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  1. Ali Winters

    Agnostic Sojourner

    Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and it has been a while since I engaged in religious discussions. I have found a renewed interest in exploring the foundation of my agnosticism and invite any critiques of agnosticism or ideas on areas to explore. I may not present as your typical agnostic as...
  2. Exaltist Ethan

    The Soul vs Electromagnetic Energy

    Very interesting article here explains a lot about consciousness. Is "the soul" just electromagnetic energy our brains create while we're alive? Or are they entirely different concepts? Is it matter and soul or matter and energy? Is consciousness just a wave of electromagnetism the mind...
  3. Native

    As Outside You - So Within

    Subject: The Intuitive Universal Conversation. Anton Petrov introduction: "I´ve always known that In order to understand the Universe, we also have to understand our biology". And I´ll add: In order to understand the Universe, we also have to understand how to communicate "spiritually" and...
    • Native
    • Thread
    • brain cells. the cosmic web cognitive skills consciousness intuition pattern recognition universal communication
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Science and Religion
  4. The Crimson Universe

    Non-Dual Hinduism : Good Ego vs Bad Ego

    We clearly know we are not the body but something else. Something spiritual. The non-dualist hindus believe the functions of mind/ego are witnessed by the Higher Self (Brahman) in a dream state ... and the inactive or idle condition of the mind/ego are also witnessed by the Higher Self...
  5. Native

    The Limits of Understanding

    Take a much needed “corona-hysteria-break” and listen to this video Abstract: In 1931, Austrian logician Kurt Gödel shocked the worlds of mathematics and philosophy by establishing that statements are far more than a quirky turn of language: He showed that there are mathematical truths which...
    • Native
    • Thread
    • consciousness cosmic theories creation gödel mathematics philosophy understanding
    • Replies: 73
    • Forum: Science and Religion
  6. N

    Reality and the mind

    Have you ever experienced something you couldn’t explain, or had a dream that disturbed you because it felt so real? Have you ever tried to explain this to anyone only to be told that you have “an over-active imagination”? Since everyone perceives everything in their mind, “reality” can only...
    • Noema
    • Thread
    • consciousness reality religion religion and science spiritual
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Theism
  7. B

    the existence of god is a scientific fact

    This excerpt called ‘Science Discovers Intelligent Order’ is taken from page 6 of The Yoga of Jesus by Paramahansa Yogananda. “The rise of science served to extend the range of nature’s marvels, so that today we have discovered order in the deepest recesses of the atom and among the grandest...
  8. sayak83

    Against Scientific Materialism

    This is a very interesting essay on the problems inherent in the stance of scientific materialism as a comprehensive worldview. Please read it and comment or rebut. Would be a good starting point for a debate or discussion. :) I am quoting relevant section from the first part of the essay. The...
  9. SalixIncendium

    The Actor (Advaita Vedanta/Nondualism Only)

    It is understood that the Atman is the witness, that which is aware. It does not make sense to me that the Atman can be the actor as well as the witness. In your opinion and/or interpretation of scripture, who is it that is the actor, the one that makes decisions? Is it the jiva? Jivatman...
  10. SalixIncendium

    Sentience

    Sentience is defined as the capacity to feel, perceive, and experience subjectively. Decartes once said, "I think, therefore I am." Sentience, as defined, is exclusive of thought (reason). So by that logic, one can be without the ability to reason, rendering Descartes' quote incorrect. In...
  11. stvdv

    I am an Agnostic Atheist Theist

    25 sep 2018 stvdv I think the word "God" is a funny word in the sense that most of the people talk about it, while none can give a globally accepted definition, proving it's a subjective belief; no fact. I believe that "all names and forms" that humans attribute to God are illusory. Hence I can...
    • stvdv
    • Thread
    • agnostic atheist atma attributeless consciousness god illusory limitless stvdv theist
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: General Religious Debates
  12. A Vestigial Mote

    Epistemic value of qualia versus immaterial "mind"

    With this thread topic, I'm looking for any feedback that suggests that there are logical reasons to make certain assumptions about a god's existence given a rather particular aspect that cannot be known about such an entity within the information we do supposedly have, and given contemporary...
  13. Leonides

    Afterlife and Dealing With Death

    Just wanted to say to everyone here, thank you. I've posted a few questions this week on this website and everyone gave some very thoughtful answers! I had some great feedback on my last episode, and hope you guys enjoy this one. Recommend this video to those who are Atheist/Agnostic. Now of...
    • Leonides
    • Thread
    • afterlife agnosticism. agnostic consciousness fairytales heaven hell illusion islam & christianity mind the self
    • Replies: 70
    • Forum: General Religious Debates
  14. SalixIncendium

    Is Consciousness a Side Effect of Entropy?

    A new study links consciousness to a law that governs the universe. It suggest that consciousness is a side effect of entropy, the increasing state of randomness in the universe, which is stated in the the second law of thermodynamics. "According to a team of researchers from France and...
  15. SalixIncendium

    What Part of Us Survives Temporal Death?

    A member posted a thread here with a link to the following article which suggests that consciousness may not be what drives the human mind; that our actions are driven by a mechanism in our subconscious which creates the personal narrative. What if consciousness is not what drives the human...
  16. SalixIncendium

    Can You Do Me a 'Solid?' Would It Really 'Matter?'

    I'm fascinated by the notion that nothing in our perceived reality is actually solid and that it is everything we perceive as matter is merely constructed of non-solid energy. Admittedly, my knowledge is limited on this subject. I'm studying this independently and would like to know more...
  17. kyjds

    Consciousness Collapses In On Itself At Death?

    I have coined a term out of a lack of a better word, Conscapsis, which means that when a person dies from brain death, their consciousness collapses in on itself, just like how a super massive star collapses in on itself into a black hole. This, as a Deist, is what I believe about the...
    • kyjds
    • Thread
    • afterlife black hole conscapsis conscious mind consciousness
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Theological Concepts
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