain knowledge about a location, object, person, or event without any prior physical or conventional sensory knowledge. This ability is said to be independent of space and time, meaning the viewer can access information about places far away or events that have already occurred or will occur in the future.

The concept of etäluentaan gained significant attention during the Cold War, particularly through programs like Project Stargate, which was a U.S. government research project into the potential military and intelligence applications of psychic phenomena, including remote viewing. The research aimed to determine if remote viewing could be a viable tool for espionage or intelligence gathering. While some studies from these programs reported statistically significant results, the methodology and conclusions have been subject to considerable scientific skepticism and debate.

Skeptics often attribute claims of etäluentaan to psychological factors such as confirmation bias, selective memory, and the Barnum effect, where vague descriptions can be perceived as accurate by many individuals. They point to the lack of replicable, consistent results under controlled scientific conditions that would satisfy the standards of empirical evidence. Despite the lack of mainstream scientific acceptance, etäluentaan continues to be explored and practiced by individuals and some organizations interested in parapsychology and consciousness studies.