I really enjoy it when you start sharing your theories, but I can’t contribute because you’ve already covered every possibilit
A summary of the theories I’ve read and found convincing:
This isn’t a personal theory of my own, but rather a collection of theories and interpretations that I’ve read and put together because they are what I find most convincing so far.
I believe that Desmond actually cannot read minds, but he was looking for a way to be able to do so, which is why he resorted to human experiments. Perhaps his plan was that, after one of the experiments succeeded, he would apply the successful method to himself. I think Anya was one of these experiments, but she was the only one that actually succeeded. However, she escaped before they discovered that the experiment had been successful.
As for Desmond’s wife, perhaps when she said that he could read minds, she didn’t mean it literally. Maybe he simply knows her extremely well; he memorizes his family’s behaviors, routines, feelings, and reactions, allowing him to predict what she will say or do to the point where it seems as though he is reading her mind.
As for the thoughts Anya heard, such as “death,” “scary,” and “Desmond’s research,” perhaps they weren’t Desmond’s thoughts at all, but rather the thoughts of the person sleeping on the bed. This could also explain why they were fragmented and didn’t seem to make much sense, because the person wasn’t conscious. They may have simply been random, overlapping thoughts from their mind while they were asleep.
Note: I don’t know English very well, so I translated what I wrote using AI. So, if you notice any mistakes, please don’t be surprised.✨✨✨