Ky Dickens

You know, I was so impressed with Dr. Powell. I mean, she's a real thoughtful scientist in this regard. And she was studying savant syndrome at first. And savant syndrome is really interesting. And I mean, her big thesis is ESP should be considered a savant skill because...

You know, I was so impressed with Dr. Powell. I mean, she's a real thoughtful scientist in this regard. And she was studying savant syndrome at first. And savant syndrome is really interesting. And I mean, her big thesis is ESP should be considered a savant skill because...

Science as a whole legitimizes savant so that you might know a language or music or math without being taught or exposed to it. And that's pretty wild. How does that happen if you haven't been taught it? And so ESP is in the same realm, right? Like you know something you shouldn't know because how? How would you know the future? How can you know someone's thoughts?

Science as a whole legitimizes savant so that you might know a language or music or math without being taught or exposed to it. And that's pretty wild. How does that happen if you haven't been taught it? And so ESP is in the same realm, right? Like you know something you shouldn't know because how? How would you know the future? How can you know someone's thoughts?

Oh, ESP is an extrasensory perception. So a sense of knowing something without your five senses. So she was studying savant skills. And what was fascinating is some of the parents who had a quote unquote savant, which is a troubling word of itself for a few reasons we can talk about later. But like we're saying, actually, I don't know if they're savant.

Oh, ESP is an extrasensory perception. So a sense of knowing something without your five senses. So she was studying savant skills. And what was fascinating is some of the parents who had a quote unquote savant, which is a troubling word of itself for a few reasons we can talk about later. But like we're saying, actually, I don't know if they're savant.

I thought they were because I thought they had every book on my bookshelf memorized. But then I'm learning, no, I think they can see through my eyes or I think they're reading my mind. And she heard that enough times that she started studying that. And lo and behold, in the studies she did, she was seeing what I saw, which was this bears out.

I thought they were because I thought they had every book on my bookshelf memorized. But then I'm learning, no, I think they can see through my eyes or I think they're reading my mind. And she heard that enough times that she started studying that. And lo and behold, in the studies she did, she was seeing what I saw, which was this bears out.

Unfortunately, because so many of our scientific institutions are rooted in materialism and the journals and such, it's really hard to publish papers on this, to get grants to do the research around it, to publish a book on it. And when she published a book and was on her book tour, suddenly the board said, we're taking your license away because we think there must be something wrong with you.

Unfortunately, because so many of our scientific institutions are rooted in materialism and the journals and such, it's really hard to publish papers on this, to get grants to do the research around it, to publish a book on it. And when she published a book and was on her book tour, suddenly the board said, we're taking your license away because we think there must be something wrong with you.

And she had a petition. She had to go through psychological testing to prove that she was of sound mind. And then she begged them to look at the book. And they realized, oh, this is sound science. And she's sound. OK, you can have your license back and you can do this. But the trauma is done because you've had to pay a lot of fees. It hurts your reputation. It comes up on Google.

And she had a petition. She had to go through psychological testing to prove that she was of sound mind. And then she begged them to look at the book. And they realized, oh, this is sound science. And she's sound. OK, you can have your license back and you can do this. But the trauma is done because you've had to pay a lot of fees. It hurts your reputation. It comes up on Google.

And so I think for a lot of the scientists who are on the cutting edge of this, too, they've been harmed. Because for me, I believe that at the baseline for science, you should have a freedom of inquiry. You should be able to ask a question and see where it leads. And as a society, we need to ask ourselves, well, what is going on?

And so I think for a lot of the scientists who are on the cutting edge of this, too, they've been harmed. Because for me, I believe that at the baseline for science, you should have a freedom of inquiry. You should be able to ask a question and see where it leads. And as a society, we need to ask ourselves, well, what is going on?

If you can't ask a question because people are afraid of the answer— I mean, that's troubling and it's also limiting because as humans, this is really exciting that there is a very real non-physical world. And I think that's what everyone actually cares about. At the end of the day, like, don't we care if that has implications for where we're going and why we're here? Yeah. Yeah.

If you can't ask a question because people are afraid of the answer— I mean, that's troubling and it's also limiting because as humans, this is really exciting that there is a very real non-physical world. And I think that's what everyone actually cares about. At the end of the day, like, don't we care if that has implications for where we're going and why we're here? Yeah. Yeah.

So Dr. Powell, she saw the truth of it, but she also ran hard into the deeply skeptical materialist society and science world.

So Dr. Powell, she saw the truth of it, but she also ran hard into the deeply skeptical materialist society and science world.

I mean, I think the same thing. I mean, she laid low for a while after that, you know, and then she actually retired right before the telepathy tapes came out. She's like, I don't want to be fined again. I don't want to deal with all this. And she was ready, but she was like, this is not worth it. So I think what kept her going is kind of the same thing that, you know, when I hit—

I mean, I think the same thing. I mean, she laid low for a while after that, you know, and then she actually retired right before the telepathy tapes came out. She's like, I don't want to be fined again. I don't want to deal with all this. And she was ready, but she was like, this is not worth it. So I think what kept her going is kind of the same thing that, you know, when I hit—