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Rise of the Machines


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Chris, 2017-08-21, 07:17 AM

The BBC says a group of experts is urging that "killer robots" - weaponry managed by AI - should be banned:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40995835

The article is rather surreal in some places. "[color=#404040][size=medium][font="Helmet, Freesans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"]Those in favou

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Name that symbol!


General off-topic forum    No Replies

Will, 2017-08-20, 11:24 PM

Had a thread about this over on Skeptiko, but I never did get a firm answer (I did get a lead on triskelions):


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Figured, with the interests of various people on this forum, someone might be able to help me with this:

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More with rat brains


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    1 Replies

Will, 2017-08-20, 11:02 PM

[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/erase-restore-memories_n_5432430.html?utm_hp_ref=brain][/url]
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[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/erase-restore-memories_n_5432430.html?utm_hp_ref=brain][color=#1d0637][size=small]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/erase-restore

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Orch-OR discussion


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    49 Replies

Will, 2017-08-20, 07:34 PM

This is a few years old, but I thought it was interesting and warranted more discussion than it got on Skeptiko: a back-and-forth between the Orch-OR crew and some of their critics.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art...4513001188
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pi

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Relationship between meaning and the differences in size of physical structures


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    12 Replies

Hjortron, 2017-08-20, 11:33 AM

We've all heard it said from time to time something along the following lines:

"The universe is so overwhelmingly huge, we are a speck of dust, a pale blue dot in the vast ocean of space", etc, and the conclusion many draw from this is often along the lines of "Therefore, our lives and indeed the

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Psiencequest.net url landing page


Feedback and announcements    6 Replies

Max_B, 2017-08-20, 10:17 AM

Surely we don't want this to be what people see when the type in Psiencequest.net

[Image: psi_page.jpg]


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Physical mediumship: apports through the mouth


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    38 Replies

Ninshub, 2017-08-20, 05:04 AM

One trance physical medium who usually brings apports through the mouth. Is this a legit practice, or is it considered more or only legitimate if the apports are not coming through the physical medium's body?




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From Skeptic to Believer: News Anchor Gets a First Time Reading from a Medium


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    127 Replies

Ninshub, 2017-08-20, 03:32 AM

Just came across this and thought I'd share it FWIW.




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New laboratory PK research (today a rarity)


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    2 Replies

nbtruthman, 2017-08-19, 11:13 PM

There still seems to be a little research going on in the field of physical mediumship and PK, though apparently mostly not in the USA but in countries like Argentina and Brazil without as powerful fossilized anti-paranormal establishments. This paper is in the most recent issue of the Journal of th

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Darwin Unhinged: The Bugs in Evolution


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    1509 Replies

Kamarling, 2017-08-19, 10:21 PM

Darwin Unhinged: The Bugs in Evolution

I happened across this blog while searching for something else. It is quite long and I haven't

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