Ake... I do see certain 'logical' similarities in both types of belief, but as MtheGM notes, there are also differences.

Similar: Acceptance of an idea or system whose data is NOT experienced or agreed to by others. Science and universal acceptance require more than anecdotes..even many anecdotes.
Note that many people have 'reported' that they saw angels, the Virgin Mary, or talked to God. Why wouldn't those anecdotes be as reliable as your report of telepathy?

why? because:

Different: In that we know we can detect the electrical activity in brains, and must take seriously (enough to test) the possibility that other brains 'might' be able to 'feel' these.(which is still FAR from clearly identifying the source and making predictions based on the experience... and doing it on demand and with regularity)

So.. brain activity IS something measurable, metaphysical experience leading to a religious conviction about the origin of **everything**, implying a 'god',is not measurable...in any way we know.

The real similarity lies in the personal predilection toward 'belief' in ideas and theories which are not (easily) testable. People 'believe' in astrology, alien abductions, past lives, reincarnation, palmistry, psychic surgery, 'luck' involving rabbits feet, possession by evil 'spirits' ....and even Santa Claus . I'm never sure why, but it IS true that beliefs are an easy, shortcut way to explain things that puzzle them, or to comfort them when they contemplate the mysteries of life & death.
It is easy to understand why humans would develop such beliefs, and not TOO hard to see why they (some) would hold to various theories when no one can totally DISprove them....but the principles of logic, scientific method and basic common sense are still there, whether ignored or not.