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The Ghost in the Shell


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

Sci, 2023-08-20, 05:06 PM

The Ghost in the Shell

Grace Endries

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Quantum mechanics makes the ancient theory of panpsychism infinitely more attractive. This is because of the necessitated ontological paradigm shift owing to the discoveries o

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Slavic Demonology & The Fire Fountain with Łukasz Grochocki


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2023-08-19, 05:48 PM

Slavic Demonology & The Fire Fountain with Łukasz Grochocki

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How can you create your own esoteric system to engage with spirits, draw from the grimoires, write your o

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Latest Book from Raymond Moody


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    No Replies

Typoz, 2023-08-17, 09:50 AM

There are many books on this topic, but Dr Raymond Moody deserves a mention as a pioneer in making the subject of Near-Death Experiences more known to the world.


Proof of Life after Life: 7 Reasons to Believe There Is an Afterlife

To be published in

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Retrocognition and Reincarnation with Wagner Alegretti


Reincarnation forum    No Replies

Sci, 2023-08-16, 01:49 PM



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[color=#131313]Wagner Alegretti, trained in electrical engineering, is cofounder (with Nanci Trivellato) of the Internaitonal Academy of Consciousnerss. He is author of Retrocognitions: An Investigation Into Memories of P

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New Thinking Allowed Panel: Is There Life After Death?


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    No Replies

Sci, 2023-08-16, 01:38 PM



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Many of the New Thinking Allowed guests whose interviews have appeared in the first book to be published in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series by White Crow Books will be featured on a panel.

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Agony of Eros


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Sci, 2023-08-16, 12:54 AM



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[color=#131313]This is a special episode exploring Byung-Chul Han's The Agony of Eros.

Three scholars and one psychotherapist explore various themes from the book -> Elisabeth Schilling, Barry Taylor, Erik Butler, Qui

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Why scientism is bunk


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    39 Replies

nbtruthman, 2023-08-15, 03:37 PM

An excellent new take-down of scientism, the religion of science, was just brought out by award-winning science writer John Horgan, entitled The Delusion of Scientific Omniscience:

https://johnhorgan.org/cross-check/the-d...mniscience

An excerpt:

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"In his 1994 b

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Succinct yet exhaustive list of arguments for NDEs as evidence for life after death


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    11 Replies

Ninshub, 2023-08-15, 03:18 PM

I don't know if anybody here is interested in doing this with me, maybe a collaborative effort.

Through looking for a Bruce Greyson video or someone else's summarizing the science of near-death experiences, from a proponents' perspective, I thought I might like to put together a succinct but exha

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What's a good Bruce Greyson video.... ?


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    4 Replies

Ninshub, 2023-08-15, 01:59 AM

I'm looking for a Bruce Greyson video to show to someone who wants to know about near-death experiences, and I'm trying to let him know about what the actual science is rather than what is shown through media. Does anyone know a good one? Or maybe another NDE science video that gathers up the facts

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Neale Donald Walsch and his personal story


Afterlife contact forum (deathbed visions, ADC, mediumship)    7 Replies

Ninshub, 2023-08-14, 08:05 PM

Has anybody here ever looked into Neale Donald Walsch (Conversation with God)?

I never have but I started listening to this and what led him to write the first book (hearing a voice). And no matter what the message is or how valid (or if it's possible to know), I'm just struck by the sheer awfuln

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