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‘Raising Consciousness’ Question.


Consciousness science forum    16 Replies

Stan Woolley, 2018-08-05, 10:44 AM

I’ve been aware of this ‘raising of consciousness’ thing for some years, as I would guess are most of us. But what does it really mean?

According to the people I follow, my consciousness is my awareness, the screen that the video of my life experience shows up on. For me, it has a sort of neutral v

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Scientific study of the ouija board


General paranormal phenomena forum    10 Replies

Ninshub, 2018-08-04, 05:53 PM

New Ouija Board Study Scientifically Explains How They Move

Paul Seaburn [url=https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/07/

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Study reveals the Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy


Off-topic mainstream science forum    No Replies

Ninshub, 2018-08-04, 05:49 PM

Study reveals the Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy

Scientists created a model of the pyramid resonant electromagnetic response
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An international research group applied methods

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NY Times article on terminal lucidity


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    No Replies

Ninshub, 2018-08-04, 05:42 PM

The Mystery of End-of-Life Rallies

Palliative care experts say it is not uncommon for people in hospice care to perk up briefly before they die, sometimes speaking clearly or asking for food.

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Can Buddhist Philosophy Explain What Came Before the Big Bang


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    No Replies

Sci, 2018-08-03, 03:55 AM

How cosmic is the cosmos? Ever since Heisenberg and Tagore, physicists have flirted with Eastern philosophy. Is there anything in the romance?

by Zeeya Merali


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‘And then you think

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Argument From Incredulity


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    26 Replies

Kamarling, 2018-08-03, 12:00 AM

[quote='Wikipedia']

A similar fallacy, known as argument from incredulity, appeal to common sense, or personal incredulity,asserts that because something is so incredible or difficult to imagine, it is wrong. Arguments from incredulity are called non sequiturs. Arguments from incredulity can take

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Disturbing Experience


Members' dreams    1 Replies

diverdown, 2018-08-02, 03:37 PM

Hey all, 

I recently had a disturbing sleep experience last night that might be of interest to the forum members.

In any event, I was apparently feeling quite disturbed and uneasy. I don't know if any of you have had this, where you are teetering in that state between awake and dreaming, and y

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String Theory May Create Far Fewer Universes Than Thought


Off-topic mainstream science forum    20 Replies

Ninshub, 2018-08-02, 03:37 AM

String Theory May Create Far Fewer Universes Than Thought

In Scientific American
Clara Moskowitz on

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Losing your keys... or the Disappearing Object Phenomenon


General paranormal phenomena forum    16 Replies

Ninshub, 2018-08-02, 03:25 AM

Glitched Out: Unusual Cases of Disappearing Keys

Rob Schwarz July 25, 2018
 
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It’s the strangest thing when you mysterious

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A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Ninshub, 2018-08-02, 03:22 AM

A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate

[i]Psychedelic drugs can trigger characteristic hallucinations, which have long been thought to hold clues about the brain’s circuitry. After nearly a centu

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