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Sometimes a Wild God


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    1 Replies

Sci, 2024-12-26, 07:17 PM

Sometimes a Wild God

Tom Hirons

Excerpt:

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    ...You cough again,
    Expectorate the snakes and
    Water down the whiskey,
    Wondering how you got so old
    And where your passion went.

    The wild god reaches into a bag
 

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Science is shattering our intuitions about consciousness | Annaka Harris


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2024-12-26, 06:57 PM



Quote:"Is it possible that consciousness is a much more basic phenomenon in nature and is essentially pervading everything?"

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Consciousness is everything we know, everything we experience. The mystery at t

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Consciousness as a Gödel sentence in the language of science


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    4 Replies

Sci, 2024-12-25, 06:32 PM

Consciousness as a Gödel sentence in the language of science

Erik Hoel

Quote:Why the Hard Problem (might be) so Hard

[quote]
Let's say you lived in a universe where you really were some sort

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Winter Solstice


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Sci, 2024-12-25, 02:45 AM


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[color=#131313]A stunning visual journey through the ancient sites, traditions, and myths of the winter solstice to discover their spiritual meaning and relevance today. Did you know that winter solstice was the most celebr

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The Holy Trinity – Rupert Sheldrake


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Sci, 2024-12-25, 01:51 AM



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[color=#131313]A sermon given on Trinity Sunday, 2019 at St Thomas' Church, Finsbury Park, London.

Dr Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge U

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Spiritulaity in Himalayan Art


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Sci, 2024-12-24, 04:11 PM



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Kurukulla Study Topics:

1. Faces & Arms
2. Colors
3. Compendiums Texts & Sources
4. Names
5. Siddha Tradition & Lineage
6. Four Classes of Tantra
7. Miscellaneous Topics

https://www.himalayanart.org/se

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Can Naturalism Account for the Appearance of Fine-Tuning in the Universe?


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    2 Replies

Sci, 2024-12-24, 12:32 AM

Can Naturalism Account for the Appearance of Fine-Tuning in the Universe?

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The just so appearance of “fine-tuning” in our universe is rather unc

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Sheldrake on Vitalism


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    7 Replies

Sci, 2024-12-22, 07:48 PM

From Three Approaches to Biology, Part II

R. Sheldrake


[quote]
...Vitalists are portrayed

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Upcoming outage due to change of hosting


Feedback and announcements    18 Replies

Laird, 2024-12-22, 02:18 AM

Due mostly to excessive cost increases, I'm moving hosts from Hostgator (shared hosting) to Ionos (a VPS), and Psience Quest will be moving with me unless the community has an alternative preference for its hosting (I'm only hosting it by default given that I already had a multi-domain hosting accou

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Why beetles mate with beer bottles: evolution and perception


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

Sci, 2024-12-19, 09:12 PM

Why beetles mate with beer bottles: evolution and perception

Joshua McNail

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To simplify, Hoffman is saying that evolution doesn’t care whether your brain accurately perceives rea

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