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Posting videos and articles


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Ninshub, 2017-08-15, 05:57 AM

By the way, in several of the sub-forums members will notice Resource Threads dedicated to posting videos and articles of any kind.

However, if you want to start a discussion with a video or an article, please feel free to start a different thread (that's probably the better option in my personal

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Principles of Curiosity


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    77 Replies

malf, 2017-08-15, 04:49 AM

Brian Dunning of Skeptoid has produced a new movie that he has made available for free online. The aim of the video is to encourage critical thinking and it is largely intended as a teaching resource for schools. There's 40 minutes to get through, but the production standards are pretty high. I'd be

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Hard Problem Hameroff - Thinking Allowed


Consciousness science forum    5 Replies

Hurmanetar, 2017-08-14, 11:12 PM

New Thinking Allowed with Stuart Hammeroff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv4Arl9v9NY

I'd heard most of this before, but the thing that I had a hard time with was his description of "pleasure" and "pain" in a proto-consciousness arising in (or channeled through) the most basic organic molecu

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Howdy y'all


Member introductions    No Replies

Hurmanetar, 2017-08-14, 10:37 PM

I'm excited about the new forum! Feels a little like we just went through a church schism or something... lol

About me:
Hurmanetar - "her-man-eh-tar" (call me Hurm)... a celtic superhero version of Gilgamesh from the Kolbrin - the "lightbringer" mountain man and all-around badass driven by curio

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Gaia.com anyone?


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    5 Replies

Kamarling, 2017-08-14, 10:19 PM

I recently took out a 3 month subscription to Gaia.com mainly because someone I know recommended it. However, I've still to make up my mind about it and, at the moment, I can't see myself extending the 3 month trial period. So I thought I'd ask if anyone here subscribes and, if so, what do you think

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"Other Stuff" subforum - what would you like to see threre?


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Vortex, 2017-08-14, 08:12 PM

I want to ask: what will other members like to see in the "Other Stuff" subforum?

Will the politics / economy / society topics be accepted - for example, a thread about recent threatening situation around North Korea, or the growing Left-Right tension and conflict in the USA? Or we're already fed w

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"Resources" Tag


Introduction, rules, and guides    2 Replies

Sci, 2017-08-14, 06:55 PM

So on the old forum the way this was handled, and it seemed to work reasonably well, is that in a thread marked "Resources" you have 3-5 posts for back & forth but after that discussion should be moved to a new thread with a link so people can join in if they desire.

I liked this because it didn'

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Hello from Will


Member introductions    No Replies

Will, 2017-08-14, 06:41 PM

What the subject said  Smile


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The Science & Mysticism of Dreams [Resources]


Consciousness science forum    8 Replies

Sci, 2017-08-14, 05:36 PM

Psychologist Patrick McNamara on the science of dreams.

[color=#141414][size=small]I love that in his study of dreams he's come to realize that something interesting is going on with precognitive dreams that is worth investigatin

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Eric Weiss's Metaphysics for a Reality that contains Physical & Spirit Aspects


Philosophy of mind forum    7 Replies

Sci, 2017-08-14, 05:34 PM

Eric Weiss' The Long Trajectory (Psi, Reincarnation, Afterlife, etc)

Free Draft Version

[quote]
A philosophical walk through of why immaterialism, as based around the id

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