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Does telepathy exist? The possible differs from the impossible
in an obvious way — the possible has a physical mechanism. The impossible hasn’t.
So, first of all, it is worth understanding the mechanism of the phenomenon.
If telepathy exists at all, then the mechanism of thought transmission lies
in the field of electromagnetism. It has nowhere else to lie. After all, from
a physical point of view, the process of thinking is the exchange of electrical
signals between the “chips” of the brain. These impulses can be intercepted
and deciphered, which is already used today when creating the first “thought-controlled”
devices. So far, they can read and recognize only some of the images and commands
formed by consciousness. But there is no limit to perfection. Or is there?
The human brain is not equipped with a “translator” for broadcasting thoughts
into the air. Accordingly, the signal is extremely weak, drowns in noise, and
even hypersensitive equipment is able to detect it only “at close range” distance.
A serious obstacle to the thought transmission is also the fact that human does
not have a “receiver” also, that is, an electrosensitive organ for telepathic
interception. Exactly this circumstance makes it impossible to communicate at
magnetic frequencies.
But some animals have receivers – electro-sensitive organs. An example is a
platypus that detects worms invisible in the mud by electrical impulses that
cause their muscles to contract. However, this ability works, as it should,
only at a distance measured, at most, in centimeters. And the platypus doesn’t
have a transmitter.
But what if there were a race with “receivers” and “translators”?
In fact, evolution has repeatedly implemented the concept of communication via
a “magnetic wave”. The fish in the shoal are knit together by a common electric
field, and if one of them makes a maneuver, for example, dodging a predator,
others will immediately find out about it, even without seeing the enemy through
the mass of silvery bodies of their fellows.
However, the mechanism has not gained popularity. Traditional ideas about telepathy
assume its almost unlimited range of action. However, electromagnetic fields
decay proportionally to the square of the radius. The “classical” senses – sight,
hearing, smell – and the associated ways of communication simply give living
beings the best opportunities to receive and transmit information.
Nevertheless, the cosmos is large, and it is quite possible to imagine a species,
even — why not? – intelligent, that lives in eternal darkness, or is just prone
to unconventional solutions, and therefore replacing vision and hearing with
electroreception. As a means of communication, the “morse code” of field vibrations
will be almost as effective as speech, although the variety of signals is smaller.
With direct contact, with the help of antennae, such creatures will be able
to determine the activity of different parts of the brain, and thus recognize
each other’s feelings and even exchange complex images.
They will be weak-eyed monsters who feel the world in a completely different
way than people. They will “see” only the blurred contours of the nearest objects.
Plants and stones will appear to them as fuzzy, translucent ghosts, possessing,
however, a “color” determined by electrical conductivity. Already a few meters
away from the observer, the entire inanimate world will dissolve into impenetrable
darkness, “illuminated” only by the pulses of lightning striking far beyond
the horizon.
In return, the animals will stand out against the background of velvet darkness
as indeterminate, but bright spots. Moreover, the creatures will be more noticeable
the higher their organization, and the more intense the work of their muscles.
An insect frozen in place can be distinguished from a stone only up close, by
color. From afar, easily penetrating through obstacles, the flickering of the
magnetic speech of the brethren will arise. And this means that several monsters,
calling to one another, will be able to arrange a magnetic resonance imaging
of the area.
It is logical to assume that animals relying on an electric sense will, like
electric eels, have developed electrical organs that occupy a quarter of the
body volume. This is because a lot of energy is needed for radio broadcasts.
But along the way, this will allow them to measure the impact force not in kilograms,
but in kilovolts.
Translated by Pavel Volkov, 2021
The original Russian article is here
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