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I Am Dead Now. Ok. Fine. No Problem!


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2024-10-25, 09:06 PM



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Davor Pranjic (Germany) had a near-death experience in a bar as a teenager. Only now has he decided to talk about it for Thanatos TV.

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A radical theory of consciousness | AI researcher Joscha Bach


Philosophy of mind forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2024-10-25, 04:28 PM



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Most are sceptical that artificial intelligence will one day become conscious. But might this scepticism be misguided? Join leading AI researcher, Joscha Bach, as he argues that we can create artificial consciousness if w

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A simple telepathy test: which word did I write?


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    42 Replies

Michel H, 2024-10-21, 07:20 AM

I recently wrote one of the following four words: "table", "chair", "house" and "garden" in one of my computer files, and I highlighted it (in yellow).

I ask you to tell me which of these four words I wrote.

The word was selected by means of this random number generator: [url=https://www.rando

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The Archives of Scientists’ Transcendental Experiences


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    2 Replies

Sci, 2024-10-18, 03:39 AM

The Archives of Scientists’ Transcendental Experiences

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TASTE is an online journal devoted to transcendent 1 experiences that scientists have reported. It lets scientists express these experiences in a psychologically and professionally safe sp

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The problem with the “hard problem”


Philosophy of mind forum    34 Replies

Sci, 2024-10-17, 03:27 PM

The problem with the “hard problem”

Feser

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...All the same, the so called “hard problem” is, in my view, a pseudo-problem that rests on a set of mistakes.  There is a reason why ancient and medieval phil

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Does Math Point to God? William Lane Craig + Graham Oppy


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    5 Replies

Sci, 2024-10-15, 02:11 AM




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Iain McGilchrist: The Coincidence of Opposites


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    No Replies

Sci, 2024-10-15, 12:06 AM



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Ralston College presents a lecture by Dr Iain McGilchrist followed by a discussion with Dr Stephen Blackwood and questions from the audience. In his lecture Dr McGilchrist deals with certain themes that are treated at gre

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Why Seek an Alternative God?


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    2 Replies

Sci, 2024-10-14, 09:57 PM




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The Sense of the Sacred | Iain McGilchrist with Jnanavaca


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2024-10-14, 09:21 PM



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Dr Iain McGilchrist in conversation with Jnanavaca about 'The Sense of the Sacred' for the Nature of Mind project. Find out more at natureofmind.net.

Dr Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosop

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Can We "Prove" that God Exists? | Graham Oppy vs Ed Feser


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    No Replies

Sci, 2024-10-14, 12:05 AM




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