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- Consciousness: The questions science must answer May 16, 2013
Are we still discussing science and consciousness here????
- Consciousness: The questions science must answer May 06, 2013
Here is the whole list
http://noetic.org/research/psi-research/
- What is Heaven? May 04, 2013
Are we talking about two distinctly different things here: consciousness in the scientific sense vs consciousness in the spiritual sense ...
- Consciousness: The questions science must answer May 04, 2013
The IONS newsletter has raised some points regarding consciousness, some interesting, some disturbing, that are germain to the discussion here ... - Consciousness: The questions science must answer May 04, 2013
Let's acknowledge what this discussion is about, and that is, "The questions SCIENCE must answer" about consciousness.
There are ... - Consciousness: The questions science must answer May 02, 2013
Comments posted at the article 10 Reasons.... include these:
hs ago
Science, is greatly misrepresented in this article. Look up ... - Consciousness: The questions science must answer May 02, 2013
Re: "The scientific search for memory within the brain has yielded nothing because memory is not stored in the brain ...
- What is Heaven? May 01, 2013
Are memories a part of the unconscious as well? Are we guided more by the conscious or unconscious mind?
- Consciousness: The questions science must answer May 01, 2013
Right, what has science ever done for us? ;-)
So what "facts" are scientists ignoring?Some commenter here seem to want ...
- Consciousness: The questions science must answer Apr 30, 2013
Re Consciousness...."exists independently of it" (the brain).
Brain injury shows that this is not the case. If the brain ...
- What is Heaven? Apr 30, 2013
Re: "the generic answer"
Memory takes place in stages as a part of a certain process. See http://en.wikipedia ...
- What is Heaven? Apr 29, 2013
You mention proof but then provide none. What "proof" is there besides Alexander's own narrative?
Since Alexander was in ... - Connection between intuition and telepathy Apr 28, 2013
Re: "highly significant results"
Please define this term. Also, can you cite the study?
- What is Heaven? Apr 28, 2013
The unanswered question that has been posted in these discussions before regarding Alexander's book, and NDE in general, is ...
- Are'nt we missing the point? Apr 28, 2013
To answer the question, "No, we are not missing the point at all."
Re: " we live like that we must ...
- Consciousness: The questions science must answer Apr 26, 2013
My view of the consciousness problem has expanded to beyond the mind/brain focus. While the brain appears to remain ...
- Consciousness: The questions science must answer Apr 26, 2013
Is the phrase "Grow Up" a Vedic term?
- The limitations of modern science, aka "scientism" Mar 15, 2013
Question: Why is the Dalai Lama including science into the monastic teaching?
http://www.youtube.com/dalailama - FREE WILL ILLUSION? Mar 14, 2013
Well, well well. I look forward to more info about this.
http://now.dartmouth.edu/2013/03/neuroscientist-says-humans-are-wired-for-free-will/
Measurements of ...
- Does oneness actually exist? Mar 10, 2013
The interconnectedness of things
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJmGrNdJ5Gw
- The limitations of modern science, aka "scientism" Mar 08, 2013
There is a great debate raging at TED regarding a Rupert Sheldrake TEDx talk.
http://www.ted.com/conversations/16894 ... - What recent films have had the most powerful effect on how you see yourself, the world, and the future of human consciousness? Mar 06, 2013
"Amour" the french film about a loving elderly couple, former piano teachers, at the end of their life together.
They ... - Our physical world as a limited physical reality Mar 05, 2013
Can it be that the virtual world, the one that operates in our thoughts is a product of the mind ...
- A study on Breatharians. Mar 05, 2013
What is the suggestion here, why is this worth studying?
Is it a lost art, where did it come from ... - I'm Just This Guy you know! Feb 18, 2013
Re: "Mind cannot comprehend the contents of "me's' thinking processes"
This is hardly a defensible statement in according to ... - A study on Breatharians. Feb 14, 2013
This is the case with most metaphysical practices, that they are rare and difficult to do, if at all.
This ... - A study on Breatharians. Feb 11, 2013
Yes this background information is from Wikipedia. You really didn't provide much information.
So what is the point behind ... - What recent films have had the most powerful effect on how you see yourself, the world, and the future of human consciousness? Feb 11, 2013
This is a film that will have a powerful effect on how you see yourself, the world, and the future ...
- A study on Breatharians. Feb 06, 2013
Breatharianism is a related concept, in which believers claim food and possibly water are not necessary, and that humans can ...
- A Question on Dimensions for the Theoretical Physicists Feb 04, 2013
Re: "decoded the frequencies of each DNA segment at this scale we would be able to program DNA with sound ...
- The Western Psyche and the Power of Suggestion Feb 04, 2013
For me there is another layer to the onion that needs to be peeled away here. If our society gives ...
- Religion and Science Unification Jan 30, 2013
You write, "I have the science to show that emotions are guidance " but do you understand the science? Have a ...
- Are emotions & the ego only of physical realities? Jan 30, 2013
What is an ego? • Philosophy (in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject, from Latin, literally ‘I.’
It is really just a ... - On Feelings vs. Emotions ... Their Nature and Origin. Jan 28, 2013
re: I have seen it a few times in my reading but have not made a note of the sources ...
- Life after death Jan 28, 2013
In her paper, "EMOTIONAL SENSE: The Emotional Sense: A Moral Compass," Katherine T Peil puts forward some interesting thoughts.
Her ... - Life after death Jan 24, 2013
This was posted at another discussion regarding NDE
The title of Alexander's book is "Proof of Heaven," a rather ...
- Life after death Jan 24, 2013
Jeanine,
We cannot have a discussion about your personal subjective experience and beliefs (I gather they involve Swedenborg), so they ... - On Feelings vs. Emotions ... Their Nature and Origin. Jan 24, 2013
Re: "Understanding that our brains are not storage devices but sending and receiving towers is an important aspect of the ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jan 14, 2013
While it doesn't resolve the question of how psi relates to physics, Carpenter's book "First Sight" presents a ...
- The World of True Spiritual Acceptance pt.5 Jan 12, 2013
This seems to me to be about our ability to be open to a multi-coherence rather than a single coherence ...
- The limitations of modern science, aka "scientism" Jan 12, 2013
This was just posted by IONS. I like the fact that it incorporates the ideas of complexity and network theory ...
- The Psientific Method Jan 12, 2013
http://physicsessays.org/doi/abs/10.4006/1.3029159
The Einstein‐Podolsky‐Rosen Paradox in the Brain: The Transferred Potential ...
- The Psientific Method Jan 12, 2013
This is coming from another thread where scientists are discussing research that looks at PSI
While it doesn't resolve ...
- Simultaneous duality and nonduality Jan 07, 2013
Allow me to add, (although permission is shouldn't be necessary) that the Dalia Lama invites science to examine Buddhism ...
- Simultaneous duality and nonduality Jan 07, 2013
I wrote:
"When is the notion of a self and an other formed in the mind?
The theory of mind ... - The limitations of modern science, aka "scientism" Jan 07, 2013
Re: "Unfortunately what you say here is false."George Lakoff teaches a valuable lesson about linguistics and framing: it is ...
- Positive Fear Jan 06, 2013
http://www.ted.com/talks/karen_thompson_walker_what_fear_can_teach_us.html
There are two different components to fear that we might explore.
As Daniel ... - Is antimatter consciousness? Jan 06, 2013
Dear Otto,
I have patiently refrained from making this comment, but your numerous postings are not "discussion." They are really ...
- The limitations of modern science, aka "scientism" Jan 05, 2013
While "common knowledge" might understand the decision-making self to be a soul/spirit, this argument quickly finds its limits when ...
- How to "heal" the earth: Jan 01, 2013
To say that the Earth needs healing is to imply that it is diseased or ill in some matter. Its ...
- The limitations of modern science, aka "scientism" Dec 29, 2012
The question of science vs spirituality resurfaces here in the discussions time and time again. It needs to be restated ...
- Certain yogis have remarkable—and proven—abilities. Why does mainstream science remain skeptical? Dec 24, 2012
Scientist such as Susan Blackmore studied ESP for 30 years and found that no evidence to support it.
There is ... - Neurosurgeon has NDE Dec 24, 2012
This seems to be the big question in any spirituality.http://www.closertotruth.com/video-profile/Can-a-Person-be-a-Soul-Michael-Shermer-/164
- Neurosurgeon has NDE Dec 24, 2012
http://www.closertotruth.com/video-profile/Do-Persons-have-Souls-George-Lakoff-/1525
Lakoff does a great job here of indirectly questioning why a "soul" would ...
- “Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences” Dec 24, 2012
http://www.closertotruth.com/video-profile/Do-Persons-have-Souls-George-Lakoff-/1525 - Cleaning up our Language Dec 24, 2012
This is a much bigger problem than you are imaging. Have you read or listened to George Lakoff discuss is ...
- Collective Dream 12-12-12 Dec 18, 2012
......ah, 9:10 11/12/13
- Collective Dream 12-12-12 Dec 18, 2012
Another number event, come and gone.
What will the next one be, 11/12/13? - Living the ego to being the ego Dec 13, 2012
Where is the "ego?"
" From birth, the primitive regions of our brains are deeply affected by our social and emotional ... - Simultaneous duality and nonduality Nov 22, 2012
When is the notion of a self and an other formed in the mind?
The theory of mind is that ... - Certain yogis have remarkable—and proven—abilities. Why does mainstream science remain skeptical? Nov 22, 2012
Science is only a religion to those that believe in an ethos version of science and do not participate in ...
- Neurosurgeon has NDE Nov 11, 2012
The title of Alexander's book is "Proof of Heaven," a rather assuming title when he cannot answer my simple ...
- What would you do if you had the power? Nov 03, 2012
From the Coast to Coast website: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2006/01/23
"Appearing in the last hour, Dean ...
- On Feelings vs. Emotions ... Their Nature and Origin. Nov 03, 2012
This is how a neuroscientist sees it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q06YIWCR2Js&feature=relmfu - When someone says God, what is the first thing you think of? Nov 01, 2012
What does this notion of a god as creator come from.
Can anyone answer me this? - Neurosurgeon has NDE Nov 01, 2012
Ok, so you see my point here, and the question remains open.
IONS is an organization that seeks to provide ... - Neurosurgeon has NDE Oct 31, 2012
Theory is more than a merely belief.
"In modern science, the term "theory" refers to scientific theories, a well-confirmed type ... - Certain yogis have remarkable—and proven—abilities. Why does mainstream science remain skeptical? Oct 30, 2012
A young friend and PhD candidate that I correspond with, Mitch Smith, wrote the following about the Buddhist Attachment Cycle ...
- Neurosurgeon has NDE Oct 30, 2012
I believe IONS needs to change its name to IONB, Institute of Noetic Beliefs. All one reads in these discussions ...
- Neurosurgeon has NDE Oct 30, 2012
Additionally we seem to differ on the understanding of consciousness and our to direct it.
(PhysOrg.com) -- When biologist Anthony ...
- Neurosurgeon has NDE Oct 30, 2012
Spirit is not matter and you're implying the spirit affects matter without explanation.
This is the question Alexander does ... - Self-Compassion: The Key to Psychological Well-Being Oct 28, 2012
I had to laugh when I read, "She is one of the world's leading researchers on self-compassion." Who are ...
- When someone says God, what is the first thing you think of? Oct 27, 2012
Re: "when a believer places trust and faith in a greater power," For what end, if not something selfish? Assume ... - Neurosurgeon has NDE Oct 27, 2012
Its slightly more complicated than vibrating matter.
- Neurosurgeon has NDE Oct 22, 2012
Here is the weakness of IONS; it simply does not generate the high level of discussion that other sites do ...
- When someone says God, what is the first thing you think of? Oct 21, 2012
God = Universe
- What mind-body practices have had the most beneficial effect on your well being? Oct 15, 2012
Translation:
friends:
Comment *** Insert here my not find another suitable space (not mastered the forum structure IONS), but has to ... - When someone says God, what is the first thing you think of? Oct 15, 2012
Richard Dawkins recently said this about the belief in God, "It's a little unfair to say it's like ...
- Certain yogis have remarkable—and proven—abilities. Why does mainstream science remain skeptical? Oct 07, 2012
There is a question posted on the discussion board that asks if science bashing exits. Isn't the term "mainstream ... - Collective consciousness - a New Discovery!....or is it Oct 06, 2012
IONS has just completed new research on Collective Consciousness at Burning Man. The report is posted.
Here is the question ... - Certain yogis have remarkable—and proven—abilities. Why does mainstream science remain skeptical? Oct 06, 2012
What exactly is "mainstream science?"
- How Ghosts may produce physical effects? Oct 06, 2012
LOL...
For the benefit of those of us that are not aliens, what exactly does this mean in plain english - Gods, Aliens and Giants Oct 03, 2012
None of this changes a thing. We are where we are, with what we know. - What brings you to life? tuning in to your body awareness Sep 28, 2012
Much of what is talked about here in these discussions, or more exactly, the way it is talked about gives ... - Mentally ill, or something else? Sep 25, 2012
Its been over a year and Maggie has not commented.
- INNER-WISDOM, a process of life before birth Sep 21, 2012
re: "These two concepts seem incongruous to me."Yes of course, that is the point. But one does need to ...
- The Nonduality and Creativity of Silence Sep 21, 2012
re: "When I'm sensing others, the meaning comes across as, for lack of a better word; vibrational -as opposed ...
- INNER-WISDOM, a process of life before birth Sep 21, 2012
The term "inner wisdom" is rather vague and seems to be an incomplete concept, much like the terms "Ego" or ... - The Nonduality and Creativity of Silence Sep 20, 2012
re: "spontaneous state of interior silence"
Is there such a thing? "Resting-state activity is important, if the amount of energy ...
- Life after death Sep 16, 2012
re: "Most of us here have come to appreciate that consciousness survives the death of the body."
How have others ... - INNER-WISDOM, a process of life before birth Sep 03, 2012
"...And that is that some of the most important learning we ever do happens before we're born, while we ...
- Life after death Aug 31, 2012
One more reference for you, well, actually many reference.
http://www.near-death.com/
- Perceiving Beauty: The Interdependence between Consciousness & Knowledge Aug 31, 2012
"We don’t just respond to things as we see them, or feel them, or hear them. Rather, our response ...
- One small step for a man... Aug 30, 2012
The problem here is that there is not a clearly defined theory of a spirit/soul, and this leaves a ...
- SCIENCE & CULTURE REQUIRE THE "PARA" and interactive HIGHER REALMS Aug 29, 2012
What do you know about the theory put forth by Giulio Tononi at the University of Wisconsin-Madison? He is advancing ...
- One small step for a man... Aug 28, 2012
The current thinking seems to be that spirits retain some identity resembling that of the person whom they were in ...
- One small step for a man... Aug 28, 2012
"Would the camera see a spiritual manifestation if one in fact happened?"
What are spirits comprised of?
What would it ... - The Science of Authority Aug 27, 2012
Science does not claim to be a "way" to anything. Science is the pursuit of knowledge for its own understanding ... - The Science of Authority Aug 26, 2012
The term "Supreme Being." seems outdate, or at least a convention from a more primary thinking. In language, the word ...
- The Science of Authority Aug 24, 2012
How is it that Bhatak Yoga is not considered to be religious, Hindu, as well as philosophical?The Bhagavad Gita ...
- What mind-body practices have had the most beneficial effect on your well being? Aug 14, 2012
Eating. What we eat, how we eat, when we eat, even where we eat and who we eat with has ...
- AWARENESS Aug 09, 2012
One question I have is how much the experiencing self is aware of its own nature. Paul Brok's writes ...
- WHAT ETHICS WILL EXTRATERRESTRIALS HAVE?? Aug 05, 2012
Some background information:1. - What is the Mission Rahman?
Mission Rahma is a bridge of contact between extraterrestrial civilizations and ... - ETHICS OF TRANSDIMENSIONAL EXTRATERRESTRIALS Aug 05, 2012
I found that reading this text here at the blog site was easier on the eyes.http://extraterrestrialscienceinquiry.wordpress.com ...
- FREE WILL ILLUSION? Jul 30, 2012
RE: .. if his (Holmes) shooting rampage could in some strange way be related to the Neuroscience material that proclaims free ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 29, 2012
Is the question whether Scientific Materialism "endorses" the practice of mindfulness?
Science certainly researches it: http://marc.ucla.edu/workfiles ... - What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 29, 2012
(Anger is the sign of a weak argument. I'll confine myself to the topic and not personal attacks)
"Scientistic ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 29, 2012
re: "we should also consider that it has prevented much of the world from appreciating the various forms of psi ...
- Inca Wisdom links with Perennial Wisdom?? Jul 25, 2012
Hmmm, interesting. I've not read much about it but will.
Abstract: An extensive data search among various types of ...
- Freedom For Our Children Jul 25, 2012
Would the Buddhists not tell us that the world is perfect as it is?
That we have chosen this life ... - Freedom For Our Children Jul 23, 2012
Who is the intended audience for this essay? For the most part the writer is simply suggesting that we substitutes ...
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jul 22, 2012
Here is a a fact for you: 1 in 5 American adults believe that the Sun revolves around the Earth ...
- AWARENESS Jul 22, 2012
Psychologist Susan Blackmore makes the point that the word ‘illusion’ does not mean that it does not exist, rather an ...
- AWARENESS Jul 22, 2012
Upon reflection of some of what Bruce Hood talks about the question arises as to the purpose of what is ...
- AWARENESS Jul 21, 2012
I do hope people will read the entire interview." I think Nietzsche’s nihilism and Woolf’s depression could have ...
- AWARENESS Jul 21, 2012
re: "The separate self "
Jonah Lehrer is the author of Imagine, How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist. He ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 20, 2012
I see that I have incorrectly been typing BERN and not the correct name of Daryl Bem.
My error. - World Noetic Cup 12.12.2012 suggested by Best Practices Community Group Jul 20, 2012
Great idea. Why were there no responses?
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 16, 2012
My point is that the quote comes from the Daryl Bern's research and the link to Johan Lerner's ... - AWARENESS Jul 15, 2012
Is there is no room here for the sceptic, or that non-believer are not welcome to engage in discussion at ...
- What is good chills energy most all of us feel? Jul 14, 2012
The flaw in the argument there is that it is still a physiological condition. What the causation is can be ... - AWARENESS Jul 14, 2012
the incomplete statement was intended to read:
"I find that nature of "I".... again this subjective approach to the objective ...
- AWARENESS Jul 14, 2012
When one write, "a difference may be that I place value also on my subjective experience." isn't one coming ... - The Chakra System - A Bridge Between Neuroscience and Neurotheology Jul 14, 2012
While I am not all that familiar with those that write about Neurotheology, such as the book by neuroscientific research ... - What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 13, 2012
Looking at the research paper where The response has been passionate on both sides of the issue, which IONS has ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 13, 2012
"Near the end of her encounter with the White Queen, Alice protests that “one can’t believe impossible things,” a ...
- What is good chills energy most all of us feel? Jul 13, 2012
The medical term is "cutis anserina" which may involuntarily develop when a person is cold or experiences strong emotions such ...
- AWARENESS Jul 12, 2012
Looking it the explanation of the word "self" as it is being used here causes me to wonder about the ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 12, 2012
While it was noted at the time, that Mack was "inclined to take these [abduction] reports at face value". Mack ...
- AWARENESS Jul 12, 2012
There is a great talk here by Henry Stapp. "Is consciousness entirely material?"
http://www.closertotruth.com/
Some of Stapp ...
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jul 10, 2012
McTaggart? hahahahaha
- What is Noetic Science? Jul 10, 2012
Staying on topic....
So, in other words, you've read none of it. - Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jul 09, 2012
What gets funded and what doesn't has little to do with the question here. There is a great deal ... - AWARENESS Jul 09, 2012
Included it this website is this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Biv_8xjj8E&feature=player_embedded#!
Lots of science here ... - What is Noetic Science? Jul 09, 2012
The question to you Ms Slow is which of it have you read?
- What is Noetic Science? Jul 08, 2012
No examples? Do you read the research?
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 08, 2012
Re: "Few can afford to buck the current paradigm"
There is a great investment of time and attention into the ...
- AWARENESS Jul 07, 2012
re: " Neuroscience is informing academia... that the “I” or “me” is an illusion."
References please.In a different discussion I ...
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jul 06, 2012
Anyone one who can Google would find information such as this:
1) the Stargate Project, a $20 million research program ... - What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 06, 2012
It is just too difficult to ignore statement so obviously uninformed.
Anyone one who can Google would find information such ... - What is Noetic Science? Jul 06, 2012
RE: Your work is ground-breaking and very important.
Which work? Can you provide and example?
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jul 06, 2012
re: "...astrophysics is dispelling some of these frameworks."
Is it sufficient to make blanket statements of this type and not ...
- What is Noetic Science? Jul 05, 2012
In several of the other discussions regarding the fields of science, such as, science and spirituality, science being unfairly bashed ...
- What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? Jul 04, 2012
This is a quote from a talk given by a research of how babies think, Alison Gopnik:Well, if you ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? Jul 04, 2012
RE: Take for example dustproduction. If any of the things dustproduction said in his posts caused a negative reaction such ...
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jul 03, 2012
"Smiley face":-)
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jul 03, 2012
edit
"May I also suggest we dispense with the castigations, since they add little to the real discuss."
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jul 01, 2012
Dear Slow....I am pleased that you are so moved to react and to reply to anything I type here ...
- Religion and Science Unification Jun 30, 2012
RE:How "scientific" is the belief in such an event?
What is the question? Other than the Big Bang, which ...
- A Second Try Jun 30, 2012
The question of this thread is: " Are you willing to accept that the material world which our sensory experience provides ...
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jun 30, 2012
"With Descartes, Galileo, Newton and and Laplace reductionism began and continued its 350 year reign. Over the ensuing centuries, science ... - Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jun 25, 2012
The question remains: "Does consciousness exist outside of the realm of the material world of time and space, and "quanta ...
- Are mainstream scientists taking unfair criticism? Jun 14, 2012
Of course the sciences get bashed by those that misunderstand the scientific method, or have not continued to follow a ...
- Are the tools of science and the insights of inner knowing starting to come together to help reduce human suffering? Jun 12, 2012
" .... has caused us to assign one half of our mind to the realm of the sub-conscious."
As if we could ...
- EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomenon Jun 08, 2012
http://www.closertotruth.com/video-profile/Are-Science-Religion-at-War-Leonard-Susskind-/1494
- EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomenon Jun 03, 2012
For these discussion to be meaningful they must point to the best factual knowledge available. Anything less is to promote ... - What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? May 30, 2012
Concepts like ego are part of a model developed by those that lack the knowledge we now share. Freud and ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? May 29, 2012
Re: considering neurosciene
In considering neuroscience's approach to self referential terms we encounter a similar problem: who's approach ...
- EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomenon May 29, 2012
I learn so much here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_memory_(psychology)
"Some parapsychologists [and here Wikipedia ask "who?" and ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? May 29, 2012
RE: The Universe is a well of information and all of that information is available to all of us at ...
- Can we think our way out of extinction? May 29, 2012
Our best thinking got us here?
- What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? May 29, 2012
The great prophet Bob Dylan said, "I don't call it anything.
Too much of what appears in these "discussions ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? May 29, 2012
Statements like "To truly change the world" sound hollow, and smacks of the notion that it is "we" are in ...
- What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? May 29, 2012
re: "What we call the human mind is simply a construct of an artificial intelligence computer on the verge of ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? May 29, 2012
Isn't the condemnation of the pursuit of science and the essence of religious practices just a reaction to the ...
- EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomenon May 28, 2012
re: cat's whiskers
Perhaps whiskers in general to prove a point.
Rats, mice, and other rodents are nocturnal, so ...
- EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomenon May 28, 2012
re: ".. the fact that no one really knows the function of cat whiskers or why a flock of birds will ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 28, 2012
""The only way to reconcile science and religion is to create something which isn't science or something which isn ...
- Information:Key to Understanding Complexity May 28, 2012
This is a fragment of the video entitled "Mystery of the Mind" available on philoctetes.org and on Youtube in ...
- Religion and Science Unification May 28, 2012
Science, or rather a scientific attitude, is incompatible with religious belief. Science and religion are in irreconcilable conflict … There is ...
- INCA-ANDEAN ENCOUNTER PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO ORDINARY & EXTRAORDINARY CONTACT May 28, 2012
Off topic?
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 28, 2012
"Courts in the America have refused to acknowledge any substantive difference between “religion” and “spirituality,” concluding that “spiritual” programs are ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 28, 2012
One principal problem with attempts to separate religion from spirituality is that the former is saddled with everything negative while ...
- EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomenon May 27, 2012
WHAT IS DNA?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6PP-C4udkA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dok3Vptfebw&feature ...
- EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomenon May 27, 2012
DNA?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYrQ0EhVCYA&feature=related
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 27, 2012
Mencken was "a keen cheerleader of scientific progress" and "as a fervent nonbeliever the very notion of a Deity." So ...
- FREE WILL ILLUSION? May 27, 2012
re: ego
If one subscribes to the understandings of Brian Josephson, he explains that it is important to retain so ... - FREE WILL ILLUSION? May 27, 2012
Francis Crick has pointed out that even the simplest act requires vast amounts of neural activity that happens at a ...
- Is there a place in education for a child’s inner wisdom? May 27, 2012
As economist John Maynard Keynes wrote, “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ...
- What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? May 27, 2012
How do we get around the fact that until the brains developed language did it become widely know that minds ... - FREE WILL ILLUSION? May 27, 2012
In Brief
Most of us believe that we are free because, under identical circumstances, we could have acted otherwise. Determinism ... - EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomenon May 23, 2012
How do we get around the fact that until the brains developed language did it become widely know that minds ...
- consciousness May 21, 2012
Is this self promotion? Is this your web page? - Mentally ill, or something else? May 21, 2012
Some of you will have heard of the book by Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic. In this book, Whitaker ...
- Time : Are we growing older, faster? May 21, 2012
@Parker
You are externalizing your internal experience by saying "is."
And you never answered the question. "Can you rewrite the ... - What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? May 17, 2012
This is how close we can look inside: http://www.ted.com/talks/carl_schoonover_how_to_look_inside_the_brain.html
This is what we are ... - Basics of Noetics May 17, 2012
"Schwartz's methods have prompted criticism by skeptics such as University of Oregon professor Ray Hyman, who says they deviate ...
- Meditation increasingly acknowledged by science, and more widely disseminated. May 17, 2012
What is meditation really? Is there such a thing as quieting the mind? Science now shows us that there is ... - Disassociative Identity Disorder May 17, 2012
This goes back to 1985:
''Multiples exhibit some remarkable medical phenomena.'' Dr. Putnam said. He gives the example of one ...
- DMT - questions. May 17, 2012
There is a series of about DMT by Ralph Abraham
This link will lead you to them: http://www.youtube ... - What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? May 17, 2012
RE:" Neuroscience has revealed much about the inner workings of the brain, but has had little to say about why ...
- What will it take for mainstream science to accept the validity of evidence for psi phenomena? May 17, 2012
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19712-is-this-evidence-that-we-can-see-the-future.html
"Still, the journal will publish a sceptical editorial commentary alongside the paper, says ... - INCA-ANDEAN ENCOUNTER PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO ORDINARY & EXTRAORDINARY CONTACT May 15, 2012
There has been a recent explosion of writing by neuroscientists and psychologists about how "science shows us" that we don ...
- Is there a place in education for a child’s inner wisdom? May 15, 2012
One can hope that Ben Okri is right but I have my reservations. The real issue might be that we ...
- Basics of Noetics May 15, 2012
In his latest book "Thinking: Fast and Slow," the Nobel Prize winner neuroscientist, Daniel Kahneman, describes two sets of mental ... - Uncertainty, New Physics, Universes and the Applicability of an Integral, Noetic Worldview May 15, 2012
Interesting, I have not run across this before.
" Vacuum energy is an underlying background energy that exists in space even ... - Are the tools of science and the insights of inner knowing starting to come together to help reduce human suffering? May 15, 2012
The statement that "Research by IONS and others into the nature of human consciousness reveals that our deeply rooted belief ...
- Are the tools of science and the insights of inner knowing starting to come together to help reduce human suffering? May 15, 2012
In an essay that appeared in The Wall Street Journal, adapted from his book, "The Better Angels of Our Nature ...
- Information:Key to Understanding Complexity May 15, 2012
When I first added a comment here I did investigate the link provided but failed to see that there was ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 15, 2012
Religion & Science:
http://www.accuracyingenesis.com/index.html
- Ancient Knowledge: The Answer to Science's Unanswered Questions May 15, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw5W3CszeAI
- A Second Try May 14, 2012
I have searched the website and found few basic rules that address these discussions.
Since the discussion posted here are ... - An Interesting Overview May 14, 2012
I have searched the website and found few basic rules that address these discussions.
Since the discussion posted here are ... - Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 14, 2012
RE: "... it's a good idea to let ideas "hatch" for a while before responding to other's comments."
I ... - An Interesting Overview May 14, 2012
The illusion we live on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6twFHqJ03_k
- An Interesting Overview May 14, 2012
RE: 8. Quantum physics has revealed what [ Sufi ] masters will, with certainty that matter does not exist.
Sufi is the ...
- An Interesting Overview May 14, 2012
'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing' and 'a little learning is a dangerous thing' meaning, a small amount of ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 14, 2012
We still need to examine the mind, conscious, and the self, and their relationships to each other if we are ... - Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 13, 2012
Immersive Virtual Worlds is applicable research into measuring the "illusion" and the ways the brain interacts, much like biofeedback.http ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 13, 2012
RE: " the purpose of this topic "
drdonw: "I am interested in starting a discussion thread with people who are interested ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 13, 2012
RE: "we will be required to ignore"
WE?
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 13, 2012
This is the "science" you might be looking for but can you but comprehending ing is quite another matter.
Receiver ... - Ancient Knowledge: The Answer to Science's Unanswered Questions May 13, 2012
"Science (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable ... - A Second Try May 12, 2012
"Science (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable ...
- Ancient Knowledge: The Answer to Science's Unanswered Questions May 12, 2012
"Maybes" are conjucture, which is far less than theory base on science.
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 12, 2012
Re: AwakenessIn the new book on consciousness by Antonio Damasio, "Self Comes to Mind: constructing the consciousness brain" consciousness ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 12, 2012
This anecdote is mentioned in the talk.
But the scientist has a point. Beliefs are our narrative and our schema ...
- Ancient Knowledge: The Answer to Science's Unanswered Questions May 12, 2012
Your example speaks of a pebble dropped into a lake. This creates a center. Where is the center of the ...
- Ancient Knowledge: The Answer to Science's Unanswered Questions May 12, 2012
RE: "....reaches a point where the rest of the lake (space) overcomes that expansion and returns to the center of ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 12, 2012
RE: "The majority of Western culture views the world in accordance with the old conditioning".
Yes, I would be interesting ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 11, 2012
Tiller: "Consider that we are all spirits having a physical experience as we ride the "river of life" together. Our ...
- Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 11, 2012
I might say the same thing to you Slow - Good Vs Evil May 10, 2012
1. Evil is NOT a lack of consciousness. Evil people know full well what they are doing. They mean to ...
- Good Vs Evil May 10, 2012
You at the illusion of the Lotto Labs cube http://www.sibleyguides.com/2010/05/color-illusion-and-thrush-identification/
Two square that appear ...
- Ancient Knowledge: The Answer to Science's Unanswered Questions May 10, 2012
We do not "rely" on anyone now to explain the universe. It is nice that some do, that's all ... - 2012: And the Stories Grow May 10, 2012
Indeed, for some it ended yesterday
- Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 10, 2012
I have made several points not just one. Feel free not to respond if you wish.
- Multi-Generational Healing through Genetic Influencing May 10, 2012
Re: .... what suggestions this institute as well as readers of these discussions might have that they feel could enable a ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 10, 2012
To inquire after the meaning or object of one's own existence or that of all creatures has always seemed ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 10, 2012
Modern anthropology has taught us, through comparative investigation of so-called primitive cultures, that the social behaviour of human beings may ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 10, 2012
RE: "that which enables an interface to take place between our manifest self and all of the rest of existence ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 10, 2012
We ask how scientists understand spirituality and its relation to religion and to science. Analyses are based on in-depth interviews ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 10, 2012
Re: is there a discussion relating to science or spirituality that may cause individuals to be conscious of their negative ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 09, 2012
While language serves to demonstrate the role conditioning plays, we must also consider the predispositions of the human brain. You ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 09, 2012
drdonw,
Perhaps we can agree it is best to let this thread set some common parameters to avoid the need ... - Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 09, 2012
If we can't* define.......
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- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 09, 2012
If we can define a term what are we discussing? Where is the science?
Definitions and agreement of terms such ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 09, 2012
Perhaps you are correct that science cannot " find the soul, because it is not a material structure," but it can ...
- Spirituality and Science: Broadband Spirituality for the 21st Century May 09, 2012
Define "soul."
What is it the soul does for us?
How does science find the soul? - A Second Try May 06, 2012
Which experiences the illusion, the brain, the mind, or consciousness? And want is the distinction?
http://www.youtube.com/watch ...
- A Second Try May 06, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN5Fs6_O2mY&feature=related
- A Second Try May 06, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=48ol4sHasA8
- A Second Try May 05, 2012
Here is a more pedestrian view the everything is an illusion
There is a popular TV program called "Awake" on ... - Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 05, 2012
You first wrote, ".... there are ethical issues at stake that must be considered"
Followed by, "I am hoping others will ... - Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 03, 2012
Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't you write:
"Yes, I would expect geologists and cosmologists to also ... - A Second Try May 03, 2012
And for a taste of research:
"Lesion and perturbation studies of conscious content
"Both focal lesion patient studies and transcranial ... - A Second Try May 03, 2012
From http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298966/
Front Psychol. 2012; 3: 63.
Published online 2012 March 12 ... - Multi-Generational Healing through Genetic Influencing May 02, 2012
Sounds interesting but why would I believe this without some controlled testing to verify the results. This is just heresay ... - Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 02, 2012
Yes, my dyslexia with the written word. I should take more care in proofreading. It should read: "You are seeking ... - Religion and Science Unification May 01, 2012
"The vast majority of people believe in a supernatural god or gods, says social psychologist Ara Norenzayan of the University ...
- Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 01, 2012
Re: "I am hoping others will follow ethics established in their respective fields. "
Where are the ethical rules that are ...
- Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 01, 2012
Specifically where in the The Hippocratic Oath would you say addresses compassion?
I note that in a past issue of ... - Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 01, 2012
Yes, but you are seeking to oppose your ethic on to others with a different ethic.
In the Jewish faith ...
- Multi-Generational Healing through Genetic Influencing May 01, 2012
@ Parker
So why not document this? The case that you describe brings up some interesting question that you seem willing ... - Should Sciences Teach Compassion??? May 01, 2012
Science is a large field. Obviously neuroscience looks at where empathetic feelings arises from in the brain.
Would you suggest ... - A Second Try May 01, 2012
part IV one finally comment:
I think that science as current is going to blow a gasket (soon) on these ...
- A Second Try May 01, 2012
This is not the only place where this topic is being discussed. These are all PhDs involved. I'll simply ...
- A Second Try May 01, 2012
I find the term "self-conscious" inadequate for describing the experience the being addressed here, due to the fact that self ... - A Second Try May 01, 2012
Part III
So if we were to use this as a starting point, what Eccles is describing only accounts for ...
- Multi-Generational Healing through Genetic Influencing May 01, 2012
@ Parker
But have you observed the genes? Was what you are claiming as a specific physical symptom in the first ...
- A Second Try Apr 28, 2012
Its evident to me that the enculturation that exist here will not allow for learning or an intellectual exchange of ...
- Multi-Generational Healing through Genetic Influencing Apr 28, 2012
RE "Multi-Generational Healing through Genetic Influencing.
Where is the "genetic influencing" in the question? Can you define how you are ... - A Second Try Apr 28, 2012
Why is it the minute we introduce science back into the conversation, or pursue a more academic approach in the ...
- Good Vs Evil Apr 27, 2012
Re: Good implies evil, and evil implies good?
Why? There can be a good and the absence of a good ...
- A Second Try Apr 27, 2012
Re: " to be confronted with an irreconcilable difference of opinion"This is an either or type of question; either you ...
- A Second Try Apr 27, 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness
Since the dawn of Newtonian science with its vision of simple mechanical principles governing ...
- A Second Try Apr 27, 2012
Part II
A few theoretical physicists have argued that classical physics is intrinsically incapable of explaining the holistic aspects of ... - A Second Try Apr 27, 2012
Jim,
Perhaps a better first question is to directly ask what question you are posing here. You write: "Are you ...
- A Second Try Apr 27, 2012
Jim,
Let's at least address this statement:
" After listening to both on these videos I will say that I ... - A Second Try Apr 26, 2012
Please forgive the double posting, its late. This eliminates the typos. I should know by now.)Are we trying to ...
- A Second Try Apr 26, 2012
Are we trying to run before we can walk?
After listening to both on this video I will say that ...
- PhD in Consciousness Studies and Stages of Adult Development Apr 26, 2012
I would suggest the first place to start is getting your hands on a copy of "Incomplete Nature" by Terrence ...
- Pseudoscience? To whom Apr 03, 2012
@ slow
Is that the only part of the comment you disagree with?
I find the statement you made ludicrous because ... - The ILLUSION of SEPARATENESS Apr 03, 2012
Consider the question as it was posed, "How do we overcome the illusion of separateness, from each other, from "other ... - A theory about "inner knowing" Apr 02, 2012
Terry Marks-Tarlow, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Santa Monica, California. She teaches affective neuroscience at Reiss ...
- Pseudoscience? To whom Apr 02, 2012
There is a new book out called, "The War of World Views" that I highly recommend.
http://www.amazon.com ... - Do our thoughts have the power to heal? Apr 02, 2012
Regarding: "Otherwise our free will to choose our thoughts would be pointless."
Free will is philosophical term. How much free ...
- What is Noetic Science? Apr 01, 2012
"Richard L. Amoroso, director of the Noetic Advanced Studies Institute, proposed a theory of noetics called Noetic Field Theory which ...
- Pseudoscience? To whom Apr 01, 2012
First of all the people you are describing here are Michael Shermer: "Michael Shermer, as head of one of America ...
- A theory about "inner knowing" Apr 01, 2012
Good insight in these ideas.
Read Daniel Kahneman book, "Thinking: fast and slow".
Or you can listen here to Kahneman ... - Time : Are we growing older, faster? Apr 01, 2012
@ Parker
Can you rewrite the entire statement without the word "is" in it?
You are not the sole declarer of ...
- What does it mean to meditate? Apr 01, 2012
Can anyone say that neurofeedback will not accomplish the same outcomes as meditation?
- What mind-body practices have had the most beneficial effect on your well being? Apr 01, 2012
Placebo
- What was THE WORD at the beginning of the universe? How does it resonate in us, eternally? Apr 01, 2012
RE: "Although it first feels like a discussion with others... it often soon goes to me noticing what I feel ...
- Time : Are we growing older, faster? Apr 01, 2012
We are certain grower older longer. Is it the illusion that living speeds up?
In relative terms one year to ... - Information:Key to Understanding Complexity Apr 01, 2012
Is the use of the word "Complexity" here referring to the theory of Complexity and Chaos?
Point me to your ...
- The ILLUSION of SEPARATENESS Apr 01, 2012
@ Kyrani
I could argue that there is not self but that was not the question.
You set yourself up are ... - The Science of Authority Apr 01, 2012
@ Kyrani
Re: Obviously the One God that created everything. Everything?
I was hoping you would say science helped to create ... - What can we learn from children? Apr 01, 2012
RE: "we are all born with innate abilities of which many become unlearned as we grow up in a society ...
- What can we learn from children? Apr 01, 2012
We think of children as blank slates which we now know they are not. What we NEED to learn from ... - Do our thoughts have the power to heal? Apr 01, 2012
I was recently at a conference and heard Dr. Roulette Wm. Smith do a presentation. I will share some of ...
- The ILLUSION of SEPARATENESS Apr 01, 2012
Let us first ask where the divide starts, where does the sense of self emerge from, and the divide of ...
- The Science Delusion Mar 19, 2012
Re: Postmodern science:
"The Postmodern Adventure: Science, Technology, and Cultural Studies at the Third Millennium" by Steven Best and Douglas ... - The Science Delusion Mar 19, 2012
Re: " it was determined that yes, something can travel faster than light."
See, this is the trouble with the way ... - What are the biggest mysteries of human consciousness? Mar 19, 2012
These is a great list, but allow me t add t it the writing of Terrence Deacon:
“This is a ...
- The Science of Authority Mar 19, 2012
@ Kyrani,
So which god provided you with this instrument by which your text appears hear?
When it comes to gods ... - The Science of Authority Mar 19, 2012
@ Kyrani,
So which god provided you with this instrument by which your text appears hear?
When it comes to gods ... - What was THE WORD at the beginning of the universe? How does it resonate in us, eternally? Mar 19, 2012
Re: "So, maybe the sound is hummmmmmmm..... "
Scientific American recently had a piece abut this and wrote that it was ...
- Perfect Knowledge in an Imperfect World Mar 18, 2012
There is evidence that other animals are conscience. Can they act in an evil way? It was once thought so ...
- Perfect Knowledge in an Imperfect World Mar 18, 2012
Sam Harris: Not Being Indoctrinated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTc_bpW0FA
- What would you do with a book written by "God"? Mar 18, 2012
Sam Harris: Not Being Indoctrinated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTc_bpW0FA
- The Battle for Souls & the Souls' Purpose & Mission Mar 18, 2012
Sam Harris: Not being Indoctrinated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTc_bpW0FA
- The Science of Authority Mar 18, 2012
RE: "Why then is it so hard for science to accept the Supreme teacher or God"
Which gods, whose gods ...
- The Science Delusion Mar 18, 2012
Where do we find this concept of the science delusion, perhaps from science writers but not from scientist? The postmodern ...
- What was THE WORD at the beginning of the universe? How does it resonate in us, eternally? Mar 18, 2012
While we are looking into the word "logos" let us also examine the word "mythos." It is obvious to me ...
- In Search of Happiness Mar 18, 2012
As a finally though I will add that how you and I define happiness is not the issue, it is ...
- In Search of Happiness Mar 18, 2012
Paul Bloom, who recently did a TED talk has noted, "We used to think the hardest part of the question ...