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    Thread: What are you listening to?
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Laird Wrote: (Today, 06:06 PM) -- Ah, it was probably you who got me into her in the first place then. I couldn't remember how I discovered her. I did a bit of searching but couldn't find any referen...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Other Topics , 3 hours ago
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    Thread: What are you listening to?
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Laird Wrote: (Yesterday, 03:37 PM) -- Recently, I've been rediscovering Basia Bulat. Here are my four favourite songs of hers: -- Nice! I used to have Bulat's Heart of My Own on repeat so great to ...
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    Thread: Surveying the landscape => A paranormal, religious future?
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Majorities of Americans believe in ghosts, aliens, the devil: Survey (https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4400922-americans-ghosts-aliens-devil-survey/) by Tara Suter - 01/10/24 3:30 PM ET...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-24, 06:18 PM
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    Thread: Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere
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T-Shirt with Stop Sign can possibly make driverless cars stop (https://www.motortrend.com/news/can-a-t-shirt-stop-a-waymo-driverless-taxi-vehicle/) (Changed the title b/c it was needlessly confusin...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-24, 05:32 PM
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    Thread: After-Death Communications: New Cases That Bear on the Question of Survival
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5ZhEsWoQnc Quote: -- Abstract: A spontaneous After-Death Communication (ADC) occurs when a bereaved person unexpectedly perceives the deceased person. This ma...
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    Thread: Trashing natural selection as a special case.
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stephenw Wrote: (2024-04-17, 09:05 PM) -- Not suggested at all in the article - and just my personal claim - is the assertion that information science functionality is in a separate environment from ...
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    Thread: By Our Bootstraps: An Egregorial Model of Reality
Post: By Our Bootstraps: An Egregorial Model of Reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRpbPgrxY5k Quote: -- The relationship between consciousness, that is, “awareness,” and the physical universe has been an ongoing mystery to modern science. Indee...
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    Thread: Owls and the UFO Abductee
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MOLpXPjfrE Quote: -- Mike Clelland has been investigating the unknown for well over a decade. His 2015 book, The Messengers, explores the mysterious connection b...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in UFOs (and Related) , 2024-04-23, 04:43 PM
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    Thread: What are you listening to?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSJeHDlhYls =-=-= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfIeuRXdW9U
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Other Topics , 2024-04-23, 12:24 AM
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    Thread: Thoughts are more real than objects
Post: Thoughts are more real than objects

Thoughts are more real than objects (https://www.essentiafoundation.org/thoughts-are-more-real-than-objects/reading/) Jeremy Dunham, PhD  Quote: -- Idealism is often regarded as a philosophy ...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Philosophical Discussions , 2024-04-22, 04:53 AM
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    Thread: Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere
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Silence Wrote: (2024-04-16, 02:35 PM) -- Quick update on Tesla's newest software update to its self driving tech. They pushed out a revamp (supposedly based on the emerging LLM tech) to all Tesla ow...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-18, 08:14 PM
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    Thread: AI megathread
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Brian Wrote: (2024-04-17, 08:45 PM) -- AI ‘LooksRater' app blamed for rise in bullying at school https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24254740.ai-looksrater-app-blamed-rise-bullying-school/ (h...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Other Topics , 2024-04-18, 07:55 PM
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    Thread: SETI chief says US has no evidence for alien technology.
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Silence Wrote: (2024-04-18, 12:35 PM) -- I find the evidence lacking at this stage, but refutations based on thought experiments such as the one above are embarrassing for the debunker.  Using pure, ...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-18, 07:30 PM
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    Thread: Trashing natural selection as a special case.
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sbu Wrote: (2024-04-18, 07:39 AM) -- Yeah, psi immediately comes to mind. -- I don't really think these are comparable as I was speaking as someone who denies the existence of "natural laws" as an ...
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    Thread: Trashing natural selection as a special case.
Post: RE: Trashing natural selection as a special case.

For me the link doesn't work, but I believe this is the article (https://scitechdaily.com/beyond-biology-scientists-uncover-a-universal-missing-law-of-evolution/) you're referring to? I've seen var...
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    Thread: Mind is not what it seems: On the mental foundation of the world
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Mind is not what it seems: On the mental foundation of the world (https://www.essentiafoundation.org/mind-is-not-what-it-seems-on-the-mental-foundation-of-the-world/reading/) A. A. Adedire, BS, BA ...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Philosophical Discussions , 2024-04-15, 02:29 PM
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    Thread: Refuting Strong Emergence
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stephenw Wrote: (2024-04-12, 02:51 PM) -- While greatly appreciating Chalmers professional work, I have a different view.  For me, consciousness doesn't emerge from the physical environment.  Nor doe...
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    Thread: Refuting Strong Emergence
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stephenw Wrote: (2024-04-10, 01:33 PM) -- Thanks for posting this wonderful program.  The interview of Ellis was great and the rest very good. With that said, I found no thought given beyond - it ...
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    Thread: AI megathread
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Where the Rubber Hits the Road: ISA =/= Microarchitecture Gap (https://multisenserealism.com/2023/05/12/where-the-rubber-hits-the-road-isa-microarchitecture-gap/) Craig Weinberg https://multise...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Other Topics , 2024-04-09, 09:55 PM
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    Thread: Refuting Strong Emergence
Post: Refuting Strong Emergence

Refuting Strong Emergence (https://multisenserealism.com/2023/06/14/refuting-strong-emergence/) Craig Weinberg  Quote: -- ...Physics, chemistry, and biology may have their own special laws, b...
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