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Huffington Post article about a visit to a medium


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    4 Replies

Chris, 2019-10-07, 07:45 AM

Courtesy of the Daily Grail - here's an article by Jo Varnish about a visit to a medium who seemed aware of personal information in a way the author was unable to explain:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/medium-ps...3cddaf99c0


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Understanding the Mysterious Fifth Way to God’s Existence


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

Sci, 2019-10-06, 07:17 PM

Understanding the Mysterious Fifth Way to God’s Existence

Dr. Dennis Bonnette

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When a natural body is moved by its “natural appetite” to a certain end, the end may be conceived as anything b

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Theology for the Third Millennium with Peter B. Todd


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-10-05, 06:40 PM




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[color=#0d0d0d][size=small][font="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif"][i]Peter B. Todd, a psychotherapist with a Jungian orientation, is author of The Individuation of God: Integrating Science and Religion. He experienced clinical

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Puzzle Corner


General off-topic forum    109 Replies

Chris, 2019-10-04, 08:05 PM

As Laird's IQ puzzle was such a success, perhaps we should have a dedicated puzzle thread.

Here's one from the Skeptical Intelligencer: "Do boys have more sisters than girls do?" (For the p

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Laird's query and the Wason Card Test


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    6 Replies

fls, 2019-10-04, 02:30 PM

I realized, after I posted the simpler answer in this thread, that I was guilty of the very thing which I brought up in [url=https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-interview-with-dr-henry-ba

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Paralysed man moves in mind-reading exoskeleton


General off-topic forum    No Replies

Chris, 2019-10-04, 11:23 AM

Whatever one thinks about the connection between brain and mind, this is an impressive achievement:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49907356

The article says that the current limitation of the technology relates the speed with which the data read from the brain can be processed, not to the amo

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Gut Bacteria Linked to Depression Identified


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-10-03, 12:55 AM

Gut Bacteria Linked to Depression Identified


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[b]The first population-level study on the link between gut bacteria and mental health identifies specific gut bacteria linked to depression and provides evidence that a

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Finding the root of consciousness [?]


Consciousness science forum    13 Replies

Chris, 2019-10-01, 04:15 PM

Courtesy of David Metcalfe - Neuroscience News reports a paper in the journal Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience which suggests that cortical layer 5 pyramidal (L5p) neurons "affect both cortical and thalamic processing, hence coupling the cortico-cortical and thalamo-cortical loops with each

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Your though about Marx and dialectical materialism?


General off-topic forum    No Replies

Vy Chấn Hải, 2019-10-01, 01:22 PM

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A 60,000 year old cure for depression


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-09-30, 06:41 PM

A 60,000 year old cure for depression


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Traditional healers have been entrusted with the well-being of indigenous Australian communities for as long as their culture has been

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