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    Jason Louv, A Strange Mix of Scientism and Magick |385|

    Can anyone concretely tell me what Jason’s views on God, the afterlife, etc are? I have literally never been so confused in my life. Idk how he can write about the empire of angels but be a materialist? Does he believe in those things while also being a materialist? I read a Reddit thread where...
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    Dr. Michael Shermer on Near-Death Experience Science |379|

    This would be a good argument except that people often report the experience being more real than our current reality and the experiences often change them for life. Most drug induced states wouldn't render the same experiences. Specifically anesthesia. I'm missing something else here but I...
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    Dr. Michael Shermer on Near-Death Experience Science |379|

    So Malf, where do you stand on it? You think NDE’s are real or just a byproduct of a dying brain?
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    Dr. Michael Shermer on Near-Death Experience Science |379|

    Hey Malf, I’m curious to know where you stand on the argument of afterlife vs none. I’ve seen a few of your postings but I don’t think on this specific topic. I could be wrong. I promise I’m not being an ass hat. Genuinely curious.
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    Dr. Michael Shermer on Near-Death Experience Science |379|

    I won't lie, this was really hard to listen to. I know I've really hammered at my story on this forum but I just can't do the Atheism thing any more. Maybe that puts me an echo chamber of idealism but been there done that. Spent 8 years in it, don't think there is really anything new to hear...
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    Interview Suggestion

    Omg. I can’t believe I didn’t see this. Thanks for the link!
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    Interview Suggestion

    @Alex along the same lines as NDE’s, a really fascinating subject is deathbed visions and terminal lucidity. I recently came across a book by a linguist named Lisa Smartt. She wrote a book called “Words at the Threshold” where she has documented 2,000 accounts of some reeaaallly interesting end...
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    Alex, how do we make recommendations for shows/guests? I think I have a pretty good suggestion...

    Alex, how do we make recommendations for shows/guests? I think I have a pretty good suggestion for you.
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    Thank you

    I felt compelled tonight to reach out to the Skeptico community and Alex to say thank you. I mentioned in an earlier post that I used to be part of the naturalist and secular movement. The New Atheists or rather, non-theists. I suffered what some might call an Ego Death or just a loss of...
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    EEG and NDE's

    I agree with that. It’s easy to get lost in the cherry picking of my own ideas and knowledge. I often forget the NDE’s are just a small piece of the puzzle of consciousness. Even if they were disproven (which I think would be very hard, if not impossible) I don’t think it would mean much in...
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    EEG and NDE's

    I recently listened to episode 281 and EEG technology seemed to be a hot topic of conversation. I skimmed through the official thread for episode 281 but didn't find much discussion on it. So my question is, some naturalist scientists say that the EEG is a crude instrument and can't detail if a...
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    Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

    Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.
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    Thank you

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    Deathbed Visions

    Hello all, Not sure if this is the right category for this discussion but I’ve recently come across something that I find fascinating. There has been a rather large uptick in discussions within the Hospice community around nurses and their patients having deathbed visions. I’ve listened to a...
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    Alan Lightman

    I’ve recently encountered Alan’s work on the internet. He is an intriguing man. It would seem that he is an ambassador to merging science with the unknown but I can’t quite decide. What are your thoughts on him?
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    Skeptic about skeptics

    Hi everyone, I am a new member here so I will give a little intro about me. I was raised in the LDS (Mormon) church from the time I was born until I was 15 years old. The next 5 years of my life was spent as a baseline Christian and the following 7.5 years as a hard-line, secular "New Atheist"...
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