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A Novel Argument Against Identity Theories


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Sci, 2017-09-17, 07:50 PM

A Novel Argument Against Identity Theories

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[color=#222222][size=small][font="arial, sans-serif"]Many of us sense that there is a conceptual obstacle to physicalism being true. It strikes us that there i

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Improvisation: The Astonishing Bridge to Our Inner Music


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Sci, 2017-09-17, 06:48 PM

Improvisation: The Astonishing Bridge to Our Inner Music

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Musical improvisation is the expressive capacity of a performer fostered by access to their own “productive” (creative) or “reprod

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Two types of edit!


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DaveB, 2017-09-17, 06:40 PM

To whom it may concern,

Do we really need two types of edit - quick and full - when we want to edit one of our posts? The extra choice seems pretty pointless, and often I find that the 'edit' button is at the bottom of the screen, and its dropdown menu is invisible!

Of course, I don't know if

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Commentary thread for tim's "NDE's" thread


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    416 Replies

E. Flowers, 2017-09-17, 05:39 PM

[color=#008E02][Though this post by E. Flowers appears first in this thread, that is only because it is the first post that was moved out of tim's NDE's thread. The move was performed at tim's request: he prefers that his original thread consis

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Death by Dancing!!


General paranormal phenomena forum    11 Replies

Pollux, 2017-09-16, 05:39 PM

And you thought rave-parties were bad...


Dancing Mania
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[size=medium][i]"Dancing mania (also known as dancing plague) was a social phenomenon that occurred primarily in mainland Europe between the 14th and 17th centu

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Dogs that know when their owners are coming home...


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    14 Replies

Max_B, 2017-09-16, 05:27 PM

Heh, sat by the window doing some work... when nextdoor's dogs erupt into lots of howling and occasional barking... their owner is a  single lady 50+ y/o, who dotes on them, trains and enters them into fly-ball competitions etc... 10-15 minutes later an unfamiliar car pulls up outside the house... o

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Locks and Keys


General parapsychology    6 Replies

jkmac, 2017-09-16, 09:46 AM

Maybe this should be a different thread, maybe not. It is after all a continuation of the question about evidence. (yes, I’m still trying to crack that nut…)

Was thinking after part of a good night’s sleep, of an analogy that might work. 

Here’s what came to mind: 
evidence is really a key, a

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017


General off-topic forum    1 Replies

malf, 2017-09-16, 12:29 AM

Awesome: 


http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-41231623


Has EthanT made it over to this forum yet? (I recall this was one of his hobbies.)


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How far is too far?


General parapsychology    18 Replies

jkmac, 2017-09-15, 11:41 AM

I have been posting a lot with *various people (*edit) about evidence (You may have noticed Wink ), and decided to take a break because it felt like we were getting nowhere, at a very slow rate of speed.

It got me thinking though: I wonder how far people will go to twist themselves into keeping a con

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Last posts in thread sometimes not visible when logged in


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Max_B, 2017-09-15, 07:32 AM

I'm seeing a problem on the site that is difficult to recreate... it's been happening for about the last 2 weeks, it seems to spontaneously clear when more posts are added, then I can find the problem again. Basically the index of forum threads show the last post to the right hand side. But if you g

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