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Late autism diagnosis: it’s a relief, but who’s behind the mask?


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Sci, 2024-12-10, 05:49 PM

Late autism diagnosis: it’s a relief, but who’s behind the mask?

Leonie Mercedes

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People diagnosed as adults commonly have been [url=https://psyche.co/ideas/autistic-people-shouldnt-have-to-u

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A good NDE is a self-reported NDE


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    15 Replies

sbu, 2024-12-09, 09:25 AM

In a recent presentation on NDEs by prominent NDE researcher Sam Parnia, all conclusions were drawn from an NDERF dataset of self-reported NDEs.

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The NDEs from NDERF are all NDEs that have been uploaded by people self reporting their NDEs.
Presumably the 100 exceptional NDEs were selected o

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There... and back again, somehow in one piece


Members' general personal experiences    No Replies

Valmar, 2024-12-08, 01:43 AM

This... was a journey, far more profound than any thus far. I feel compelled to write this down... how does one find balance between documenting profound experiences so as to not forget them, while not coming across as preachy or full of oneself or narcissistic, or is that all just irrational fear?

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A new much more successful cryopreservation medical technology may create big problem


General off-topic forum    7 Replies

nbtruthman, 2024-12-07, 07:42 PM

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024...be-eternal

This new article describes how one materialist neuroscientist now believes he has found a very possible way of preserving human life indefinitely us

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3 Substances in 3 Environments


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    31 Replies

stephenw, 2024-12-06, 01:42 AM

The term "substance" implies physical objects with mass and shape.  In modern philosophy of science, well developed ideas quantify structural variables and replace ideas of substance.  Materials are measured in time and space and are identified as to being physical objects at some scope of size.  Th

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Alex Van Halen on sensing his departed brother Eddie


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

Ninshub, 2024-12-05, 01:06 AM

Alex Van Halen talks about this grief but also signs he feels his brother communicates since his passing.

Go to 15 minutes or so.




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The Locations within Non-Symbolic Consciousness with Jeffery Martin


Out-of-body experience (OBE), astral travel, and lucid dream forum    No Replies

Sci, 2024-12-04, 01:17 PM



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Jeffery Martin, PhD, is President of the California Institute for Human Science. He holds graduate degrees in information technology, management, and transformative studies and has co-edited, authored, or co-authored over

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Comparative Mysticism with Jorge Ferrer


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2024-12-04, 01:12 PM



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Jorge Ferrer, PhD, is former chair of the department of east-west psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is currently a core faculty member there. He is author of Revisioning Transpersonal Theory:

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Dying quickly if not dead


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stephenw, 2024-12-02, 03:00 PM

Here is an account of where the battle stands.  It is not a religious debate but a science one.  Whittmann is an active researcher and writes well.  I was encouraged to see Kastrup's take listed as one of the prominent competing theories.   But, it is surely over as to Physicalism's impact on scienc

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Dvaita (Dualist) Vedanta


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    1 Replies

Sci, 2024-12-01, 11:21 PM



Quote:In this last part in the trilogy about Vedanta, we explore the life and teachings of Madhvacharya - the founder of the school of Dvaita (dualistic) Vedanta.

The previous parts are as f

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