People with Abilities

[Depression Moon]

I came across something interesting. I went to my adviser at my college to make sure my classes were in order because when I had looked at my status online it had me under a different major.

So I sat down in her office and I was lost at words at what she did momentarily. After giving her my ID number she opened the screen for the student database. I noticed it within a second when she was moving the mouse or cursor without the use of her hands. I had looked down at her lap and her hands were rested on it. There was no extra keyboard there of anything of the such. She had a very concentrated stare on her face and she moved her head slightly when making large movements of the cursor.

I was taken away and could only keep my eyes on her face and her hands in her lap. Whenever she asked me something I did not change. I just answered and she kept her eyes on the screen. Strangely enough this woman resembles Charlie from Heroes and she shares the same last name as me. She is white, but there is a good chance that we actually might be related. She jested when I first met her that we might be related. That might sort of explain where I got my abilities from.

Comments?

[Roto13]

ugh

[boris no no]

I see dead people

[Peegee]

I'm sorry but I can't respond seriously. Is this a fanfic?

[G13]

Suddenly I'm taken back to d2jsp when some kid said he had Naruto powers. That was a really fun thread.

[Depression Moon]

I'm sorry but I can't respond seriously. Is this a fanfic?

What fanfic and the answer is no. This occurred earlier in the afternoon. I am still perplexed.

[Bunny]

When I'm really angry, I turn green and spout clichés.

[Agrias]

I can make cookies disappear.

[Peegee]

I'm sorry but I can't respond seriously. Is this a fanfic?

What fanfic and the answer is no. This occurred earlier in the afternoon. I am still perplexed.

....ooohkay

I'm going to try my best not to go crazy and ask you go to go back to the councillor and ask her if she can move the mouse pointer without using the mouse. That way it will clear up any misunderstandings, which this ought to be.

[Raistlin]

You are either oblivious/gullible, delusional, or making it up. Your call, but I think you can see that no one is buying it here.

[Mirage]

She probably just had a different input device than what you're used to. Like a trackball in her lap. gawd wtf, no one use those anymore, it was probably a small external touchpad.

[Depression Moon]

You are either oblivious/gullible, delusional, or making it up. Your call, but I think you can see that no one is buying it here.

I'm not trying to buy anyone and I don't say that it's gullible. Surely all of us have encountered strange events. Why is it that some people can dream the future and some can sense death? Science has no explanation to this. I was also merely speculating.

She probably just had a different input device than what you're used to. Like a trackball in her lap. gawd wtf, no one use those anymore, it was probably a small external touchpad.

I didn't really see anything her hands. I was in too much awe at the time to ask her. I'll make the attempt to do so tomorrow if she is there.

[Raistlin]

Surely all of us have encountered strange events.

Sure. I don't attribute them to made-up fairy tales with no evidence, though. "I don't know" is a better answer than making up whatever you want.

Why is it that some people can dream the future and some can sense death?

Simple answer: they can't.

Modern science does not currently have he explanation for everything, no. But the scientific method (critical examination combined with empirical observation and testing) is the only rational way to go about figuring out those explanations.

EDIT: I was reminded of this great article on skepticism by EoFF's own Dr Unne/God. Regardless of what he said, though, he definitely saw Sasquatch.

[Pheesh]

It'd be cool if she was doing it with her feet. Now THAT would be an ability.

[Raistlin]

Apparently people have actually done that. I love the internet.