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"Why I am no longer a skeptic"


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    389 Replies

Will, 2017-09-05, 01:22 AM

As we have some members now who weren't around when this was discussed on Skeptiko, I'd like to bring it back up:

Why I am no longer a skeptic by Stephen Bond.

I'd especially like to hear what

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The Beatles, Brian Epstein's death and mediumship


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    8 Replies

Ninshub, 2017-09-04, 05:12 AM

I'm recently posting a lot about mediumship, it's just happening that way, and then I go back to a Beatles book I'm reading ("The Beatles Off the Record") as I'm getting ready to go to bed , and the first thing to hit me is this section (which makes me get out of bed and back in front of the compute

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Death is the end


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    116 Replies

Fake Leuders, 2017-09-04, 03:12 AM

I just created this thread because I wanted to ask proponents a question that we can debate. What would you do if death is the end and there is no afterlife? By this statement I mean no survival of consciousness after death. You cease to exist.

I am not interested in discussing evidence pro or co

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Giza Pyramid


Out-of-body experience (OBE), astral travel, and lucid dream forum    47 Replies

Pssst, 2017-09-03, 09:32 PM

Why are we discussing the GP in an OBE thread?

There were many uses for the GP and the Sphinx. One was the use of the King's Chamber sarcophagus as a device to enhance the OBE. 

[Image: 911666019_4_Khufu-Sarcophagus-EG9510213JHP.jpg]

The granite was spe

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Leslie Flint


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    54 Replies

Pssst, 2017-09-03, 09:07 PM

Never found to be fraudulent and was the most scientifically observed and studied PM in history.

Here with an ectoplasmic larynx or voice box.

[Image: LF-ectoplasm.jpg]
There are several hundred gigabytes of Flint recordings, pics, transcripts, etc, here is one.

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2012 double-slit study by Radin et al.


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    28 Replies

Chris, 2017-09-03, 08:33 PM

Gabriel Guerrer has just published the results of a double-slit experiment, which is being discussed here:
http://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-270.html

It's a follow-up to a previous study by Radin et al., published in 2012, and available here:
http://deanradin.com/evidence/Radin2012doublesli

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Paranormal Noises


Ghost, poltergeist, and spirit forum    18 Replies

jonqc, 2017-09-03, 07:06 PM

Thought I'd share a story on here which might be of some interest to those interested in poltergeist phenomenon. Although I believe I may have experienced some other paranormal phenomenon over the years the following event was shared by other witnesses. The experience I had took place more than twen

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Spirit communication through balloon movement?


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    No Replies

Ninshub, 2017-09-03, 06:40 PM

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I bought a balloon for Nicole's birthday (She is in the Spirit World). Nicole's bday was Thursday.  I bought two pink balloon and let one go with a note on it Thursday night.  I clipped the ribbon from the other one and let it go to the 10' ceiling.  The next day the remaining pink balloon

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A Place For Consciousness: Probing the Deep Structure of the Natural World


Philosophy of mind forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2017-09-03, 05:47 PM

A Place For Consciousness: Probing the Deep Structure of the Natural World

The link is to the introduction to the work provided on Ian Thompson's site. Introduction by the author of the book:

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The book is

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Magic In The Air: How Intellectuals Invented The Myth Of A Mythless Society


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    2 Replies

Sci, 2017-09-03, 05:29 PM

Magic In The Air: How Intellectuals Invented The Myth Of A Mythless Society

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[color=#1d2129][font="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"]"The story of disenchantment we have told our

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