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The activity theory of consciousness


Consciousness science forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2021-07-19, 03:14 PM

The activity theory of consciousness

Prof. Vladimir Serkin, PhD, PhD |


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Prof. Vladimir Serkin discusses a theory of consciousness whereby the latter is not regarded as merely a product

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This ‘zero-worlds’ theory might just be crazy enough to be true


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2021-07-19, 03:10 PM

This ‘zero-worlds’ theory might just be crazy enough to be true

Hans Busstra 


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Physicist Markus Müller developed a mathematical probability theory that can solve some

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The Secrets Hiding in the Simplest Animal Brains


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Sci, 2021-07-17, 09:13 PM

The Secrets Hiding in the Simplest Animal Brains

Jessica Leigh Hester

Quote:One researcher thinks mollusks called chitons are more complex than they seem.

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Sumner-Rooney roots for underdogs

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Lyall Watson - The Romeo Error


Consciousness science forum    24 Replies

Typoz, 2021-07-14, 09:23 AM

I just started re-reading this book from 1974 by Lyall Watson. The theme is that it doesn't make any sense at the biological level to distinguish between life and death. The two states blend almost imperceptibly into one

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Resetting the Theory of Time


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Sci, 2021-07-12, 08:38 PM

Resetting the Theory of Time


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Generations of physicists have claimed that time is an illusion. But not all agree. In his book Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe, th

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Aliens Might Already Be Watching Us


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Sci, 2021-07-12, 07:12 PM

Aliens Might Already Be Watching Us

Tess Joosse 


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A new star map reveals more than 2,000 stars, some with their own planets, that have a direct view of our planetary pr

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Can our brains help prove the universe is conscious?


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Sci, 2021-07-11, 06:34 PM

Can our brains help prove the universe is conscious?

David Crookes


Quote:Space Mysteries: If we can find the answer, it may complete our understanding of space and time.

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"Consciousness — or better, conscious

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The Person Who Called themselves Jed McKenna has Apparently Died


General paranormal phenomena forum    No Replies

chuck, 2021-07-11, 01:47 PM

Not sure if anyone here followed Jed McKenna from his books or the INVISIBLE GURU forum. Yesterday there was an announcement of his "true" identity and today an announcement of his death.

This was today's message.

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Yesterday’s message was not sent by Jed, and this one isn’t eith

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Just a reminder of the maturity of the Guerilla Skeptics of Wikipedia


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Smaw, 2021-07-09, 09:53 PM

Parapsychology's battle for the Internet: https://t.co/f61zr3frGR https://twitter.com/SPR1882/status/14130...02945?s=20

The society for psychical research tweeted a picture about wikipedia bias, and Susan Gerbic herself tweeted in the replies. It blows me away that she could be that childis

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A Fundamentally New Synthesis in Biology?


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nbtruthman, 2021-07-08, 10:12 PM

Some fundamentally new thinking in biology. A monumental attempt at a new synthesis - a new paradigm. Time will tell whether it really explains consciousness as "serial pre-adaptations based on cell–cell communication" (I think highly unlikely - consider the Hard Problem), and the intricate designs

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