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  1. Virginian

    Dr. Jacques Vallée’s Diaries Reveal What Most Scientists Still Deny |359|

    Okay, besides that stuff, can you point to ANY academic references supporting Geller's psi abilities? ; -)
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    Men like to be right — Duh! Novel experiment demonstrates link with psychic abilities |288|

    One of the most entertaining interviews to date! Julia was charming, though initially coy about advocating for her position on the weaknesses of the materialist model. I thought Alex might have drawn that out earlier in the conversation, but his style seemed too combative for her. That said, it...
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    What Most People Fail to Understand about the Concept of Free Will

    Perhaps there is a nuance I'm missing as a layperson, but "agency" - as a libertarian - appears to be the simplest litmus test of my having free will. I can voluntarily grant agency to someone / something else, but have I not retained the power (freedom) to make this decision? The stickier...
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    The Simple Experiment

    You may simply want to try a different communication frequency. I've had my best luck contacting The Higher Power at 156.8 MHz. Interestingly, He appears to me as a Norwegian ship captain in the North Atlantic. He says if I follow Him, I will understand the true nature of Cod.... (I hope...
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    Mod+ 283. RESPECTED SCIENCE WRITER DONE WITH “UNSCIENTIFIC” STRING THEORY… WHAT’S NEXT WILL SURPRISE YOU.

    To loosely paraphrase Winston Churchill, free market capitalism is the worst alternative - except for all the others. As to the main topic of the podcast, I'm uncomfortable with a middle ground between quasi materialism and consciousness as a concrete, pre-existing phenomenon - wholly separate...
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    Mod+ 283. RESPECTED SCIENCE WRITER DONE WITH “UNSCIENTIFIC” STRING THEORY… WHAT’S NEXT WILL SURPRISE YOU.

    My first post - really enjoy the show, Alex! At risk of a further excursion from the main topic in the interview, I feel compelled to take issue with Horgan's seemingly gratuitous shot at "capitalism." As it exists today, the arrangement of economic affairs is a perversion of free markets that...
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