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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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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Essentia Foundation: It’s Time for Mindful physics!


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Sci, 2024-01-20, 12:26 AM



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We begin our coverage of Essentia Foundation’s 2023 work conference with host, Prof. Bernard Carr’s introduction to the conference. He highlights how fundamental mind is to physics,

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Jacques Vallee links UFO/UAP NHI disclosure with advanced AI intelligence


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nbtruthman, 2024-01-17, 04:31 PM

Prestigious UFO expert and theorist Jaques Vallee just came out with an article expressing support for and advocacy of the calls from whistleblowers (prominently David Grusch) for full disclosure of the existence of UFO crash retrieval and reverse engineering black projects. He takes this issue very

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Neuroscience is pre-paradigmatic. Consciousness is why


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Silence, 2024-01-16, 09:49 PM

https://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/...radigmatic

John Horgan linked this article in a tweet (X).  I found it very interesting and well written.  Curious for the community's take.  Another step away from reductionism?

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Of course, ever since researchers in the m

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After Physicalism's Intro Essay


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Sci, 2024-01-16, 05:29 PM

After Physicalism Introduction

Benedikt Paul Göcke

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...without the completeness of physics almost none of the arguments for physicalism is remotely plausible. Since the completeness of physics is e

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