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    "abstract": "A model consistent with string theory is proposed for so-called paranormal\nphenomena such as extra-sensory perception (ESP). Our mathematical skills are\nassumed to derive from a special \u0027mental vacuum state\u0027, whose origin is\nexplained on the basis of anthropic and biological arguments, taking into\naccount the need for the informational processes associated with such a state\nto be of a life-supporting character. ESP is then explained in terms of shared\n\u0027thought bubbles\u0027 generated by the participants out of the mental vacuum state.\nThe paper concludes with a critique of arguments sometimes made claiming to\n\u0027rule out\u0027 the possible existence of paranormal phenomena.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0312012",
    "authors": [
      "Brian D. Josephson"
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      "physics.gen-ph"
    ],
    "license": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/",
    "title": "String Theory, Universal Mind, and the Paranormal",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0312012"
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