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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
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David001 Wrote: (Yesterday, 05:54 PM) -- That is true, however, it is important to remember that much of the framework on which such ideas are based is well documented. 1) Reincarnation seems to be ...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Spirituality , Yesterday, 06:36 PM
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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
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nbtruthman Wrote: (2024-03-23, 03:41 PM) -- An attempt to broadly summarize this issue: As you bring out, there isn't much in the deep historical record, especially of channelings or other psychic p...
Posted by David001 in Spirituality , Yesterday, 05:54 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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Typoz Wrote: (2024-03-26, 04:08 PM) -- Since reincarnation was mentioned, and super psi too, I feel I should point out - for the umpteenth time - that reincarnation is not about grabbing information ...
Posted by nbtruthman in Spirituality , 2024-03-26, 07:35 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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I guess I'm saying reincarnation doesn't matter, in that it is the present which matters. Similarly I suppose I'm saying death doesn't matter, it is only living which matters. But that might sound ...
Posted by Typoz in Spirituality , 2024-03-26, 05:32 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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Since reincarnation was mentioned, and super psi too, I feel I should point out - for the umpteenth time - that reincarnation is not about grabbing information and regurgitating it. It's something els...
Posted by Typoz in Spirituality , 2024-03-26, 04:08 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2024-03-26, 01:30 AM) -- Probably Braude's Immortal Remains. (I think you've already read the thread I made about it... (https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-super-psi-some-...
Posted by nbtruthman in Spirituality , 2024-03-26, 03:07 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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sbu Wrote: (2024-03-25, 03:58 PM) -- I believe the alternative to truth-seeking is faith. Why is it so pervasive to scrutinize the subtle suggestions we have that death is not the end? -- I think t...
Posted by nbtruthman in Spirituality , 2024-03-25, 04:53 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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I don’t think fear of death diminishes with age. As least not purely as a function of age. My father in law seems terrified as the prospect approaches. Perhaps in his case, a crash course of thinking ...
Posted by Obiwan in Spirituality , 2024-03-21, 10:28 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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Smaw Wrote: (2024-03-21, 10:15 AM) -- Honestly I was never particularly fond of Ernest Becker, his ideas about death seemed simplistic and overly nihilistic. An incredibly narrow view attempting to e...
Posted by nbtruthman in Spirituality , 2024-03-21, 05:57 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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nbtruthman Wrote: (2024-03-20, 04:29 PM) -- The rather small minority of the population who have actually experienced a transformative deep NDE or other spiritually transformative experience are in a...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Spirituality , 2024-03-20, 04:43 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
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Smaw Wrote: (2024-03-20, 09:02 AM) --  ........................................................... I hope when I get old we've moved to a point where yes, death is still frightening, but not as scar...
Posted by nbtruthman in Spirituality , 2024-03-20, 04:29 PM
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    Thread: ABC News article rejects "spiritual or magical" characterisation of intuition
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It's sort of a bait-and-switch: "Here's this spooky example of intuition, but we reject spooky explanations, so here we provide a rational explanation based on subconsc... uh, no, wait, it's just a co...
Posted by Laird in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-03-13, 10:56 AM
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    Thread: ABC News article rejects "spiritual or magical" characterisation of intuition
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True, but the main scenario in the article - leaving a cafe before it gets shot up - seems to fit the second category. How, based solely on subconscious cues in the local environment, is one supposed ...
Posted by Laird in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-03-13, 10:46 AM
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    Thread: ABC News article rejects "spiritual or magical" characterisation of intuition
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Dangerous people who want to prey on others often try to get people to doubt their intuitions. Obviously there are times when said intuitions are rooted in bias and prejudice, but I do think there ...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-03-08, 07:23 PM
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    Thread: ABC News article rejects "spiritual or magical" characterisation of intuition
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Does intuition really exist and if so, when should we follow it? (https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-02-25/intuition-real-gut-instinct-feeling-decision-psychology/103464724) By Anna Salleh fo...
Posted by Laird in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-03-07, 03:57 AM
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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
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Larry Wrote: (2024-03-06, 02:38 AM) -- Couldn't it be like a paradox? I know, it sounds like a cop out from one perspective. What about the views from and nde or the spiritual masters who see the per...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Spirituality , 2024-03-06, 05:07 AM
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    Thread: Do New Findings Make Fine-Tuning of the Universe Harder to Deny?
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Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2024-03-04, 05:44 PM) -- Do New Findings Make Fine-Tuning of the Universe Harder to Deny? (https://mindmatters.ai/2024/03/do-new-findings-make-fine-tuning-of-the-universe-har...
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    Thread: Do New Findings Make Fine-Tuning of the Universe Harder to Deny?
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Do New Findings Make Fine-Tuning of the Universe Harder to Deny? (https://mindmatters.ai/2024/03/do-new-findings-make-fine-tuning-of-the-universe-harder-to-avoid/) Quote: -- To judge from this epi...
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    Thread: Why Corroborated NDEs Can’t Just Be Explained Away
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Brian Wrote: (2024-03-03, 06:08 PM) -- @"nbtruthman"#90 quoting Amazon Never trust a sales pitch! -- Cheap shot. Having actually read the book I can testify that this description is accurate. That...
Posted by nbtruthman in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) , 2024-03-03, 06:12 PM
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    Thread: Why Corroborated NDEs Can’t Just Be Explained Away
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sbu Wrote: (2024-03-02, 12:04 AM) -- I'm not particularly impressed with Gary Habermas. It appears he relies exclusively on secondary sources for his conclusions. Anyone can purchase the same book by...
Posted by nbtruthman in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) , 2024-03-03, 05:06 PM
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