Book Of Wisdom by Advanced Society of Paranormal Studies (ASPS)
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This is a book for thinkers. People who like to explore mysterious truths about the universe, and writings about deep matters that affect us all, right here, right now. Subjects include: intelligence, knowledge, science, meta-physics, materialism, ancient wisdom, reincarnation, spirituality, ancient texts, paranormal phenomena, mind, yoga, life, death, natural phenomena, nature, consciousness, supernatural powers, physics, the universe, religion, and philosophy.
Excerpt:
Seeing the Unseen: The Limits of Human Perception.
As human beings, we tend to assume that the world we experience through our senses is a complete and accurate representation of reality. After all, our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and sense of touch provide us with a wealth of information about our surroundings, allowing us to navigate, interact, and make sense of the environment. However, this assumption belies a fundamental limitation of the human condition – we can only know and understand the world through the narrow confines of our five senses.
The Visible Spectrum:
Perhaps the most obvious limitation of human perception is our ability to see only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The visible light that our eyes can detect ranges from approximately 400 to 700 nanometers in wavelength, a mere sliver of the vast expanse of radiation that permeates the universe.
Beyond the visible spectrum lie the realms of ultraviolet, infrared, and radio waves, each with their own unique properties and potential for revealing the hidden workings of the natural world. While some animals, such as bees, birds, and snakes, have evolved the ability to perceive these invisible wavelengths, humans remain largely oblivious to their existence.
The Inaudible Realm:
Similarly, our sense of hearing is constrained to a specific range of sound frequencies, typically between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. This range, while sufficient for detecting the vocalizations of many animals and the sounds of our everyday environment, excludes a vast array of acoustic phenomena.
Bats, for example, can detect ultrasonic frequencies up to 100 kHz, allowing them to navigate their surroundings and locate prey using echolocation. Elephants, on the other hand, can communicate using infrasonic rumbles below the lower limit of human hearing, which can travel for miles and serve as a means of long-distance communication.
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