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Scientists say most likely number of contactable alien civilisations is 36


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Sci, 2020-07-05, 03:56 AM

Scientists say most likely number of contactable alien civilisations is 36

Nicola Davis


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“Basically, we made the assumption that intellige

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The Brain as Filter: On Removing the Stuffing from the Keyhole


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Sci, 2020-07-05, 03:05 AM

The Brain as Filter: On Removing the Stuffing from the Keyhole

Larry Dosey, MD


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The fallback position in modern neuroscience is that filter theories sell the brain short. The brain makes consciousne

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How the brain 'generates and loses consciousness'


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OmniVersalNexus, 2020-07-04, 04:45 PM

The following study, from 2019, does use the terms 'could' and 'might', but I'm not exactly certain about the implications, especially for NDEs under anaesthesia.

[url=https://neurosciencenews.com/consciousness-brain-generation-loss-13009/]https://neurosciencenews.com/consciousness-brain-generati

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Is the Filter Theory committing the ad hoc fallacy and is it unfalsifiable?


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OmniVersalNexus, 2020-07-04, 09:42 AM

This is based on a few odd YouTube comments I'd seen on one of those Closer to Truth YT videos, as well as a pretty shoddy video criticising someone on a Closer to Truth video. The criticism video can he found here if you're inter

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Reality as Information - Is there Intrinsic Meaning? Sentient Life & Bits


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This Quantum Physicist Redditor really hates Bernardo Kastrup


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OmniVersalNexus, 2020-07-02, 10:05 PM

I've posted this on Bernardo's forum as well for discussion. Personally I have mixed thoughts on Bernardo given that I do think some criticisms of him, namely his claims about quantum physics/mechanics, are rather sketchy, but I am still inclined to listen to what he has to say. It seems that Kastru

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The effect of psychedelics on the brain's 'consciousness conductor'?


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OmniVersalNexus, 2020-07-02, 12:17 AM

From what I've skimmed through, this is a bit of a clickbait title and doesn't really support materialism, but it's interesting nonetheless I suppose: https://newatlas.com/science/psychedelic...cybin-ego/


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What do you make of this? Electromagnetism can effect faith?


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OmniVersalNexus, 2020-07-01, 11:01 PM

This study is from 2015, I'm not sure if it's been mentioned here before, but it may be relevant to the God Helmet debate:
[url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/brain-magnets-decrease-faith-in-god-religion-immigrants-a6695291.html?amp]https://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc

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New Caledonian Crows Are Even Smarter and Scarier Than We Thought


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Sci, 2020-07-01, 10:53 PM

New Caledonian Crows Are Even Smarter and Scarier Than We Thought

Peter Hess


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As humans, we love to think we have a monopoly on [url=https://www.inverse.com/article/41497-human-brain-size-evolution]brain power[/

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Is astrology really "unscientific"?


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nbtruthman, 2020-07-01, 12:10 AM

Especially considering the state of the current science establishment where pseudoscience masquerades as the genuine article. From a review of a new book that analyzes astrology from one scientist's perspective. The ver

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