The latest research on the sunlight received on most detected planets in the "habitable zone" (where liquid water can exist) indicates that life may really be exceedingly rare in the Universe.
This is just a question from me since you guys know a bit more. I've read a few interesting neuroscience articles talking about the importance of the brainstem and its relation to consciousness functioning recently and it made be curious.
During things like cardiac arrest, does the brain stem ha
Been two years since I lasted logged on here. The last time being 2019 with a Edward Snowden thread of all things. Yet it's definitely felt like longer, as I really stopped being a regular poster months before that around the time of Doug's passing. I've checked in on the forum
I was reminded today of something that happened to me around nine years ago that I’ve never been able to explain or have anyone give me a rational explanation to it.
I wrote about it in my book, here’s the relevant extract...
“About a year after the stroke I had a really strange experience. I
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Eben Alexander and Karen Newell are coauthors of Living in a Mindful Universe. Eben is also author of Proof of Heaven and The Map of Heaven. Karen is also the cofounder of a company called Sacred Acoustics. Her website