Philosophical Speculations

There's no evidence at all that neurons can create consciousness, think, or create any other mental phenomenon. How many neurons does it take to create a thought? How can neurons capture any experience and store it? Just the usual faith based claptrap by the usual suspects. “It’s not that we’re in c...

I appreciate these descriptions as well. Although these medicines have never materialized for me. (Hey you want to try this?). I had my own awakening without them and understood that " I am You, You are Me" at some level for years. Lately however it all feels more real. The idea that I'm w...

We all have a common physiology with similar brains. Most of the online reporters probably come from similar Judeo-Christian background. It isn't surprising people report similar experiences. So why do we seem to be different people? Why aren't I staring out of your eyeballs as well as my own? If my...

" Many of the best accounts are old with most of the people surrounding the account dead so any follow-up is impossible. Finally, if NDEs are taken somewhat at face value, it is hard to know what to conclude from them. Most people who have near death episode have no recollection of anything. Go...

In his book "After" Bruce Greyson goes into detail about cases with veridical aspects including a man who saw his own body with chest open and his doctor making strange unexpected motions that were later verified. Bruce had his own experience with veridical elements early in his career. So...

Where does the universal neural network exist? Within Consciousness.

I am you, you are me, we are One.
I am you, you are me, we are One.
I am you, you are me, we are One.
I am you, you are me, we are One.
I am you, you are me, we are One.
I am you, you are me, we are One.

That is not my problem at the moment. My derealisation episodes have ceased since then. No, it's that the thought of being the only thing in existence, who just happens to experience this body at the moment, is utterly terrifying. Even though I know this is not the same as solipsism, i.e. other peop...

NDERs say they are in a comfortable timeless state and not suffering from "the vertigo of eternity".

M@L is the alter.