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Ayahuasca experience ~ shadow work, past-life experiences, and meeting the teachers


Members' general personal experiences    6 Replies

Valmar, 2024-02-04, 04:52 AM

Been years since I've had any inspiration to write, but the Ayahuasca journey from last night seems to have done... something? Well, here goes nothing, I guess. I tried to not make it a wall of text. Hope the paragraphs make sense.

The trip started off with the usual ~ Shadow Work, healing some o

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Dualism versus (neutral) monism, consciousness, quantum mechanics [Night Shift split]


Philosophy of mind forum    117 Replies

stephenw, 2024-02-01, 04:53 PM

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How would a spirit remember anything if the memories are in the brain? Are there two sets of memory in two different places?

A computer "memory" is really akin to an abacus or diary, neither of which are actually thought to hold any m

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Some possible astronometric observation of UFOs? - the vanishing star enigm


UFO/UAP forum    No Replies

nbtruthman, 2024-01-30, 04:40 PM

It appears that astronomers may have accidentally captured the transient brilliant light emitted by large "mother ship" UFOs during one notable UFO "flap" that occured in Washingtom DC in 1952.

From https://thedebrief.org/the-vanishing-sta...-ufo-wave/ :

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The science of consciousness after death


Consciousness science forum    4 Replies

Sci, 2024-01-25, 06:04 AM

The science of consciousness after death

Laleh K. Quinn, PhD 

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When the results of observations and experiments designed to investigate the possible continuance of consciousness after bodily

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On the hard problem of consciousness: Why is physics not enough?


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

Sci, 2024-01-25, 06:00 AM

On the hard problem of consciousness: Why is physics not enough?

Hrvoje Nikolic

[quote]I present 3 arguments that the laws of physics, by themselves, cannot explain the origin of
phenom

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A Physics of Consciousness


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

Sci, 2024-01-25, 05:44 AM

A Physics of Consciousness

J. Beichler

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There are two possible approaches to the scientific study of consciousness: Bottom-up consciousness, from the i

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Psience Quest Interview No. 8: Michael Nahm


Psience Quest interviews    5 Replies

Will, 2024-01-24, 11:22 PM

A big thank you to Dr. Nahm for consenting to this interview.

1. Your website describes your background in zoology and paleontology, and your current work is described as biology. What led you to take an interest in psychical research?
Biology is the study of life. It is therefore a very

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Property Dualists Should be Panpsychists


Philosophy of mind forum    No Replies

Sci, 2024-01-24, 03:08 AM

Property Dualists Should be Panpsychists

P.Goff

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This paper attempts to show that property dualists are obliged to hold that it can never be vague whether or not a given thin

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Some more wisdom quotes to help bolster the belief (or realization) system


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

nbtruthman, 2024-01-22, 04:03 PM

Here are some more selected wisdom quotes from ones with far greater knowledge and experience than our own. From another blog post by Michael Tymn at https://whitecrowbooks.com/michaeltymn/month/2023/05/ :


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On No Doubt: “I had but one object, to discover fraud and trickery. Frankly, I w

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Some wisdom quotes on survival and the afterlife


Connected philosophy forum (metaphysics, ontology, theology, ethics)    2 Replies

nbtruthman, 2024-01-20, 04:01 PM

For me it is sometimes good to refresh my mind with another dose of the truth and review some of the very informed opinions of experts with far more experience and knowledge than myself to remind me of the truth of the situation.

Some wisdom quotes, from Michael Tymn's blog at https://whitecrowboo

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