Oliver Joseph Lodge – 4 Quotes

4 Quotes by Oliver Joseph Lodge

We know that communication must be hampered, and its form largely determined, by the unconscious but inevitable influence of a transmitting mechanism, whether that be of a merely mechanical or of a physiological character.

– Oliver Joseph Lodge

In other cases, when the medium becomes entranced, the demonstration of a communicator’s separate intelligence may become stronger and the sophistication less.

– Oliver Joseph Lodge

The hypothesis of surviving intelligence and personality – not only surviving but anxious and able with difficulty to communicate – is the simplest and most straightforward and the only one that fits all the facts.

– Oliver Joseph Lodge

The properties which differentiate living matter from any kind of inorganic imitation may be instinctively felt, but can hardly be formulated without expert knowledge.

– Oliver Joseph Lodge