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Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    No Replies

Sci, 2021-01-30, 06:29 PM



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Prof. dr. Jan van der Greef discusses his intellectual journey from childhood polio to life sciences, entrepreneurship, art, and finally to a non-dual relationship with nature at large. Watch his presentation during [url=

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The 3 Minds: A framework beyond biopsychosocial medicine


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Sci, 2021-01-30, 06:26 PM

The three minds: A framework beyond biopsychosocial medicine

Anoop Kumar, MD, MMgt


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In the First Mind co

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Seeing things: The daimonic nature of reality


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    7 Replies

Sci, 2021-01-30, 02:53 AM

Seeing things: The daimonic nature of reality

Patrick Harpur


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I want to emphasize the chief attributes of daimons because these are also crucial attributes, often neglected, of the gro

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Kabbalistic panpsychism


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    1 Replies

Sci, 2021-01-29, 11:51 PM

Kabbalistic panpsychism

Prof. Hyman M. Schipper, MD, PhD, FRCPC

[quote]Notwithstanding the radically different lexicons naturally invoked by the vario

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The role of Mind in neuroscience


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Sci, 2021-01-29, 07:13 PM




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After failing to find anatomical or functional correlates of a variety of psychiatric conditions, Prof. dr. Sarah Durston has moved away from metaphysical materialism. This is what she discusses in her presentation duri

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Mind before matter


Philosophy of mind forum    No Replies

Sci, 2021-01-29, 06:54 PM

Mind before matter

Subhash Kak


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...It has been argued that the creative moment is not at the end of a deliberate computation.2 Thus, dreams or visions are supposed to have inspired Elias Howe’s 1845 design of t

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Marjory Wildcraft talks about using intention to grow better crops


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    No Replies

Mediochre, 2021-01-29, 06:31 PM

This was a bit of an odd find for me, but it was very interesting to hear her comments at various parts of this talk on experiments they're doing and results people have gotten and where they want to take it from here. Agriculture, especially small scale backyard stuff, really is a good way to pract

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Can a physicist embrace idealism?


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Sci, 2021-01-29, 06:22 AM

Can a physicist embrace idealism?

Claus Metzner, PhD


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...But instead of this argument, I recommend a little ‘objectivization exercise’. Its goal is to strip away, step by step, all subjectivity f

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From enigmas in physics to a structural version of idealism


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    2 Replies

Sci, 2021-01-29, 01:35 AM




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Our first-person perspective is primary, the external world emergent, argues physicist and member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Markus Müller, in his presentation during [url=https://www.essentiafoundation.org/es

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The Variety of Synaptic Experience


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2021-01-28, 11:31 PM

Donald Hoffman recommended this essay, a review of a few different takes of consciousness - for example Karl Friston, Anil Seth, Henri Bergson, Giulio Tononi, and Hoffman & his fellow Idealists - with the final intent of giving some possible connection between them -

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