From Jim Freedom:

Re: “Out of body” research attacks philosophical questions (Aug. 24): I was disappointed to see that the scientists behind this research did not open their minds to the idea of telepathic communication between the parent and the child as source for the information about spiders. If that kind of communication can work for the hundredth monkey then it should (and does) work for humans.

One could test for the beliefs of the parents, particularly the mother and her attitudes toward spiders. Some mothers may not be afraid of spiders and therefore the child would not have picked up on that fear. It is a testable theory that is ignored by most scientists still today.

Jim Freedom
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