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    Thread: Kastrup: Idea of the World
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chuck Wrote: (2022-01-15, 01:06 AM) -- Here here. Many thanks, Sci. Your contributions add such value to the site. -- Just feel like it would be disingenuous of me to NOT extend the thank you posts...
Posted by Silence in Philosophical Discussions , 2022-01-15, 02:47 PM
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    Thread: Kastrup: Idea of the World
Post: RE: Kastrup: Idea of the World

stephenw Wrote: (2022-01-14, 06:43 PM) -- Well it's a new year so, to say it at least once a year, thanx Sci.  Your selection of articles posted here is stimulating and we all owe you for your focuse...
Posted by chuck in Philosophical Discussions , 2022-01-15, 01:06 AM
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    Thread: Kastrup: Idea of the World
Post: RE: Kastrup: Idea of the World

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2022-01-12, 11:05 PM) -- What lurks behind spacetime? (https://www.essentiafoundation.org/reading/what-lurks-behind-spacetime/) B. Kastrup -- Well it's a new year so, to sa...
Posted by stephenw in Philosophical Discussions , 2022-01-14, 06:43 PM
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    Thread: Iain McGilchrist Matter & Consciousness
Post: Iain McGilchrist Matter & Consciousness

My favourite philosopher discusses one of this forums favourite topics. https://youtu.be/6axDitByfUg
Posted by Stan Woolley in General Consciousness Science , 2021-09-30, 07:51 AM
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    Thread: Shamanism
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Quote: -- ...But first his body had to be remade. His physical unity had to be taken apart, organ by organ. His heart, lungs, liver, eyes: nothing could be used as it was. Knowledge implies a cutting...
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    Thread: The Secret Life of Puppets
Post: The Secret Life of Puppets

The Secret Life of Puppets (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674012448&content=reviews) by Victoria Nelson Quote: -- “In a remarkable scholarly book, The Secret Life of Puppet...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Spirituality , 2020-08-22, 05:29 PM
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    Thread: Three Year Anniversary
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Laird Wrote: (2020-08-19, 03:18 PM) -- Several others with a similar perspective left around the same time, for similar reasons, and so, Skeptiko has become, and is becoming, more and more of a haven...
Posted by Kamarling in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-08-19, 09:38 PM
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    Thread: Three Year Anniversary
Post: Three Year Anniversary

It is roughly three years since the Psience Quest forum was founded. One way or another, we're still here. Personally I'd like to thank all members past and present and readers / lurkers too for kee...
Posted by Typoz in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-08-14, 10:44 AM
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    Thread: You Win.
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Thanks Stan.
Posted by Typoz in Other Topics , 2020-07-29, 08:00 AM
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    Thread: You Win.
Post: RE: You Win.

Stan, I'm sorry. There's a saying, "If you can't think of anything nice to say, then it's better to say nothing at all". I really should not have made that post. What's said cannot be unsaid, but n...
Posted by Typoz in Other Topics , 2020-07-29, 07:38 AM
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
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Those final six cases, for now, [almost] completes this long foray into trance mediumship. [Just have to do the Cross Correspondences.] So we have 3 cases where it seems quite unlikely Piper had infor...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
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While the Kakie case is perhaps the best example challenging Super Psi, two more cases from Gauld to round this all out: Quote: -- 1. Sir Oliver Lodge’s Uncle Jerry This case took place during...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
Post: RE: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal ...

As it's in the public domain (https://www.esalen.org/ctr-archive/mediumship.html), going to quote some more from Gauld for particular Piper mediumship cases of interest that will touch on this questio...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
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The whole subconscious wish fulfillment thing has been something I've been worried about for myself ever since teh paranormal shoved its way into my life. Most notably when scarlet first started showi...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
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So before finally getting into Piper's mediumship one bit of commentary from the (seeming?) spirit Seth differentiating himself from a medium's control: Quote: -- I also want to add that I am not ...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
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A little bit more on this question of controls and how they could be subpersonalities as well as spirit entities -> Some more stuff from Prescott as spirits influencing human personality or seemingly...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
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Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2020-07-26, 01:04 AM) -- Now as I said there is some reason to think sub-personalities generally are spirits unto themselves, perhaps sharing in or encouraging certain subcons...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
Post: RE: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal ...

Laird Wrote: (2020-07-25, 09:36 PM) -- Just a quick note to say: This thread is super, Sci. -- Heheheh thanks! It is one of those topics that as you dig you find yourself having to consider all sor...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
Post: RE: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal ...

In the last post I mentioned Leorna Piper's mediumship is next...but as it is going to come up when discussing the varied controls of Piper want to preface with this summary of Fisher's The Siren Call...
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    Thread: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal Remains
Post: RE: Super-Psi & some notes from Braude's Immortal ...

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2020-07-25, 04:09 AM) -- That said, I would agree this does provide a better argument for the possibility of Super Psi than we've seen before. However Gauld also references so...
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