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Thread: Why Machines Will Never be Conscious
Post: Why Machines Will Never be Conscious
| Why Machines Will Never be Conscious
http://www.novaspivack.com/science/why-machines-will-never-be-conscious
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Thread: Medium (Tyler Henry) Reduces Skeptical Young Men to Tears
Post: Medium (Tyler Henry) Reduces Skeptical Young Men t...
| I get great joy in watching the lights go on especially if the dim bulbs are inside young, skeptical souls. :P Here are the Try Guys, all cocky and sure of themselves, and Tyler Henry handing them the...
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Thread: NDE's
Post: RE: NDE's
| [Edited by an admin to add quote tags, tidy up a little, and add a note that the material reproduced is in the public domain]
George Alexis Bankoff (according to Wikipedia but I'm not certain) 1902-1...
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Thread: NDE's
Post: RE: NDE's
| 44 year old electronics engineer, David Ayre from Bristol was interviewed by Ian Wilson in the 1980's for his book, The After Death Experience. David's wife left him in 1978 and in the weeks that foll...
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Thread: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
Post: RE: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
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Kamarling Wrote: (2017-12-17, 01:27 AM)
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I wonder if Parnia has seen the article. I'm sure he would not appreciate being misquoted.
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Here is the quote : I think it speaks for itself really; poor...
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Thread: Harvard scientists think they might have pinpointed the source of human consciousness
Post: RE: Harvard scientists think they might have pinpo...
| "Harvard scientists think they may have pinpointed the source of deja vu."
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Thread: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
Post: RE: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
| An article from Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/we-may-still-be-conscious-after-we-die (https://www.healthline.com/health-news/we-may-still-be-conscious-after-we-die)
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Thread: Thomas Nagel's "What is it like to be a Bat"
Post: RE: Thomas Nagel's "What is it like to be a Bat"
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malf Wrote: (2017-10-26, 02:00 AM)
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It's very difficult to ignore the link between the appearance and evolution of "awareness" and the appearance and evolution of biological systems
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This seems...
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Thread: ELEs : Japanese Study
Post: RE: ELEs : Japanese Study
| So sorry - I meant to include the inks. Doh!
https://www.dailygrail.com/2016/09/japanese-study-finds-that-1-in-5-dying-patients-experienced-deathbed-visions-of-deceased-loved-ones-or-the-afterlife/...
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Thread: ELEs : Japanese Study
Post: RE: ELEs : Japanese Study
| An elaborate hoax is probably one of the best descriptions I have heard in a while.
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Thread: ELEs : Japanese Study
Post: ELEs : Japanese Study
| As usual, Greg Taylor has some interesting comments and links over at his fresh-look site, The Daily Grail. This article is about a Japanese Study of end-of-life experiences with some interesting find...
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Thread: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
Post: RE: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
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nbtruthman Wrote: (2017-10-22, 11:33 PM)
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The speculation about the "Aware II" study is that maybe Parnia will announce within six months that he has had a couple of "hits" in his OBE verification ...
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Thread: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
Post: RE: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
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Typoz Wrote: (2017-10-21, 04:22 AM)
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The video was good to see, it does give a feel for where Sam Parnia and his team are at present, and where they are headed, as well as an opportunity to clarify...
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Thread: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
Post: RE: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
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tim Wrote: (2017-10-20, 07:55 PM)
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Good point, Typoz. That news piece is up to date unless I'm mistaken, though. I read somewhere
that he plans to say something about the current study in six mon...
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Thread: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
Post: RE: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
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tim Wrote: (2017-10-20, 06:11 PM)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoIf2NwaRY&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoIf2NwaRY&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop)
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Thread: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
Post: Latest from Dr Sam Parnia
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoIf2NwaRY&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoIf2NwaRY&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop)
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Thread: Materialism as a religion
Post: RE: Materialism as a religion
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nbtruthman Wrote: (2017-10-17, 06:39 PM)
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I debated whether to put this in Philosophical Discussions or Other Topics. Philosophy won, but I guess I can move it if necessary.
Physicist Sean Carroll...
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Thread: Bacteria Use Brainlike Bursts of Electricity to Communicate
Post: Bacteria Use Brainlike Bursts of Electricity to Co...
| Paging Max! :-)
Bacteria Use Brainlike Bursts of Electricity to Communicate
https://www.quantamagazine.org/bacteria-use-brainlike-bursts-of-electricity-to-communicate-20170905/
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Thread: This has probably been asked before ...but
Post: RE: This has probably been asked before ...but
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Stan Woolley Wrote: (2017-10-09, 08:14 AM)
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Anyone who's had an operation under general anaesthetic knows that, at least in my case, it's the only time in my life that we really 'lost consciousness...
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Thread: Hard Problem Hameroff - Thinking Allowed
Post: RE: Hard Problem Hameroff - Thinking Allowed
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Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2017-08-17, 07:43 PM)
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I mean two guys make a very controversial prediction about quantum vibrations in the human brain based on a mathematical argument (Godel's Theorem) an...
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