I think our minds have extreme potential in the sense that human intelligence has done incredible things and profoundly changed the entire planet.
I also think our minds have extreme potential in the sense that they seem to be much, much more efficient than any modern computer at many tasks, to the point that it seems there must be something about the way brains function which we have yet to grasp well enough to be able to make an artificial analogue.
However, I definitely do not think that our minds have some untapped, out-there potential that we have yet to discover, such as psychic powers, extrasensory perception, etc. And I don't find the concept very interesting beyond fantasy stories. Human minds are amazing enough as-is that they don't need secret superpowers.
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I think our minds have extreme potential in the sense that human intelligence has done incredible things and profoundly changed the entire planet.
I also think our minds have extreme potential in the sense that they seem to be much, much more efficient than any modern computer at many tasks, to the point that it seems there must be something about the way brains function which we have yet to grasp well enough to be able to make an artificial analogue.
However, I definitely do not think that our minds have some untapped, out-there potential that we have yet to discover, such as psychic powers, extrasensory perception, etc. And I don't find the concept very interesting beyond fantasy stories. Human minds are amazing enough as-is that they don't need secret superpowers.