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The Collision of Scientific Theory and Experiencer


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    3 Replies

Max_B, 2025-05-04, 09:34 AM

The Inevitable Collision: Science, Experience, and the Biological Mirror of Reality

Humanity’s quest to understand the universe through science has yielded remarkable insights, from the laws of gravity to the intricacies of quantum mechanics. Yet, a provocative idea challenges the foundati

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Is the Universe Ensouled with Experience? Consciousness, Cosmology, and Meaning


Philosophy of mind forum    No Replies

Sci, 2025-05-01, 04:31 PM



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Matthew David Segall, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Department at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and the Chair of the Science Advisory Committee

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Before Skool: Rupert Sheldrake


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

Sci, 2025-05-01, 03:39 PM



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This is the 2nd Before Skool Podcast with Rupert Sheldrake. Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D., is a biologist and author of more than 90 scientific papers and 9 books, and the co-author of 6 books. His books have been published in 28

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Science Can No Longer Ignore Unexplained Facts Of Nature


General parapsychology    No Replies

Sci, 2025-04-25, 10:27 PM



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Dr. Edward Kelly, a professor of experimental psychology, talks about his many years of study of a variety of psi and anomalous phenomena. In this interview with Natalia Vorontsova, he candidly shares how phenomenological

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Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger on Intelligent Design and His Conversion...


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    No Replies

Sci, 2025-04-24, 06:21 PM

Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger on Intelligent Design and His Conversion to Christianity

David Klinghoffer

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Sanger went on to obtain a PhD in philo

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impersonal or personal survival?


General survival research    2 Replies

Hopeful_Load_8643, 2025-04-24, 04:23 PM

Hello! I didnt know in what section to post this so i'm gonna do it here , it is quite a short post since it's only a question , but i think it is important enough to deserve it's own post  LOL Thumbs Up

What do u guys the evidence points towards? personal or impersonal survival? i'm really e

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Obeah Woman


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2025-04-22, 07:05 PM

Obeah Woman

Richard Elliott

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...An obvious point of reference is the contemporaneous work of Dr. John, though Exuma’s particular brand of conjure was less well-kno

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Are We Losing Our Capacity For Awe?


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Sci, 2025-04-22, 05:00 PM

Are We Losing Our Capacity For Awe?

Lewis Coyne

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In centuries gone by, discussions of the sublime were common not only among philo

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Not even language is a ‘language’


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Sci, 2025-04-21, 07:41 PM

Not even language is a ‘language’

Fredric Nord

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Fredric Nord argues that knowing reality through language is fundamentally and inescapably a misunderstanding of reality. We misunderstand what languag

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Immram as Spiritual Practice


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Sci, 2025-04-16, 07:19 PM

Immram as Spiritual Practice

Unlisted Author

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There is a genre of Irish literature known as immrama (immram for singular) which are tales of adventures into the wild ocean usually in search of a mystical par

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