Quote:

The question now is how to go about linking the subconscious mind more to the conscious mind?



I think we are just at the beginning of understanding the full potential of the human mind. Yes, while we do have objective limits, as babyada has been eloquently reminding us, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that we are far from reaching those limits as a race. True, I may not be able to compose like Mozart, draw like Picaso, write like Twain, hypothesize like Einstein, remember every fact I read or play a song on the piano perfectly upon hearing a song once or accurately guess the number of jellybeans in a huge jar (like some savants do without effort), and on and on. But these abilities appear "super-human" only because the vast majority of humans don't exhibit them. I think the one very legitimate goal (and desire) is to discover the source of such greatness, the "key" to unlocking these type of abilities, so that they become a new standard of normalcy in our society. Yes, when that happens, there may be a new push for desiring EVEN greater abilities, but that can be good for us as a race, since we are consciously steering and thereby accelerating our evolution as a species (hopefully toward a good outcome!).

So, yes, while I agree that we are very far from tapping into our full potential, I also believe it is a goal worth pursuing. With all the wonderful tools at our disposal, let us encourage one another toward that end.