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The “computer” model of the brain is invalid


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

nbtruthman, 2019-09-22, 06:33 PM

How close is AI to simulating all the incredible things that happen in the brain? Answer: not even to the first step. Not even in principle.

From  Why the Brain Is Not At All Like a Computer:

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"Yuri Danil

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How Many Hours of Sleep do You Actually Need?


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-09-22, 06:25 PM

How Many Hours of Sleep do You Actually Need?

Claire Maldarelli


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From an evolutionary standpoint, sleep is quite literally a waste of your time, yet it’s fought its way

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Religion's (apparent) denial of emotional influence


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    3 Replies

Desperado, 2019-09-22, 04:09 PM

Now, let me say I haven't made a thread in awhile, and this is a very spontaneous one. Very, very spontaneous. You see, I'm a working musician and one of my more consistent gigs is one playing a contemporary church on weekends. And I love the community feel, and they aren't very "fire and brimstone"

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Drug?


General off-topic forum    1 Replies

Vy Chấn Hải, 2019-09-22, 02:48 PM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SbTfJB-vfpc
After watch this, i petty want to more about drug, with alot of human exp in life, drug maybe connet to some part. 
Have any of you ever do drug, what kind and your exp about that?
Im a good kid so i may not touch much Big Grin, but i have one when my friend pu

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Effect of Personal Experience on Bias.


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    12 Replies

Stan Woolley, 2019-09-22, 08:07 AM

I have not had any profound personal experiences in my life, ones that really blew me away, but if I had, I’m wondering if they might have affected my ego, and if so, how?

I’d be interested on your thoughts on this.




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Noam Chomsky "Grammar, Mind and Body- A Personal View"


Philosophy of mind forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-09-21, 06:44 PM




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Andrew Pinsent - Why Matter Matters


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Sci, 2019-09-21, 06:41 PM




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"Given the value placed on material goods, the view that everything is reducible to matter acting upon matter ('folk materialism'), and more nuanced varieties of 'physicalism' in modern philosophy, it might be thought t

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Why Materialism Is False, and Why It Has Nothing To Do with the Mind


Philosophy of mind forum    2 Replies

Sci, 2019-09-21, 06:33 PM

Why Materialism Is False, and Why It Has Nothing To Do with the Mind

William Jaworski

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Materialism claims that everything is physical; everything can be exh

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How Giving Up Refined Sugar Changed My Brain


Consciousness science forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2019-09-20, 08:30 PM

How Giving Up Refined Sugar Changed My Brain

Michael Grothaus


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After two weeks of eating a refined-sugar-free diet, I can say my simple assumptions about the eff

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How the afterlife environment is like the Eiffel Tower(?)


General survival research    4 Replies

nbtruthman, 2019-09-20, 05:49 PM

An interesting new blog post by Michael Tymn at http://whitecrowbooks.com/michaeltymn/en...rit_world/:

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"As I understand it, the spirit world is shaped something like the Eiffel Tower, having a broad base and gradually narrowing to the top. As spirits adv

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