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Another reason we may be alone in the Universe


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    6 Replies

nbtruthman, 2021-06-28, 11:38 PM

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.

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"Photosynthesis

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US DNI report: "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena"


UFO/UAP forum    4 Replies

Laird, 2021-06-26, 06:13 AM

I was just sent a copy of this report, dated 25 June 2021, and which can be downloaded from this page, but I haven't yet read it.


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Communicating through the “Collective Unconscious”


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2021-06-25, 05:03 PM

Communicating through the “Collective Unconscious”

Prof. Victor F. Petrenko, PhD, PhD


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Prof. Petrenko is back, and this time he shows that we may be regularly, though implicitly,

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What’s out there when our brains quit telling us stories?


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    11 Replies

Sci, 2021-06-25, 03:45 PM

What’s out there when our brains quit telling us stories?

Hans Busstra


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In this interview with University of Oregon neuroscientist Prof. Marjorie Woollacott, journalist Hans

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They lost their loved ones to Covid. Then they heard from them again


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    No Replies

Sci, 2021-06-24, 07:16 AM

They lost their loved ones to Covid. Then they heard from them again

John Blake


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These experiences are so common in the psychological field that ther

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What is going on in the Brain Stem during Near Death Experiences


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    10 Replies

Smaw, 2021-06-22, 07:02 AM

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

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Back to it


Member introductions    2 Replies

Desperado, 2021-06-22, 04:52 AM

Greetings, fellas. 

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

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The extraordinary multiple language mediumship sessions of Valiantine and Whymant


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    No Replies

nbtruthman, 2021-06-21, 05:10 PM

An extraordinary case of multiple-language mediumship communication, from Michael Tymn's blog, at http://whitecrowbooks.com/michaeltymn/month/2021/05/ .

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"Dr. Neville Whymant, a professor of linguistics at Oxford and London Universities, as well as the Universities of Tokyo and Peking, who s

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A Really Strange Experience


Members' general personal experiences    8 Replies

Stan Woolley, 2021-06-18, 04:36 PM

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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An Open-Ended Conversation with Karen Newell & Eben Alexander


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2021-06-18, 01:49 AM




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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

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