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Psycadelic Ether Trip
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You of course make you own decisions in life, but are you making an informed one?
All forms of chemical substances that alter emotions/perceptions and produce euphoria do so quite simply by poisoni... |
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
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Well, okcity, that's an interesting take on it. Very different from anything I've heard. As it stands, human origin is unknown, so who's to say it's not a possibility?
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SpiritualityWe didn't exist before we got here
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can you provide evidence that we exist before we are conceived?
No more than you can provide evidence to the contrary.
Exist in what form? Yes we exist as the body of energy that takes diffe... |
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God in ReligionCan someone disprove this logic?
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Think of this from a point of view of a court room or a review board for determining if a person can distinguish fantasy from reality.
Reality is the brain's interpretation of electronic si... |
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Life & DeathWhat is the soul?
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being one of those "people who have died" myself, as powerful as the experience was, and as much as it has impacted my life, i still doubt its validity on almost a daily basis. its barely an... |
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ConsciousnessLevels of Consciousness
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it is about being true whatever you are
but to b true is to b above truth
and to b above truth is to b absolutely superior
while absolute superiority is never being
then again it is exc... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainStrange Post
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What you are referring to may actually be some physical complaint with the eye. I should consult and opthamologist. Ask your doctor / hospital to refer you to one directly. If he can not find a physic... |
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FuturologyThe next stage of Evolution?
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I believe that evolution has to be forced more than anything. Though a lifestyle and certain mannerisms can change said evolultion from how it began or when/why it even did. Example: Say a nuclear bom... |
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BiologyChimps - are they really that close to us?
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That's fine, you mentioned it as a possible of a most important difference, where as I would say that opposable thumbs and higher brain functions, conceptual thinking, are far more important of a... |
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Need to rid myself of nail-biting habit
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There has to be a change at the unconscious level. It is tricky to train your brain, and you'll have to really force yourself in order for it to work. Aversion therapy will only work if you can t... |
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Consciousnesswhat is free will?
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I'm just sharing my opinion here- I've read a few articles and books that discuss free will and my opinion is that there is probabilistic determinism (ie quantum physics, random with strict... |
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Emotions & FeelingsEmotions
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I believe our emotions are born out of the complex interaction between the physical, ie brain processes, chemical reactions caused by a chain reaction in the web of neurons that are all interconected... |
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Life & DeathAFTER DEATH
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I was thinking about your post last night, and can see that I had been blind sided by my own disbelief. Past life regression is based upon this life regression, returning to memory held within the bra... |
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BiologyMeditation altars brain structure
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Evolution may not be the correct term for those of us with a superbly technical frame of mind (summit, dear ;) ). The word progression may make the point a bit clearer.
A mental and moral progress... |
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Human Nature & EmotionArtificial Intelligence
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interesting notion
but maybe computers could be made to feel the same emotions we do i mean we know through "scientifical" breakthroughs ( dont quote me on totaly agreeing with science) tha... |
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Consciousnesswhat is free will?
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The current understanding according to neuroscience would suggest that there is no short term free will.
The brain processes information and sends signals to react to a situation far quicker than y... |
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GodWhy did God create the universe
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'God' didn't create the universe. Peoples philosophical thoughts, theories, spiritual ideas of 'God' and or a 'creator' are natural by-products of your brain attempt... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainStrange things with memory
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Smoking and any kind of drug (including caffeine) is bad for you everyone knows that, but lets take smoking as an example
"tobacco contains an agonist called nicotine, a compound that activates... |
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Intelligence, Memory & BrainWhat a Computer Does the Brain (and Body) Does Too…
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;)Cognitive psychologists have been using this computer metaphor to look at the workings of the mind for a long time. There are many similarities I believe , memory being the main one. You can look at... |
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DreamsDreams... useless or amazing
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I do not know why certain dreams happen at certain times, but I do know that the sub-conscious self-monitoring center in your brain is responsible for turning on your "dream center". Wheneve... |
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Life & DeathAFTER DEATH
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I love the poem Aura - Nice piture to.
I have rumaged around my brain and I have nothing else to say. just some thoughts-
how does one qualify for heaven.
at the time of death does our consciousnes... |
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Telekinesis
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Not specifically moving objects with the mind, but in a more general sense of the word Telekinesis - influencing physical matter with brain waves.
Is this possible? Has it been documented? Either b... |
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DreamsImagination/Dream theory
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Right, lets just talk about imagination regarding imagry, although your creativity decides the type of images.
The 'particles' or whatever do not themselves become something, we give them i... |
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SpiritualityWhat happens after we die?
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I wasn't saying the soul and brain are in any way connected, I think the soul was made up to fight a fear of death.
As for your surgery story, I have heard of lots of stories that have made cl... |
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Music altering a person's mood
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This is a repeat of my words from an already existing thread.
Music provokes emotions. Music is incredibly powerful- as it can make us happy, excited, sad, relaxed, pumped up, etc.
Humans are s... |
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