Where Does Your "Self-Talk" Come From? — The Intersection of the Logic of Survival and the Logic of Information
Where does your "self-talk" come from? Those mysterious intuitions and memories that resonate only within you, which you cannot tell anyone else. Are they merely errors in the brain, or is it something more?
1. The "Logic of Survival" Depicted by Psychology — The Gravitational Pull Toward the Universal
Until now, I have observed "humanity" from the perspective of psychology as a modern science. This is the wisdom of seeking the "optimal solution for survival" to preserve life as safely as possible, based on scientific reproducibility.
Universalization (The reason for being the same as everyone else): It saves more energy (cost) for survival to be in a stable herd where you can predict the movements of others than to spend your time alone, fearing external enemies. Fitting into the "universal" rules of a group is a clever survival strategy for individual organisms to face tomorrow with peace of mind.
The mind's function as survival: Our emotions and actions play a role like a life defense system that constantly checks the surrounding situation and tells us, "This is dangerous" or "This is joyful," so that the body can continue to function healthily.
2. Observed "Unknown Information" — The Continuum of Individual Memory
On the other hand, what Dr. Weiss's clinical work and parapsychology experiments suggest is a flow of invisible information that cannot be explained by the brain's survival strategy (calculation) alone.
Stories that should not be in modern memory: We sometimes encounter "memories of some time" that we should not have experienced in this current life, or "strange premonitions" that transcend logic. It seems as if this information is flowing in from somewhere else, rather than being created by our current body (the survival system).
Messages arriving from the outside: Thoughts that arise in a fleeting moment and do not manifest in action are not answers squeezed out by our current mind, but rather like messages that arrive quietly when we touch something much larger. We could call this "outside" realm the "soul" for convenience, but let us leave the discussion of its essence for another occasion.
3. The Translation Process of "Friction" — Sublimation into Wisdom
Here, a question arises: Why must unique "unknown information" dare to live within the restrictive framework of the "optimal solution for survival (the universal)"?
It is because pure information without limitations cannot be crystallized into wisdom. The friction that occurs between the "universal limitations" of society and the physical body acts as a catalyst that translates individual experiences into value that everyone can share. Not being swayed by the memories of the "individual," nor being buried in the waves of the "universal." The friction on that boundary line is the place where information is transformed into "wisdom."
Conclusion: Is there not yet a nameless "perceptual system"?
Previously, I wrote down a question: "I am currently in the midst of an attempt to analyze and systematize this perception called ESP with the calm gaze of psychology. How can I logically unravel this realm that does not fit into existing frameworks?"
Standing on the boundary line between the "Logic of Survival (Psychology)" and the "Logic of Information (the unknown realm)" that we have looked at so far, could we not correctly position this as a "individual perceptual system" instead of discarding the overflowing information as noise?