Philosophical Speculations

This NTA discussion could be inserted into a number of threads here, and still be pertinent, as it gets into NDE investigation, the refinement of individual consciousness, towards the end delving into the apparent 'siddhis' of Alain Forget, vis-a-vis the correlation between consciousness and light. ...

I also like the mobius strip analogy, whereby initially there can be the apparency of two sides, but further along in the process of investigation, reveals there to be only one side. But even in this, "side" is just a concept...and would you consider the edges sides as well since they als...

Just sharing early, as I haven't had a chance to watch this yet ...

Alright, well, I was just coming off the bench and trying to knock down a few jumpers to keep us even and give Cleric some rest... it looks like he is well-rested and taking it strong to the rim :) I dunno, I think Cleric might have gotten away with a travelling call there ... the ref's a bum ... o...

Hey, Is there a whole section of page 28 now missing in this thread? I was referencing an exchange with Cleric when the section seemed to vanish. [/i] It's possible, as we've had a similar issue before with an especially longish thread, where an entire section inexplicably vanished. If so, unfortun...

Surely pertinent to how psychedelics can have a meaningful impact on one's life ...

The point being that form has an origin, and this must be prior to form. [/i] Peter ... And thus rekindles the ongoing debate between you and Scott dating far back into the old MS forum, and which, as I recall, was not resolved beyond agreeing to disagree, and pretty much had you bowing out all fur...

I agree with the sentiment, this place shouldn't be a link-fest. On the other hand, i think we should be able to refer (using links) to material, be it news-articles, opinion-pieces, or anything else which supports the case your'e making in the post. But, the reference should be a supporting piece,...

Astra052 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:15 pmI don't think I've ever heard of Scott Roberts? What is his viewpoint?

Scott is a regular participant in the forum as recently as yesterday. But perhaps you just haven't been following the topics he's involved in. Hopefully, he'll give some input on this topic.

This is an idea that Pauli and Jung toyed around with a lot. It's not necessarily idealism but accounts for mind and matter being composite parts of a single whole. Wonder what everyone here thinks! [/i] Another term that is used is dialetical monism, which suggests something more nuanced, i.e. a f...