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online symposium - Sunday 16th Feb 2025


General survival research    1 Replies

Max_B, 2025-02-12, 09:38 AM

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are honoured to invite you to an online symposium held in tribute to our late President, Dr. Peter Fenwick. This event will explore The Art of Dying through a dialogue between Eastern and Western tradit

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What do we mean by “cease to exist”?


Philosophy of mind forum    16 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-12, 09:35 AM

If I visited a town you [had] lived in, and you asked me about the condition of an old favorite restaurant to which I replied, “Sorry, it doesn’t exist anymore.”

What do you think happened to the restaurant?

If it was demolished, the constituent “physical” stuff would be expected to be around. Jus

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Consciousness, Rogue Phenomena & History of Psi Research with Edward Kelly


General parapsychology    2 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-10, 10:33 PM



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 Edward Kelly is a Professor at the University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies. His major research interests include the mind/brain relationship and cognitive neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on ph

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Retrocausality & The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics|Ruth Kastner


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    1 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-10, 03:27 PM



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Ruth Kastner joins Curt Jaimungal to discuss her transactional interpretation (TI) of quantum mechanics, addressing the measurement problem, retrocausality, and the integration of quantum mechanics and gravity. Kastner ad

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Talk Origins Archive


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    No Replies

Sci, 2025-02-09, 08:38 PM

Talk Origins Archive

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Talk.origins is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to the discussion and debate of biological and physical origins. Most discussions in the newsgroup center on the creation/evolution controversy, but other topics of discussion inclu

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Herald of a Restless World: On the Life and Philosophy of Henri Bergson


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    1 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-08, 09:38 PM



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The Following video is a continuation of my series on Classical German philosophy and Post-Kantian thought. The Title of today's episode is: Herald of a Restless World: On the Life and Philosophy of Henri Bergson w

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Are OBEs the same as Lucid Dreams? By Bob Peterson


Out-of-body experience (OBE), astral travel, and lucid dream forum    No Replies

Raimo, 2025-02-07, 08:46 PM

https://obeoutlook.blogspot.com/2015/03/...reams.html

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Are out-of-body experiences the same as Lucid Dreams? Some people insist they're the same phenomenon, but I believe they're dif

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Is God Space Or Is Space God?


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

Sci, 2025-02-07, 12:45 AM

Is God Space Or Is Space God?

Stephen Stern and Steven Gimbel

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...As creator of space and time, God must thus exist outside of both. On this standard understanding, God transcends our basic physical concepts.

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Neuroscience, mediums, and messages on the radio


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    2 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-06, 07:33 PM

Neuroscience, mediums, and messages on the radio

Adam Jacobs and Dr. Laleh Quinn Ph.D.

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[i]Dr. Laleh Quinn has a Ph.D in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. She has been a neuroscience research faculty member i

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A Conversation Between Iain McGilchrist and David Bentley Hart


Philosophy of mind forum    No Replies

Sci, 2025-02-06, 04:58 AM



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On the mind, the structure of the brain, the structure of life, the arts, perceptions of reality, the pervasiveness of consciousness... Scientist, physician, psychiatrist, writer, literary scholar, and philosopher Iain Mc

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