Eric Wargo
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The idea of two arrows of causation is becoming increasingly well established in QM circles, and it is the basis of my proposed mechanism. I should offer the disclaimer that I'm less committed to the particular mechanism I proposed (backward influence in neuronal microstructures via entanglement) than I am the basic idea that ESP phenomena can be explained as a kind of memory for our own future emotional upheavals.Sheldrake also mentioned there being two arrows of causation that meet in the present -> the usual forward causation and the backward causation from virtual futures.
Sadly this was a quick comment in an interview rather than an extended treatment, so not sure if he's elaborated on this.
edit: ah, here's something about it, but sadly also not in detail.
"Minds are extended beyond brains not only in space but also in time, and connect us to our own pasts through memory and to virtual futures, among which we choose."
I disagree with Sheldrake (and with Alex and probably many on this forum) that "minds beyond brains" is how we're going to solve the problem of psi. I think "brains through time" would be a better way of putting it. My mind doesn't connect to your brain and can't know your experience right now ... but my brain now can connect to my brain at a future time point when you have shared your experience with me. This produces the effects that would be studied under the rubric of transpersonal psychology, but the mechanism is far more PhilDickian. :-)