Generally speaking, when I have been involved in debates, discussions and research projects involving the concept of human consciousness over the years, the general consensus
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Brief Notes: Neuroscience and Buddhist Thought
Around 2,500 years ago, the ancient Greek philosopher Hippocrates put forward the idea that the brain might be the centre of the mind (disagreeing with
Mind Beyond Matter (PSI)?
I would say that psi should proceed from a strictly material scientific basis, with no psi a priori assumptions sullying the reading (or generating) of results. This means that I do not ‘reject’ in principle the notion of psi, but that I do insist upon a material basis for its study.
Inverted Nature of Intelligent Design
Intellect does not, and cannot, stand alone in the universe apart from the human brain that produces it.
Psychiatry as a Violation of Human Rights
Although there has been scientific advances and definite benefits developed through the study of psychiatry as an academic subject, nevertheless, there remains a number of scientific and ethical issues that need to be explored concerning its application as a medicine, and the culture of patient disempowerment it represents.
UFO: A Perceptual Exercise
Events that have what might be described as a particular ‘frequency’ of manifestation, inevitably invite a certain interpretation that becomes hot-wired into the perceptual system. However, change the manifested frequency – even only slightly – and the ‘certainty’ of what humanity thinks it know falls away completely.
