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

The enchanted vision

Mark Vernon

Quote:Love is much more than a mere emotion or moral ideal. It imbues the world itself and we should learn to move with its power

UFO/UAP forum    No Replies

An excellent expose on how in case by case detail the Pentagon in the last few years has been actually lying that UFOs always have natural explanations, at https://thehill.com/opinion/national-sec...bout-ufos/ :

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"...Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) described how hi

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Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    No Replies

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[color=#131313]Essentia Foundation’s Hans Busstra interviews Prof. Jeffrey Kripal, PhD, who holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University in Houston, on his new book: ‘The Superhu

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Reincarnation forum    2 Replies

A new book has now come out concerning newly researched cases of reincarnation, in this instance from Japan.

The book is Katsugoro and Other Reincarnation Cases in Japan, by Ohkado Masayuki (White Crow Books, https://whitecrowbooks.com/books/page/ka..._in_japan/ )

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Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    7 Replies

https://www.reddit.com/r/consciousness/c...ection_of/

Sam Parnia is being referred to as a "woo peddler"

People are remarking that NDEs are simply brain activity that the EEG didn't detect due to it being ancient technology and that the brain d

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Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

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[color=#131313]Summary: My recent book, Untying the Gordian Knot (UGK; Lexington Books 2020), proposes a new framework for rethinking the fundamental nature of reality; one that takes into account our best current underst

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Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    20 Replies

Very interesting discussion.

Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    8 Replies

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[color=#131313]Abstract:

A spontaneous After-Death Communication (ADC) occurs when a bereaved person unexpectedly perceives the deceased person. This may be through the senses of sight, hearing, smell, or touch, but ex

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Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

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[color=#131313]The relationship between consciousness, that is, “awareness,” and the physical universe has been an ongoing mystery to modern science. Indeed, in 1995 Australian philosopher David Chalmers called this the ‘

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Philosophy of mind forum    4 Replies

Thoughts are more real than objects

Jeremy Dunham, PhD 

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Idealism is often regarded as a philosophy entailing that the world exists just in our heads, which is obviously false. Rising philosophic

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