Myth 5: “Exceeding limits is unnatural”

Before assessing whether exceeding the limits of the human body is natural or not, we should first ask ourselves whether we truly know those limits. And the truth is that we do not.

What we know are certain statistical thresholds based on average samples, which shed very little light on our true potential.

Every time we encounter stories of human achievement that challenge these ranges, we realize that as long as we do not understand the true potential of the human brain, we will not know the real limits of the physical body—especially when variables such as inner power and intention intersect with non-conventional beliefs that challenge the known world.

Throughout human history, there have been countless achievements that surpassed all kinds of standards which, prior to being accomplished, were ridiculed or considered impossible. Some examples that challenged the prevailing beliefs of their time include:

• “The human brain cannot function above 8,000 meters without oxygen.”

This belief was overcome in 1978 by mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler, who made history by climbing Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen.

• “The autonomic nervous system cannot be consciously controlled.”

Wim Hof has demonstrated that respiratory training and mental focus can modify autonomic responses.

• “When memory is lost, the person is no longer present.”

Oliver Sacks documented numerous clinical cases in which patients with severe Alzheimer’s disease regained coherence, eye contact, and rhythm when listening to music that had been meaningful in their lives.

• “Human beings cannot leave Earth or survive beyond it.”

International cooperation combined with technology has expanded what was once considered the limits of habitable space.

• “Genetics is destiny.”

Advances in epigenetics show that genes do not act in isolation; rather, their expression depends on the cellular environment and factors such as diet, stress, and lifestyle.

These and many other examples demonstrate that such myths—despite having enjoyed scientific or social consensus in their time—fell through the same crack: the human capacity to imagine new, uncharted limits that repeatedly challenge our most deeply rooted beliefs.

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