The Noetic Field

<p data-rte-fromparser="true">[Excerpt from "The Noetic Field" Chapter 1, By <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dayo%20Igwe%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dayo%20Igwe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDayo%20Igwe%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="61196-1885845155592ac928ea3fa" href="/wiki/Dayo_Igwe" title="Dayo Igwe">Dayo Igwe</a>] 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Noetic research, like all bold new ideas, has undergone a predictable pattern in the scientific community. First, skeptics ridicule the idea since it violates conventional wisdom and the Laws of Science. Second, skeptics grudgingly concede the idea might be possible in some circumstances, but the evidence is weak. Third, the idea catches the attention of mainstream researchers and, more importantly, the public. Finally, the same skeptics who once laughed at the idea now claim that they thought of it first.
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