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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63293 Views Religion Forum |
Human evolution i believe is one of the most in-conclusive and in-consistant theories deveoped. The shere fact that humans could evolve so quickly within 1-2 million years is crazy. The brain is the m... |
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DreamsDream Interpretation Thread
76 Posts • 24736 Views Psychology Forum |
its not exactly like they predict the future neccisarily. but if a person is in tune with their dreams, they often reflect future events and can even guide them in decision making. i think dreams are... |
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strange feeling
5 Posts • 3112 Views Philosophy Forum |
at the moment of death, when the physical body completely shuts off, the brain contiues processing in the format of REM(dream) sleep for apprx. 6 to 12 minutes. im sureyou have noticed that time felt... |
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Free Will
60 Posts • 14961 Views Philosophy Forum |
That's a very interesting interpretation of free will as the guess.
There is another possibility though, the brain can figure out what it believes the chances of each choice being best.
We spen... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainInner Voice
20 Posts • 8699 Views Psychology Forum |
The Limbic system connects the upper and lower functions of our brains. So it is known as both the "Emotional Center" and the "Conscious system" of the brain.
Out of any part o... |
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Bored
32 Posts • 8923 Views Philosophy Forum |
Emotion is predetermined yet this doesn't prevent choice from occuring. Firstly, If a person is fully conscious, with nothing else preoccupying them, and if they do not attempt to create an engag... |
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DreamsWhat do you dream about?
29 Posts • 10623 Views Psychology Forum |
If you immdeiately write down the dream after the dream itself, and continue to do so, I imagine the brain gets used to the habit of conciously remembering the dream. Slowly, the brain just gets used... |
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Child & Family PsychologyTwins
8 Posts • 3888 Views Psychology Forum |
I haven't heard of much that isn't at least possible.
Just from a technical standpoint, it is highly feasible. Brains generate signals or brain waves, information encoded electrically and... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsQuestioning Reality: Are we for "Real"?
118 Posts • 36325 Views Philosophy Forum |
I though I'd share and interesting perspective...
You, we, they, him, her...everyone is 'real'...if the universe was nothing, then we wouldn't be here experiencing this right now. So we know that s... |
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Life & DeathWhat happens after death?
107 Posts • 90754 Views Philosophy Forum |
i don't think its possible for anyone's individual memories or thoughts to remain after the brain ceases(because it seems to me that these things are based in the brain and the brain alone).... |
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BiologyMeditation altars brain structure
18 Posts • 6926 Views Science & Technology Forum |
Decius: the reason why I mentioned the different agents of evolution was because I assumed you thought that mutations were the cause of evolution regarding meditation (or emotional evolution). And the... |
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Life & DeathHuman Life?
24 Posts • 7068 Views Philosophy Forum |
I was not talking about whether the baby exists or not, I was talking about whether it is human or not, which it obviously is, so how do you define a human? Maybe when the basic shape forms, or more i... |
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DreamsImagination/Dream theory
14 Posts • 7720 Views Psychology Forum |
Yeah, kind of. I mean, all you have to do is disfuguire a piece of gum, and it can appear to you that that is obi wan kanobi with a light sabre or something. Wouldn't the same happen if you stare... |
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Food sleep Exercise for philosphy
5 Posts • 3108 Views Philosophy Forum |
how relevent do you guys feel that being 'physically' heal;thy effects your philosophical train of thought? do you ever feel a difference from when your tired (maybe to little sleep is deiff... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsDoes perception match the true form?
11 Posts • 4027 Views Philosophy Forum |
I think what I was saying was more a matter of 'I have a brain and know from anatomy what it is like, but what I get from it are feelings, sounds, visions, etc.' Basically that the perception is relia... |
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ConsciousnessLevels of Consciousness
29 Posts • 10821 Views Philosophy Forum |
So I've found that there are 10 levels of consciousness I think and they are as follows:
1 subconsciousness
2 subnormal consciousness
3 normal consciousness
4 supernormal consciousness... |
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What IS existance?
59 Posts • 15189 Views Philosophy Forum |
In regards to "If I cut my arms off I won't be any less of me" What would you be without your brain,? Not much. But then again, If you are already dead, mixing your individual brain cel... |
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ConsciousnessLevels of Consciousness
29 Posts • 10821 Views Philosophy Forum |
Actually, the brain has nothing to do with consciousness.
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Control?
3 Posts • 2456 Views Philosophy Forum |
If we can control that would imply that we are liberated.
But we cannot be liberated if we are holding on to the environment(s) in an attempt to console our identity.
When the brain has control its... |
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God in ReligionUniverse : design or necessity?
63 Posts • 14480 Views Religion Forum |
"In other words, this whole universe is just a bunch of electrical signals interpreted by our brain."
Assuming there is a brain and there are electrical signals. But that is indeed the most... |
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Mind Within or Mind Without
4 Posts • 2388 Views Philosophy Forum |
Interesting question.
But does the mind contain our soul as well?
Anyway that aside, I actually believe that our mind which is a complex interaction of chemical and electrical information carried... |
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GodGod Life and Mind
41 Posts • 9749 Views Philosophy Forum |
Basically. religions are just natural socially constructed beliefs. They are mechanisms to answer questions in life that will never be resolved. Ideas which only come from your brain are truly inherit... |
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ConsciousnessLevels of Consciousness
29 Posts • 10821 Views Philosophy Forum |
First of all I'm not sure if we know the exact amount a person uses there brain.
I would imagine it would vairy on the host.
But from research Ive discovered we use from 5% to 10% at any 1 ti... |
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SpiritualityWe didn't exist before we got here
48 Posts • 13603 Views Religion Forum |
what about those people that believe in the mind.
The mind is described in some cultures as being the seat of ones conciousness, intelligence and personality. Its not regarded as being physical and i... |
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Free Will
60 Posts • 14961 Views Philosophy Forum |
well im not exactly arguing the existence of a "soul" in a theological sense. i am not assigning the "self" as i would like to call it, any special abilities beyond what is observa... |
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