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Another sign of the breakdown of scientism?


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

nbtruthman, 2024-08-01, 05:22 PM

An excellent and lucid new article on essentially the philosophical and scientific basis for Chalmers' well-known "Hard Problem" of consciousness, and on why science will never explain consciousness, just came out in (believe it or not) the influential scientific magazine Psychology Today. Perhaps a

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Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr—Islam: Truth and Beauty


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    6 Replies

Sci, 2024-07-30, 11:49 PM



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[color=#131313]On September 6, 2012, the BYU Museum of Art's auditorium and overflow seating were filled to capacity with eager students, faculty, and community members who gathered to hear from the renowned Dr. Seyyed Ho

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr: In the Beginning Was Consciousness


Philosophy of mind forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2024-07-30, 04:39 AM



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[color=#131313]On May 1, 2003, Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, one of the world's leading experts on Islamic science and spirituality, delivered the 2003-04 Dudleian Lecture. Professor Nasr is University Professor of Islam

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Blind Man Sees: Consciousness Beyond The Senses?


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    3 Replies

Sci, 2024-07-29, 07:48 PM



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[color=#131313]Does research on extra-ocular vision bring us closer to answering the question: is our consciousness produced by our brain? Natalia Vorontsova discusses the mind-brain relationship, the nature of reality, a

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UFOs & The Demonic with Charles Upton


UFO/UAP forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2024-07-29, 01:29 AM



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[color=#131313]Charles Upton's first books of poetry were published in 1968 and 1969 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Light Books in San Francisco. He was then considered the youngest member of the "beat generation" as he

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Pantheisticon: John Toland’s Cosmic Mass


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2024-07-28, 06:20 PM

Pantheisticon: John Toland’s Cosmic Mass

Quote:Understanding God as Nature
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...Pantheisticon, written by the Irish early-Enlightenment philosopher and political activist John Toland, who first used

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Baby talk


Consciousness science forum    2 Replies

Sci, 2024-07-25, 06:01 PM

Baby talk

Darshana Narayanan  

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Vagitus uterinus occurs – always in the last trimester – when there’s a tear in the uterine membrane. The tear lets air into the uterine cavity, thus enabli

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Avi Loeb: My Search for Proof Aliens Exist


UFO/UAP forum    No Replies

Sci, 2024-07-24, 09:14 PM



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[color=#131313]Why have we not yet found proof of alien life? According to astrophysicist Avi Loeb, we simply haven't dedicated the proper resources. Diving into unidentified phenomena such as the Oumuamua asteroid, he ex

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Decoding Reality with Howard Eisenberg


General parapsychology    No Replies

Sci, 2024-07-24, 04:38 PM



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[color=#131313]Howard Eisenberg, MD, is author of Inner Spaces: Parapsychological Explorations of the Mind and, most recently, Dream It To Do It: The Science and the Magic.

Here he describes his early work in parapsyc

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Researchers discover a new form of scientific fraud: Uncovering 'sneaked references'


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    2 Replies

Sci, 2024-07-24, 04:06 PM

Researchers discover a new form of scientific fraud: Uncovering 'sneaked references'

by Lonni Besançon and Guillaume Cabanac

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Citations of scientific work abide by a standardized referencing system: Each referenc

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