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  1. Re: A Japanese math professor has a major new proof. But no-one can understand it

    I am curious if and how the mathematician in the OP is being funded. Also throughout this thread are demonstrations
    of the principle that to teach, or find agreement on an idea, one must start where...
  2. Re: The spectrum from 'Social Justice Warrior' to 'Sociopathic Depraved Indifference'

    The circle model is useful, it tends to show the similarities between the apparent opposite sides. One thing they have in common is the behavior of turning peoples emotions into weapons, and turning...
  3. Re: What's the Difference between Socialism and Communism?

    Any "ism" taken too far becomes a fascism as far as I understand things.
    Fascism can be interpreted as rule of law, that seems to be it's original aim.

    However increase the level of coercion,...
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    Sticky: Re: Enlightenment: The Ego, what is it? How to transcend it.

    Is the English version the original music?
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    Re: When will 'ascension' happen?

    There are a lot of concepts around spirituality that are focused on escape,leaving the body and or physical plane etc, that I feel are dead ends.
    Actual spiritual growth is based on accepting the...
  6. Re: Why the Russians classified a rotating weightless wingnut: they thought the Earth might flip

    Richard Feynman was quite a scientific star. I don't remember what class my father took from him, but I found the textbook with his signature in it
    on one of our bookshelves. My father was a pretty...
  7. Re: What would you do ? If you get the chance for meeting God ?

    It is a koan, the only question worth asking is to question the existence of the questioner.


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  8. Re: What would you do ? If you get the chance for meeting God ?

    Whatever you do don't answer the question!
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    Re: Being Human in our Technocracy

    I can't be sure when exactly I came to this conclusion, but at some time fairly far into my ongoing attempt to

    see through this reality I am bound into, I started to believe, or fail to transcend...
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    Re: The Question of God and the Nature of God

    You have two posts that kind of sum up my basic present conclusion, that in essence "God" is everything, all that is. It is impossible to ponder on this idea for long before one gets to one's...
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    Re: Saturn Kidnapping and Recycling Souls

    I have had various experiences that point to Saturn , as well as humanoids that are associated with birds.I don't get any clear association with the color blue though.
    The humanoid image I get is...
  12. Re: An Amazing Suicide NDE, I seem to need to keep watching

    So, am I blessed or cursed to seem to be stuck in this body with all the self pity/suicidal ideation programs running in it?
    I think I neglected to make sure readers understood that the experience I...
  13. Re: An Amazing Suicide NDE, I seem to need to keep watching

    "Source; Andy Weir The Egg" I read your whole post there,rgray, and I couldn't shake the feeling that I was reading something by Richard Bach.
    That passage there is a very non intellectual way to...
  14. Re: An Amazing Suicide NDE, I seem to need to keep watching

    I think that ultimately free will is an illusion, however one fellow I like to listen to says that there is a lot of value in playing along with the illusion.
    I like the idea of an optical illusion...
  15. Re: An Amazing Suicide NDE, I seem to need to keep watching

    I left out my reaction to here there is no time statement in my post above.
    The conversation seems to be moving on to time and predetermination.
    I think of the story of, me, mankind, the multiverse...
  16. Re: An Amazing Suicide NDE, I seem to need to keep watching

    I just finished watching the first 4 videos on her channel so my impression might be biased, but I have never
    felt quite as strongly while watching a video, that the person is right in front of me...
  17. Re: An Amazing Suicide NDE, I seem to need to keep watching

    Comments have been disabled for this video. Wow I can imagine how this could have triggered the
    trolls!
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    Re: Consciousness and Energy

    Whenever I think about this subject I start with pure awareness, then the urge to express that infinite potential.
    From there there is an explosion of ideas that start to coalesce and divide and...
  19. Re: Are goodlooking people often a**holes? And why does Hollywood always seem to ruin good books?

    A very amusing and good looking exploration into human subjectivity.
    So is she calling herself an a**hole, or am I?
    Or am I just being an a**hole.


    The real Satan
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    Re: Consciousness and Energy

    I struggle with this stuff to keep it simple, I was raised with a lot of scientific influence around me and

    have always been pretty analytical, but over the years I tend to be more poetic and...
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