[lobocinza]

"Remote viewing has demonstrated it is of value and has a high rate of success... We do not evaluate our product. All evaluations are done by the professional intelligence analysts who assign the project. Collection of intelligence through remote viewing is not an experiment. It is a successful collection method. The army effort is not research and development, it is operational collection..."

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R0011002...

Obviously people lie but a compelling report.

[keepamovin]

Hey, nice find! You don't need to rely on liars tho - if you're worried about it - just try for yourself. Tho you probably know it's real!

[lobocinza]

> just try for yourself.

More probably the conclusions from the project manager are positive exaggerations because it would directly benefit from the continuation of the project but let's consider the possibility that RV works! This would be a fantastic evidence of psychic/paranormal phenomena that would make anyone reconsider other paranormal/spiritual claims that we're previously dismissed. Which creates a dilemma because if I'm non-receptive to paranormal phenomena it will not work and there's no point in trying and if I'm receptive then it's unwise because divination is sinful according to the majority of religions.

I imagine there's a "reality" be it real or fictitious where RV and other forms of divination works but ain't widespread enough to be scientifically acknowledged because those really capable of it knows it leads to eternal damnation so they don't practice it or share it publicly. In this same "reality" it's possible that the CIA as other intelligence agencies successfully used divination to acquire intel but discontinued it as they did with Blackbird because nowadays the have much better ways like software backdoors, spy satellites and even OSINT. And to note at best RV produces subjective intel which is non-optimal.

[keepamovin]

But sadly your OG link was borked! The actual link is:

  https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R001100290005-5.pdf
  Page 12 (final page)