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Nothing v. Something


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

Sci, 2018-04-11, 02:20 AM

Levels of Nothing by Robert Lawrence Kuhn

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In this article I shall explore the essence of Nothing, or what I call“Levels of Nothing,” especially in light of recent debates and public interest. Why “Level

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On habit and the mind-body problem. The view of Felix Ravaisson


Philosophy of mind forum    2 Replies

Sci, 2018-04-10, 08:54 PM

On habit and the mind-body problem. The view of Felix Ravaisson

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The author shows the habit manifests the inhabitation of freedom and intelligence in the body (Carlisle, [url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4158

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The Problem of Scepticism in Early Modern Philosophy of Consciousness


Philosophy of mind forum    No Replies

Sci, 2018-04-10, 07:20 PM

The Problem of Scepticism in Early Modern Philosophy of Consciousness 

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[size=large]This post is part of a larger project I am working on: a critique of the epistemologically motivated

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An Axiom of Feeling: Werner Herzog on the Absolute, the Sublime, and Ecstatic Truth


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2018-04-10, 03:29 PM

An Axiom of Feeling: Werner Herzog on the Absolute, the Sublime, and Ecstatic Truth

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The Absolute poses a never-ending quandary for philosophy, religion, and mathematics. Math

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Possession


Ghost, poltergeist, and spirit forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2018-04-10, 03:27 AM

Possession

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In Haiti, vodou takes many forms. It is their folk religion, an integral pillar in society and a way of life. Spirit possession, sacrifice and ancestral magic are parts of vodou's DNA. One night when [b]

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IIT Panpsychism Confirmed? -> The Tricky Business of Measuring Consciousness


Consciousness science forum    4 Replies

Sci, 2018-04-09, 03:20 PM

The Tricky Business of Measuring Consciousness

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As an idea, IIT is audacious. It ignores the meaning of information to quantify the way systems use information. The theory proposes [url=http://rstb.royalsoc

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Irish Folklore Collection


General paranormal phenomena forum    No Replies

Chris, 2018-04-09, 09:01 AM

Courtesy of the Daily Grail, here's a report from the Irish Times on the Irish Schools' Collection - a 750,000-page account of folklore collected by school children interviewing elderly people between 1937 and 1939. Volunteers are transcribing the material. So far half a million pages have been digi

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Tallis on Memory: A Smile at Waterloo Station


Philosophy of mind forum    13 Replies

Sci, 2018-04-09, 01:37 AM

A Smile at Waterloo Station

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Let us return to that smile. It is supposed to be ‘stored’ in the changed state of excitability of a neural circuit resulting from my exposure to it. The state of the circuit is ‘a pres

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Are 'Functions' And 'Doings' Real In The Universe?


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

Sci, 2018-04-08, 07:02 PM

Are 'Functions' And 'Doings' Real In The Universe?

https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2012/0...e-universe

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Are biological "Functions" and "Doings" real in the universe? According to most scientists, "no." They are mistaken manner

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God as Programmer, Admin, and API for The Simulation?


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    5 Replies

Sci, 2018-04-08, 04:34 PM

Reading over these ideas of Whitehead:

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Whitehead thus sees God and the world as fulfilling one another. He sees entities in the world as fluent and changing things that y

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