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Maybe AI just needs a bigger truck


Consciousness science forum    32 Replies

nbtruthman, 2019-03-26, 09:18 PM

Article:

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"....our brains are thought to be effective because they are more computationally powerful than any computer we have today. We see similar claims in the computer science literature. The implication is that if

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Old brains still make neurons, study finds


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-03-26, 02:10 AM

Old brains still make neurons, study finds

Sharon Begley

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In response, Shawn Sorr

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Physics Is Pointing Inexorably to Mind


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    6 Replies

Sci, 2019-03-25, 03:32 PM

Physics Is Pointing Inexorably to Mind

So-called “information realism” has some surprising implications

Bernardo Kastrup

[quote]The untenability of information realism, however, does

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Hallucinogen Therapy Is Coming


Consciousness science forum    4 Replies

Sci, 2019-03-25, 01:22 AM

Hallucinogen Therapy Is Coming

Moises Velasquez-Manoff

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The question of how, precisely, hallucinogens trigger these transformations has sent neuroscientists down an intriguing rabbit hole. They have observ

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Steve Taylor on Transpersonal Psychology and the Perennial Philosophy


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

Sci, 2019-03-24, 08:02 PM

Is There a Common Ground between Spiritual Traditions?:Transpersonal Psychology and the Perennial Philosophy

Steve Taylor

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This shift from perennialism to cont

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What is Panspiritism?


Philosophy of mind forum    5 Replies

Sci, 2019-03-24, 04:45 PM

What is Panspiritism?

Steve Taylor

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In panspiritism there are two essential (and related) distinctions. The first is between individual conscious beings and fundamental consciousness; and the second is b

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Runesoup: Talking Ancestral Lineage Repair w Dr Daniel Foor


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2019-03-24, 03:37 PM

Talking Ancestral Lineage Repair with Dr Daniel Foor



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This week we welcome to the show author, teacher and animist, Daniel Fo

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The Future of this Universe.


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    No Replies

Steve001, 2019-03-24, 02:59 AM

A visually beautiful look at how our universe might evolve in unimaginable distant future times.

https://youtu.be/uD4izuDMUQA


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The first God


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2019-03-23, 06:25 PM

The first God

"Out of the many gods of ancient Egypt an inspired Pharaoh created a monotheistic faith. What was Atenism and why did it fail?"

James K Hoffmeier

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Atenism was a monothei

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How the Poor become Blessed


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Sci, 2019-03-23, 06:20 PM

How the poor became blessed

Pieter van der Horst

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Much of what has been presented here is about theory, about how it should be, which is not necessarily as it was in reality. We have to disti

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