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AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    37 Replies

Sci, 2023-05-08, 06:45 PM

AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are

Naomi Klein

Quote:Tech CEOs want us to believe that generative AI will benefit humanity. They are kidding themselves



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Forum name change.


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    11 Replies

Brian, 2023-05-08, 03:47 PM

The woo mongers have won.  I now understand why the skeptics left.  There is no point in discussing anything at all on this forum in terms of facts and critical thinking.  May I suggest this forum be renamed "Psi-not-science Quest?"


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AI and the music business


General off-topic forum    28 Replies

Ninshub, 2023-05-07, 03:34 PM

Listened to this fun (or alarming according to your perspective) video by Rick Beato.

Prediction: it's going to be a huge mess! Smile 




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The Medical Medium and the dangers of believing in magic


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    23 Replies

Brian, 2023-05-06, 10:26 AM

If you had a possibly serious illness, would you go to a "medical medium" or to a qualified medical practitioner?  Or to put it another way, how certain are you really, when it comes to the crunch, in the existence of psi?




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Science needs to become more creative


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

Brian, 2023-05-05, 11:24 AM

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While studying for his PhD in physics, Uri Alon thought he was a failure because all his research paths led to dead ends. But, with the help of improv theater, he came to realize that there could be joy in getting lost. A call for scientists to stop thinking of research as a direct line fro

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Scientists discover what happens seconds before you die


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    6 Replies

Bill37, 2023-05-01, 10:39 PM

I’m pretty sure this Information has been discussed before . Some of the comments to the article raise some good points . Just looking to create dialogue ..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...s-die.html


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Patience Worth phenomenon related to advanced AI (ChatGPT)?


Consciousness science forum    2 Replies

nbtruthman, 2023-04-30, 12:52 AM

There apparently might be possible connections between two particular very different and presumably existentially unrelated topics that are of interest in these forums. A very interesting new blog thread by the well-known afterlife pundit Michael Tymn, is on the subject of apparent parallels between

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Qi, Qigong and electromagnetism


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    14 Replies

nbtruthman, 2023-04-28, 01:52 AM

An interesting new article mainly on the science of Qi and of the practice of Qigong just came out in Edge Science, the magazine of the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSI). The title is "Psi, Vital Energy and Electromagnetism", at https://edgescience.org/psi-vital-energy...omagnetism .

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THC: The Top 10 Paranormal Books Of All Time


General parapsychology    No Replies

Sci, 2023-04-27, 04:38 PM

The Higher Side Chats: The Top 10 Paranormal Books Of All Time

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About Today’s Guest: Longtime THC staple, Gordon White of Rune Soup returns to go ove

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New evidence for UFO craft reverse engineering?


UFO/UAP forum    8 Replies

nbtruthman, 2023-04-27, 03:15 PM

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"EXCLUSIVE: Six whistleblowers who claim they worked on military UFO programs retrieving and analyzing crash material have come forward to spill their secrets to senior members of congress.
Lawyer Daniel Sheehan said he is in contact with at least six former government officials or military

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