What is telepathy?

So, I spotted something and instinctively called someone, but just before I did, I decided not to. However, and this just happened, the thought of how to verbally express my thoughts ran through my head in an unusually real way. To my surprise, the person, who was in another room and surrounded by a monotonous…

Can one theoretically "inherit" ways of thinking or interests?

Please respect my way of thinking and do not give religious answers like: Return to Islam etc. I was born a Muslim, but I don't practice it, as neither my father, mother, nor grandfather practiced it. Therefore, I've never practiced it either (I wouldn't really call myself a Muslim, either, looking back), apart from fasting…