cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26767213
this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2025
77 points (98.7% liked)
Memes
4154 readers
97 users here now
Good memes, bad memes, unite towards a united front.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Haha yeah, since you mentioned morphic resonance I thought you might guess it correctly first try. The zero escape trilogy is the only place where I've ever seen that discussed so I'm surprised you don't already know about it. That picture is from the first entry, 9 hours 9 persons 9 doors, a DS game that I recommend if you're interested in this topic. (just don't play the remastered version)
In case you're curious about the lore (and to be clear, this is made-up):
That image is from an experiment that scientists conducted to test the existence of the morphogenetic field. That is, whether or not people can communicate with each other through a shared subconscious. This dog picture along with a similar abstract image was shown to a control group to determine how likely one is to interpret them correctly. Then, the dog picture was broadcasted along with its solution across the country. Afterward, the scientists conducted the same experiment in a completely separate country and they found that, while the success rate for identifying the unpublicized picture stayed the same, the success rate for the dog picture increased dramatically.I think I would have figured out the image quickly; I should have took a few seconds to look at the image instead of immediately resorting to an online search. I will have to check the game out some time, looks intriguing. I learned about morphic resonance from my spouse, who iirc told me the originator of the concept, Rupert Sheldrake. There's been a few other places the idea has appeared in pop culture and in academics according to Wikipedia.
Upon further reading of the Wikipedia section, yeah, I guess that game is one of few media, if any more exist, in popular culture that is inspired by morphic resonance and doesn't have Sheldrake directly involved in some part. I'll definitely give that game a look.