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When is truth being stretched?


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    9 Replies

Brian, 2018-05-13, 10:01 AM

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Fraudulent "psychic" arrested for $800,000 fraud


General off-topic forum    7 Replies

Valmar, 2018-05-13, 12:32 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018...une-teller

This shit is fucking awful. Angry

These disgusting frauds make genuine psychics and mediums look less trustworthy in the eyes of the ignorant and naive. Sad


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The Green Children


General paranormal phenomena forum    2 Replies

Brian, 2018-05-12, 09:45 PM

Neil Rushton has many interesting stories on his blog but this one in particular caught my attention.  It also seems it might be more than a story.

https://deadbutdreaming.wordpress.com/20...-children/

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J. B. Priestley


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    4 Replies

Chris, 2018-05-12, 08:17 PM

The SPR has a glowing review by Robert Charman of a new book by Anthony Peake entitled "Time and The Rose Garden: Encountering the Magical In the Life and Works of J. B. Priestley". The focus is on how Priestley's interest in unorthodox theories of time, including J. W. Dunne's "Serial Time", influe

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Dawkins affirms possibility of creator


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Brian, 2018-05-11, 07:48 AM




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Spirituality & Light - What/Why the connection?


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    43 Replies

Sci, 2018-05-10, 10:00 PM

"My Body is but Wax and Wick for Flame. When the Candle Burns Out, the Light Shines elsewhere."
  ~ Egyptian Book of the Dead

“Life is a pure flame and we live by an Invisible Sun within us.”
 ~ Thomas Browne

From Beyond Physicalism: Toward Reconciliation of Science and Spirituality:

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Brian Cox is wrong about the large hadron collider


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    16 Replies

Brian, 2018-05-10, 06:54 PM

https://gizmodo.com/does-the-large-hadro...1792686748


"In other words, he explained, if ghosts existed, then they should be able to interact with the existing particle

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Dr Alan Feduccia and evolution


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

Brian, 2018-05-10, 02:37 PM

https://creation.com/scientists-wrong


"Actually, a major reason most scientists believe in evolution is that most scientists believe in evolution! This is a type of ‘confirmation bias’: the alleged scientific consensus was reached by counting heads,

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The Obscure: On the Philosophy of Heraclitus


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

Sci, 2018-05-09, 04:29 PM

The Obscure: On the Philosophy of Heraclitus

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Heraclitus of Ephesus was one of the great pre-Socratic thinkers. Called the Obscure and the Weeping Philosopher, he left behind a collection of fragments so mysterious and pregnant with meaning that

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When continental drift was considered pseudoscience


Off-topic mainstream science forum    16 Replies

Brian, 2018-05-09, 04:06 PM

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-n...-90353214/

"Wegener called his idea “continental displacement” and presented it in

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