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Precognition
Precognition, in parapsychology, is the supposed ability to perceive future events before they happen, in ways that cannot be deduced from rational information available. It would manifest in premonitory dreams, visions or clear-cut intuitions. Like ESP, it is studied by parapsychology but is not confirmed by the scientific community.
Scientific research
Parapsychological studies (J. B. Rhine, Daryl Bem) have attempted to demonstrate precognition with "feeling the future" experiments. Bem in 2011 published controversial studies, criticised for methodological problems. Independent replication has largely failed. The scientific community considers precognition unproven.
Premonitory dreams
Many people report dreams that seem to predict events. Psychology explains these episodes with confirmation bias (we remember the dreams that "came true" and forget the others), with coincidences (dreams are many, possible events too), and with post-event "reconstruction" of the dream. Cases documented as "true precognition" have not passed scientific scrutiny.
FAQ
Does precognition exist?
Not according to the scientific community. Experiences remain subjective and culturally meaningful, not demonstrable.
Can I train it?
Not in a verifiable way. Training attention and intuition produces real effects in experiential domains, not verifiable precognitive abilities.
Are prophetic dreams common?
Many people report them. The most plausible explanation involves selective memory and the high number of dreams compared with those we remember.