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    Thread: A new Guardian article on near-death experiences
Post: RE: A new Guardian article on near-death experienc...

I was most struck by this Parnia quote from the article; I've never heard him make such a bold prediction before. Quote: -- Parnia, the resuscitation specialist, who studies the physical proce...
Posted by Will in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-12, 07:40 PM
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    Thread: A new Guardian article on near-death experiences
Post: RE: A new Guardian article on near-death experienc...

sbu Wrote: (2024-04-09, 06:30 AM) -- Yes I understand all this is disturbing for the gospel of the NDE followers, hence this baseless denial of even the possibility of strong emergence (divine insigh...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-04-09, 05:22 PM
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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
Post: RE: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and sp...

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2024-04-03, 07:49 PM) -- The challenge I think is that there doesn't seem to be a clear reason a soul needs to learn "both sides of a crime" or anything else if it's a transce...
Posted by Max_B in Spirituality , 2024-04-04, 08:34 PM
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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
Post: RE: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and sp...

Larry Wrote: (2024-04-01, 07:39 PM) -- For me the nde reports, of which there are many, in which the person voluntarily comes back into their broke body for love of their family or concern for humani...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Spirituality , 2024-04-01, 10:05 PM
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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
Post: RE: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and sp...

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2024-04-01, 06:22 PM) -- People have tried to find ways to hand wave the suffering in this world with different mythologies such as Karmic Justice or God's Plan, I see the mod...
Posted by Larry in Spirituality , 2024-04-01, 07:39 PM
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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
Post: RE: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and sp...

David001 Wrote: (2024-04-01, 10:35 AM) -- I agree that the evidence for souls selecting their next life is not that large - mainly I suspect because it is difficult to get evidence of what happens du...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Spirituality , 2024-04-01, 06:22 PM
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    Thread: Forum/wiki software upgrades
Post: RE: Forum/wiki software upgrades

Wiki software upgraded from MediaWiki 1.41.0 to MediaWiki 1.41.1 (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.41#MediaWiki_1.41.1).
Posted by Laird in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2024-03-29, 04:02 AM
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    Thread: AI megathread
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Life in 2064 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/future-ai-what-will-life-be-like-in-2060s/103408964) By Catherine Taylor for the ABC on 20 March, 2024 Quote: -- How wonderful it would be...
Posted by Laird in Other Topics , 2024-03-24, 06:43 AM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
Post: RE: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)

When I very first got into PSI related topics, NDEs whatever, I had horrible panic-disorders in regards to my mortality. A growing pain I guess that hits everyone differently and since I was very inte...
Posted by Smaw in Spirituality , 2024-03-20, 09:02 AM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
Post: RE: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)

I'm freaked out of losing consciousness/loss of control. So I hope in death or if I have an NDE before then, that it's comforting and relaxing. I had hypoxia-induced visions one time when I lost consc...
Posted by LotusFlower in Spirituality , 2024-03-19, 07:08 PM
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    Thread: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)
Post: Death Anxiety (but not what u think)

I apologize ahead of time if this is in the wrong forum. Perhaps “Member Introductions”? Even tho been here for years , so who knows, but feel free to move it ! Two random thoughts , I thought May ...
Posted by Bill37 in Spirituality , 2024-03-19, 06:18 PM
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    Thread: Free will and obesity
Post: RE: Free will and obesity

sbu Wrote: (2024-03-08, 10:13 AM) -- Yesterday, Novo Nordisk, the company that produces Wegovy, surpassed Tesla in value, becoming a significant topic in local news. This development piqued my intere...
Posted by Smaw in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2024-03-13, 10:19 AM
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    Thread: AI megathread
Post: $60M Reddit AI deal

I thought we had a general AI thread but I can't find it.  Anyway... Quote: -- Reported $60M Reddit deal signed to train AI models with user data -- Quote: -- Reddit has reportedly sign...
Posted by Brian in Other Topics , 2024-03-12, 10:21 PM
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    Thread: The soul, suffering, healing, learning, and spirituality [Night Shift split]
Post: RE: Night Shift: The Brain’s Extraordinary Work Wh...

nbtruthman Wrote: (2024-03-11, 01:02 AM) -- Severe emotional blockage? How about really having to even indirectly deal personally with a sampling of the real life injustices and cruelties of physical...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Spirituality , 2024-03-11, 01:20 AM
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    Thread: The UFO/UAP coverup continues
Post: RE: The UFO/UAP coverup continues

Laird Wrote: (2024-03-10, 06:41 AM) -- Oh. My understanding is that Grusch has been unable to show direct evidence for his claims because that requires a level of security clearance which those in co...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in UFOs (and Related) , 2024-03-10, 04:33 PM
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    Thread: The UFO/UAP coverup continues
Post: RE: The UFO/UAP coverup continues

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2024-03-09, 05:18 PM) -- The continual updates in this sub-forum - at first I was open minded but Grusch has nothing to show save for his claims. -- Oh. My understanding is ...
Posted by Laird in UFOs (and Related) , 2024-03-10, 06:41 AM
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    Thread: Do New Findings Make Fine-Tuning of the Universe Harder to Deny?
Post: RE: Do New Findings Make Fine-Tuning of the Univer...

Silence Wrote: (2024-03-07, 06:41 PM) -- Not to be pedantic, but I fully understood the lack of explanatory power from the Fine Turning argument.  (i.e., didn't really need the elementary walkthrough...
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    Thread: Do New Findings Make Fine-Tuning of the Universe Harder to Deny?
Post: Do New Findings Make Fine-Tuning of the Universe H...

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: Night Shift: The Brain’s Extraordinary Work While Asleep
Post: RE: Night Shift: The Brain’s Extraordinary Work Wh...

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2024-03-03, 09:26 PM) -- I think three separate threads works - thanks! That should provide a path for each conversation :Thumbs Up: -- No worries. Done. Here are the two...
Posted by Laird in General Consciousness Science , 2024-03-03, 09:52 PM
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    Thread: Bono on Jesus
Post: RE: Bono on Jesus

From my scripture studies as a child - yes, a very long time ago - I seem to remember that several aspects of the teachings of Jesus appeared to move the message away from judgement and sin and punish...
Posted by Kamarling in Spirituality , 2024-03-03, 09:47 PM
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