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Human magnetic sense


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Max_B, 2025-02-05, 11:08 PM

Chae et al. 2022 - Human magnetic sense is mediated by a light and magnetic field resonance-dependent mechanism

Thirty-four male volunteers participated in an experiment where they were seated on a rotatable chair and exposed to various geomagnetic field (GMF)-like magnetic fields (

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Rescuing the Self from the Philosophers | Raymond Tallis


Philosophy of mind forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-04, 11:26 PM



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Raymond Tallis is Professor Emeritus of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester. He is a philosopher, poet, novelist, cultural critic, and a retired physician and clinical neuroscientist. He trained in medicine

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Iain McGilchrist Debunks Pop Psychology Myths About Brain Hemisphere Differences


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

Sci, 2025-02-04, 06:53 PM



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Iain McGilchrist is a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, a former Fellow of All Souls Col

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Bernardo Kastrup, Richard Watson, and Mike Levin - conversation 1


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

Sci, 2025-02-04, 02:55 AM



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This is a ~1 hour 20 minutes conversation between Bernardo Kastrup (https://www.bernardokastrup.com/), Richatrd Watson (https://www.richardawatson.com/), and me on topics at the intersection of physics, cognition, conscio

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Is Idealism Enough? A dialogue between Bernardo Kastrup and Rupert Sheldrake


Philosophy of mind forum    7 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-03, 11:02 PM



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Is Idealism Enough? A dialogue between Bernardo Kastrup and Rupert Sheldrake

Rupert Sheldrake recently made a series of criticisms of Bernardo Kastrup’s Analytic Idealism on Curt Jaimungal’s Theories of Everything chan

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Iain McGilchrist, Bernardo Kastrup: Consciousness, God, Truth, & The Purpose of Life


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2025-02-03, 09:52 PM



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In this interview, I’m joined by two leading thinkers who are helping to reshape our understanding of consciousness, the nature of reality, and the pursuit of meaning in life: Dr Iain McGilchrist and Dr Bernardo Kastrup.

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Quantum Information Panpsychism Explained | Federico Faggin


Consciousness science forum    5 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-03, 06:19 PM



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CPU inventor and physicist Federico Faggin, together with Prof. Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano, proposes that consciousness is not an emergent property of the brain, but a fundamental aspect of reality itself: quantum fields are

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Mediumistic type experience?


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Max_B, 2025-02-03, 02:30 PM

I've hesitated to post this experience, because I'm not sure if I'm being silly, but decided today to do so... it's why I've recently become interested in these mystical and kundalini type experiences...

On the 12th Jan I had been talking with a friend about the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S

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The psychical and the mystical: Boundaries, connections, common origins


General parapsychology    No Replies

Sci, 2025-02-03, 01:51 AM

The Psychical and the Mystical: Boundaries, Connections, Common Origins

Paul Marshall

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Notable exceptions aside, researchers in the fields of mysticism and parapsychol­ogy have

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What makes an experience “mystical?"


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    5 Replies

Sci, 2025-02-02, 11:11 PM

What makes an experience “mystical?"

Paul Marshall

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What reality is mystical experience felt to disclose? In some cases, it’s the everyday world of objects, plants, animals, and people, even the universe a

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