I've been thinking recently about a criticism I read often leveled at materialists..namely that if they believe that consciousness does not survive death, then somehow that implies that their lives are meaningless. And it got me thinking about how I don't see how meaning is somehow injected into my
I haven't read Weiss so it was interesting to hear his having had his initial skepticism challenged by veridical information accessed through his patients' experiences about his own private life.
I recently joined a social networking response called Quora because of some issues about my IQ and I have seen a very interesting question. https://www.quora.com/Do-psychopaths-lov...r-children
Do the psychopathy love their children?
There is an anonymous answer by a mother who has two children
I was re-reading this interview with Rupert Sheldrake from a few years ago, and for whatever reason, I decided to check out the comment section this tim
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/833053...issed-her/
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Luca, four, told his mum Laura Mazza he was 'in her tummy' but died - now she's shared his chilling account of the miscarriage she suffered before he w
I have been thinking about all the Psience Quest members I have listed as foes so that I don't have to look at their posts and I was reminded of Trump building his wall. How strongly I oppose that wall! Sure, it's easier to not see the attitudes I don't like but maybe I can learn something by openi
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Interpretations of quantum theory have traditionally assumed a “Galilean” observer, a bare “point of view” implemented physically by a quantum system. This paper inve
This is a subject I have wrestled with all my life. How do we deal with those who harm others? To what degree do we have the capacity within ourselves to harm others? Is punishment effective or do we need to look deeper? Mexie is one of my favourite Youtubers and she has addressed the issue quit
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