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New Video: Physicalist Arguments Debunked


Consciousness science forum    3 Replies

nbtruthman, 2020-08-11, 08:02 PM

The next video has just come out in the Inspiring Philosophy: Irreducible Mind series - (Part 3), 38 min. - Physicalist arguments debunked, there is no evidence that the brain creates consciousness.

This one gets a little abstruse and esoteric. Released August 7, 2020, at https://youtu.be/OIJiAhRd4

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Crash Test the Simulation Hypothesis


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    3 Replies

nbtruthman, 2020-08-11, 10:44 AM

Some interesting science fiction speculation, in the short article Could We Force the Universe Simulation to Crash : 

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"Intriguingly, the simulation hypothesis might be testable, under certain assu

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A Qualitative Investigation of US Mediums’ Impressions of Spirits & Afterlife


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

Sci, 2020-08-10, 09:59 PM

A Qualitative Investigation of United States Mediums’ Impressions of Spirits and the Afterlife

It's the first article in the issue:

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The results of this

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Scientists send thoughts from brain to brain


Consciousness science forum    3 Replies

Will, 2020-08-10, 06:36 PM

It's not sci-fi, it's not mind control, but a real-world attempt at telepathy.

"There is no psi - but we'll invent it!"

(More seriously - I don'

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The Mystery of Roanoke Endures Yet Another Cruel Twist


General off-topic forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-08-09, 11:27 PM

The Mystery of Roanoke Endures Yet Another Cruel Twist

"An artifact found 20 years ago turns out to not be what archaeologists thought."

Andrew Lawler


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It seemed too good to

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The Flip, A discussion of Jeffrey Kripal’s book: Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogue 58


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

Sci, 2020-08-09, 07:20 PM




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Did you know Albert Einstein advocated telepathy research or that Marie Curie attended seances? In this edition of The Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon discuss, The Flip, a new book by Jeffrey Kripal. The t

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Are atoms, bacteria and plants conscious?


Philosophy of mind forum    8 Replies

Sci, 2020-08-09, 04:05 AM

Are atoms, bacteria and plants conscious?



Johnathan Moens



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[color=#000000][size=small][font="Montserrat,"]Consciousness is what you experience in everyday, waking life. It’s the smell of freshly m

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The Psychology of Internet Comments Sections


General off-topic forum    1 Replies

OmniVersalNexus, 2020-08-08, 10:33 PM

https://www.mediavsreality.com/mediavsre...f-assholes

This is something that I definitely need to remind myself of:


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Detection of electrical signaling between tomato plants raises interesting questions


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-08-07, 11:21 PM

Detection of electrical signaling between tomato plants raises interesting questions

Jim Steele

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The tomato research, which focused on experimental study and mathematical modeling of electrical signal propagation between p

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Video: Irreducible Mind Part (2) - the Hard Problem


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

nbtruthman, 2020-08-05, 06:35 PM

An outstanding video documentary on the neuroscientific evidence for the existence of the soul as immaterial consciousness was covered in this thread.

This was entitled Neuroscientific Evid

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