What do you think deja vu is?

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Shawn

Shawn

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Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: Flying Circus
Good evening. Tonight on 'It's the Mind', we examine the phenomenon of déjà vu. That strange feeling we sometimes get that we've lived through something before, that what is happening now has already happened. Tonight on 'It's the Mind' we examine the phenomenon of déjà vu, that strange feeling we sometimes get that we've ... (looks puzzled fir a moment) Anyway, tonight on 'It's the Mind' we examine the phenomenon of déjà vu, that strange...

(Cut to opening title sequence with montage of psychiatric photos and the two captions and music over. Cut back to Mr Boniface at desk, shaken. Caption on screen: 'IT'S THE MIND')

Boniface: Good evening. Tonight on 'It's the Mind' we examine the phenomenon of déjà vu, that strange feeling we someti... mes get ... that ... we've lived through something...

(Cut to opening titles again. Back then to Boniface, now very shaken. Caption on screen: 'IT'S THE MIND')

Boniface: Good ... good evening. Tonight on 'It's the Mind' we examine the phenomenon of dddddddddddéjà vvvvvvvvuu, that extraordinary feeling... quite extraordinary... (he tails off, goes quiet, the phone rings, he picks it up) No, fine thanks, fine. (he rings off, a man comes in on the right and hands him glass of water and leaves) Oh, thank you. That strange feeling we sometimes get that we've lived through something before. (phone rings again; he picks it up) No, fine thank you. Fine. (he rings off a man comes in from right and hands him a glass of water; he jumps) ... Thank you. That strange feeling... (phone rings; he answers) No. Fine, thank you. Fine, (ring off; a man enters and gives him glass of water) thank you. (he screams with fear) Look, something's happening to me. I - I - urn, I think I'd better go and see someone. Goodnight.
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wtf
 
Nebor

Nebor

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I figure it's some kind of memory error in your brain, wherein a sensory memory is mistaken for a long term memory. It's not as bad as a blue screen (aneurism), it's more like when you double click, but it just doesn't GO, and you KNOW you doubled clicked.
 
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imported_KirbsAw

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I had always heard that its basically a glitch where your mind processes its senses at a slower rate than normal, dragging it out, since it takes longer its like seeing it twice.
 
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Chronoshock

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This happens to me as well, and I'm pretty sure its not crosswiring in my brain. I've had a dream of something mundane like sitting in class for a few minutes and I'll even mention that dream (and how boring it was) when I wake up. Then later that week I'll have my seat changed randomly and I'll end up sitting in the exact same spot as in my dream with people in the same locations in the dream. This has happened many times (20+) and I'm convinced there's something behind it. The biggest gap between dream and actual event has been several years and the smallest gap has been like maybe a day or two
 
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benliong

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Some of the smartass electrons in the brain are travelling faster than light speed. Someone should give them a ticket.
 
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Pex

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Originally posted by: benliong
Some of the smartass electrons in the brain are travelling faster than light speed. Someone should give them a ticket.
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I'll contact the Nervous System.
 
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thomsbrain

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i think they're literally triggering future memories. i mean time isn't linear, you always will and always have existed in all the time that you will live. we just have a limited perception of time, the same as we can only see what's in front of us with our eyes. maybe deja vu is the time equivilent of taking a peak at what's behind you. (or, in front of you... you get my point).
 
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