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Thoughts on survival


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Smaw, 2021-02-19, 10:55 AM

In the effort of communication I thought I'd post about some doubts about survival I've had recently after reading some philosophy (mostly David Chalmers and some stuff about substance dualism). And I think you guys know me well enough to know this isn't some kind of doubt sowing, GOTCHA kinda post.

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New Thinking Allowed: Shannon Taggart


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

Sci, 2021-02-18, 10:40 PM



[quote]Shannon Taggart is an artist and author exploring the mystery of photography and the representation of belief. Her images have been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications Time, New York Ti

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Neuroscientist Tallis on Neuromania


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Sci, 2021-02-18, 06:05 PM





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Can't Get You Out Of My Head


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chuck, 2021-02-18, 02:30 AM

Some of you may have already seen this. I found it pretty interesting.

Series from the BBC by Adam Curtis.

https://thoughtmaybe.com/cant-get-you-out-of-my-head/

https://www.nme.com/features/adam-curtis...ry-2880844


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A Field Guide to Skepticism


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Sci, 2021-02-17, 10:41 PM

A Field Guide to Skepticism

Dean Radin

[quote]In 1985, psychologist Irvin Child, Chairman of the Psychology Department at Yale University, reviewed the Maimonid

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Playfair on Good Skeptics & Bad Skeptics


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Sci, 2021-02-17, 08:15 PM

Part 1: Good Skeptic Ian Wilson on Nostradamus

G. Playfair


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To make sense of the Nostradamian muddle calls for the skills of a proper historian who approaches the subjec

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The cracks in cosmology: Why our Universe doesn’t add up


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Sci, 2021-02-17, 07:18 PM

The cracks in cosmology: Why our Universe doesn’t add up

by Marcus Chown


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“The ‘standard model of cosmology’ is an admission of ignorance,” admits [url=https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~l

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Science has been in a “replication crisis” for a decade. Have we learned anything?


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Sci, 2021-02-16, 08:41 PM

Science has been in a “replication crisis” for a decade. Have we learned anything?

Bad papers are still published. But some other things might be getting better.

Kelsey Piper

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Psychology’s replication crisis inspires ecologists


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Sci, 2021-02-16, 07:32 PM

Psychology’s replication crisis inspires ecologists to push for more reliable research

Cathleen O’Grady


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Ecology suffers from many of the same underlying

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Is science in trouble? An insight into the reproducibility crisis


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Sci, 2021-02-16, 06:38 PM

Is science in trouble? An insight into the reproducibility crisis

Yan-Yi Lee


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The world of science has never been void of strong claims. “[url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14767058.2012.715220]Calcium protects against

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