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Originally Posted by dknv
Oh yes - I forgot about instinct.
So would the '6th sense' fit into instinct? i.e., the person who has a bad feeling about taking a plane trip so he cancels it, then finds out there was a plane accident -- ala Final Destination.
But then, I suppose this would not be wisdom then, but simply reaction.
nevermind......
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I'm not sure I believe in any 6th sense type stuff. I've never felt anthing like that. However, the 5 (or 6 senses) are just imputs to our brains. They are only raw information used in decision making.
Let's say I thow a baseball at a little kid. If the kid's never been hit by something before, he'll probably just stand there and get popped! However, if he's had that experience, he'll try to get out of the way to avoid getting hit... and if he's played baseball before he may try to catch it! His eyes are giving him the information about the incoming baseball, but his wisdom/knowledge determins his reaction to it.
Similarily, if there is a 6th sense, you would have to have some experience using it in order to recognize the input from that sense. You'd have to have a "bad feeling", then have a coorelating bad incident in order to start understanding the 6th snese input. Or perhaps you could have someone instruct you about how to use that sense. Just like I can throw baseballs at the kid till he learns to get out of the way, or I can teach him to put up his glove and catch it.
(I'm not sure I'm making sense any longer... but this is so far the most interesting intellectual thread we've had on doink.net!)