(2019-08-05, 11:11 AM)Laird Wrote: [ -> ]A meta question (haven't read the linked-to articles, so can't comment on those): did you mean to post links on Orch-OR in this thread, Sci? Or was that an accident, and had you intended to post them in the dedicated thread?
This thread - largely because they are references to Orch-OR in some local papers. They better serve to see the spread of certain ideas/research in the public sphere than displaying actual accuracy on the work. That first article I posted is, as Max points out, wildly inaccurate.
I figure the dedicated thread is for actual research relating to Orch-OR or at the least quantum mind theories as they relate to microtubules.
Spirituality of Nones differs between America & Europe
Quote:First, researchers confirmed the widely known fact that, overall, Americans are much more religious than Western Europeans. They gauged religious commitment using standard questions, including “Do you believe in God with absolute certainty?” and “Do you pray daily?”
Second, the researchers found that American “nones”—those who identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular—are more religious than European nones. The notion that religiously unaffiliated people can be religious at all may seem contradictory, but if you disaffiliate from organized religion it does not necessarily mean you’ve sworn off belief in God, say, or prayer.
The third finding reported in the study is by far the most striking. As it turns out, “American ‘nones’ are as religious as—or even more religious than—Christians in several European countries, including France, Germany, and the U.K.”
Not the best article, seems to me to lump "Nones" with "Atheists", but the surveys are interesting.
STATE: Animal communicators help heal people, pets
by Paige Masten, UNC Media Hub
Quote:When caring for her mother, bathing and dressing her, Hebrank’s hands would get warm — and, almost like magic, her mother would start to feel better. So, after her mother passed away, Hebrank decided to get to the bottom of it, learning as much as she could about spiritual intuition and holistic healing.
But Hebrank, a certified animal communicator and animal Reiki practitioner, has always had a special connection with animals. No matter where she is, animals approach her.
“I’m a little bit like Dr. Doolittle, I guess,” Hebrank says with a laugh.
Hebrank, who previously worked as a clinical social worker for more than 20 years, has been a spiritual healer and intuitive in North Carolina since 2003. She owns a private practice, One Light Center, in Durham.