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Margaret Cavendish's Multiverse


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

Sci, 2024-04-01, 06:05 PM



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[color=#131313]It's been popularized by Marvel movies, but the Multiverse is actually a very old idea. Multiverse theory can be traced at least as far back as the seventeenth century and theories about the infinite charac

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Confession in the Grimoires, Redemption and Self-Forgiveness


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2024-03-28, 05:29 PM



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[color=#131313]Why do some grimoires have us confessing to sins or transgressions we never even committed? How does confession restore our balance and harmony with nature and the spirits? What does redemption, and moving

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How Exorcism Became Medieval Necromancy & Demonic Conjuration


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2024-03-27, 05:44 PM



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[color=#131313]Medieval necromancy is strangely uniform in its rituals, language and symbols despite being an underground movement at the heterodox periphery of the minor clergy. What explains this uniformity? An importan

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The Murky Truth Of Modern Exorcisms


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    7 Replies

Sci, 2024-03-27, 05:31 PM

Talking to a friend about the Exorcist Files podcast and he sent me this ->




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[color=#131313]Journalist Andrew Gold visits an internationally renowned exorcist in Buenos Aires, who claims to cure the sick of their demo

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Exorcist Files


Ghost, poltergeist, and spirit forum    No Replies

Sci, 2024-03-27, 05:07 PM

Exorcist Files

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In the last several years, there has been an alarming increase in the number of reported demonic possessions And for some of the most disturbing and vicious cases of possession, one priest was often summoned. With almost two decades

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The Respected Oxford Professors Who Say They Time Traveled


General paranormal phenomena forum    5 Replies

Sci, 2024-03-21, 05:57 PM

The Respected Oxford Professors Who Say They Time Traveled

by Chris Wheatley 

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On a hot August afternoon in France, 1901, Miss Elizabeth Morison and Miss Frances Lamont, on holiday from England, took a trip

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Death Anxiety (but not what u think)


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    29 Replies

Bill37, 2024-03-19, 06:18 PM

I apologize ahead of time if this is in the wrong forum. Perhaps “Member Introductions”? Even tho been here for years , so who knows, but feel free to move it !

Two random thoughts , I thought May generate an interesting discussion. 

I have two particular anxieties when it comes to what I read

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Runesoup: Animism Explained


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    3 Replies

Sci, 2024-03-18, 04:56 PM



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[color=#131313]In the first video in a series exploring animism, Join Gordon as he visits and encounters Lake Mungo -an ancient, dried-up lake bed that is home to thousands of Aboriginal artefacts that is also Australia'

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Does quantum mechanics beckon the end of naturalism?


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    19 Replies

Sci, 2024-03-10, 05:24 PM

Does quantum mechanics beckon the end of naturalism?

Bruce L. Gordon, PhD

[quote]Naturalism, the idea that there are no gods, is the leading theory of our time. However, in this instalme

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Free will and obesity


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    25 Replies

sbu, 2024-03-08, 10:13 AM

Yesterday, Novo Nordisk, the company that produces Wegovy, surpassed Tesla in value, becoming a significant topic in local news. This development piqued my interest in how obesity, a seemingly mundane issue, could generate substantial revenue. So, I researched online and discovered that obesity is n

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