Why near-death events are tricks of mind
November 1, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Near-death experiences are not paranormal but triggered by a change in normal brain function, according to researchers.
Psychologists who reviewed a range of phenomena such as out-of-body experiences, visions of tunnels of light or encounters with dead relatives, say they are tricks of the mind rather than a glimpse of the afterlife.
Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge say that most of the experiences can be explained by a reaction in the brain prompted by a traumatic and sometimes harmless event.
The researchers say that many common near-death experiences could be caused by the brain’s attempt to make sense of unusual sensations and perceptions occurring during a traumatic event.
Out-of-body experiences, for example, may happen when there is a breakdown in the brain’s multi-sensory processes, and visions of tunnels and bright lights could stem from a breakdown in the brain’s visual system caused by oxygen deprivation.
The new study also points to the effects of noradrenaline, a hormone released by the mid-brain which, when triggered, may evoke positive emotions, hallucinations and other features of the near-death experience.
Approximately three per cent of the US population say they have had a near-death experience, according to a Gallup poll. Near-death experiences are reported across cultures and can be found in literature dating back to ancient Greece.
"Some of the studies we examined show that many of the people experiencing a near-death experience were not actually in danger of dying, although most thought they were. The scientific evidence suggests that all aspects of the near-death experience have a biological basis," said Caroline Watt, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences.
The research is published in the Journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
Provided by University of Edinburgh
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Yes. Agreed. Microsleep at the wheel is a good starting point.
I can not find the associations (thoughts, in layman's terms) for the voluntary risk taking between life and death.
The conjecture is: all people are 'aware' of microsleep at the wheel. An open question: Is noradrenline the pro- or antagonist - if present in this event?
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http://www.youtub...yU0_M88o
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No, but the certifying authority gets decertified.
Ok, that was just snarky. We don't know everything about biology, people. But you keep hanging on to those gaps if you want. No problem with that, but I'll wait for peer reviewed research.
Nov 01, 2011
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why do they seek to explain things way beyond their remit in their strictly mechanical terms? It's all supposition and hand-wavy arguments, trying to prove there "is nothing to see here..." - when actually there might be?
I'm not saying there is, but to me it is self-censorship to insist there isn't.
Nov 01, 2011
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Or delusion, but I get your meaning. I, for one, hope there is something inexplicable going on. That just means we have exciting things to learn. Immaterial? I've thought and discussed and argued about that so many times. I just can't wrap my mind around the causality problem. (If the "supernatural" can affect the material, then it's detectable, and therefore material.) Maybe someone who reads this can help me out????
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Fixed.
AGAIN, we don't know everything yet, and no claims that we do.
There's still a place for god, but what I don't yet see is how that place interacts with our lives. Please help me understand how that could be.
Nov 01, 2011
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I personally think the scientists aligns themselves in such a way so that they can, at least marginally, dethrone some of the more wild arguments regarding the spiritual and metaphysical association some people seem to intuitively attach to these events. It's almost as if they're imparting meaning into something that could simply be quite random--perhaps just as they say. I do understand where the self-limitation part comes in but this is just one group, and if another group goes into studying this again and determines that there's more to it (with evidence of course) then the understanding changes.
Nov 01, 2011
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Well, I know it was Halloween last night. But, those things you saw on television were just scary movies, not documentaries.
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I can help you out by reinforcing your opinion in agreement... If something is real it can be interacted with physically, if it cannot be interacted with physically then it is not real, or at best it's "realness" is irrelevant because it can never affect anything that is real.
Nov 01, 2011
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What is your point? They are almost certainly correct...
Nov 01, 2011
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Consider that, regardless of your opinion on the existence of a supernatural being, scientists are engaged in discovering and providing explanations for all kinds of processes.
Perhaps there is a God, an afterlife, etc. And maybe, just maybe, scientists working towards the understanding of every possible combination of matter and energy will stumble across it. How will you know if they don't make the attempt?
Nov 01, 2011
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But that's part of the problem, that the 'supernatural' is NOT detectable, otherwise it wouldn't BE SUPERnatural. Until scientists have devised that type of technology for detecting if there is anything to a supernatural dying experience, they will explain it all away by saying there's nothing there but brainwaves going crazy. They don't really understand it, but feel they HAVE TO provide an answer for it.
Nov 01, 2011
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Much to debate here, but mostly it comes down to one's personal faith, which in my opinion isn't really "debatable" per se as it's a personally held belief.
But, one specific point: the word "supernatural" must be considered as to its origins. It exists as a word only because it refers to things we don't understand. This lack of understanding is, in no way, a proof for the existence of something beyond our understanding. Which, in my mind, would argue for the attempt of a curious human mind to probe its depths in an attempt at understanding.
Nov 01, 2011
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The only way to really know, is to go through the experience yourself. IF there is a God. . .he would have to be from some other dimension, possibly, and of a different reality than the one we are used to. Science doesn't know everything yet.
Nov 01, 2011
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If they CAN come up with an evidence-based theory, why should using supernatural explanation be preferred? How is merely saying "we don't understand" a.k.a. "this is supernatural" adding any value?
I think we're getting to the bottom of your misunderstanding of the goal and communication methods of science. It's their job to try to find an answer, and it's a team effort, hence the publishing of results. Why do you look at this as a negative? Is it because you do not like their conclusions? Conclusions that are clearly portrayed as theories, not statements of fact, I might add.
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This is simply wrong. It's the best way to convince yourself of anything, regardless of its objective truth. We have long ago past the point where individual subjective experiences can teach us previously unknown truths about objective reality. If something can't be predicted and repeated, how can we know anything about it for sure?
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Whoa whoa whoa... if something is NOT detectable then no one will ever devise a way to detect it... The problem with talking to people about stuff like this is that most are not careful and literal with their words. When I say not detectable I mean fundamentally not detectable, ever, regardless of anything else. Something that is not detectable is irrelevant and the existence or non-existence of that thing is equivalent.
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What tests have you done to come to that conclusion?
See, we aren't trying to make you agree with us all the time. We are trying to get you to see HOW we think about and discuss things, so we can operate on a common language, and then a common understanding of what we know and what we don't. Simply spouting off half-baked ideas that are scientifically unsupported or unsupportable is of very little value here.
Nov 01, 2011
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""Much to debate here, but mostly it comes down to one's personal faith, which in my opinion isn't really "debatable" per se as it's a personally held belief. ""
I agree with Nerdyguy on this. Even if a group of scientists were standing around the bed of a dying man, and that man is a believer in the supernatural. . .it would be outrageous for scientists to tell the man's family that he is undergoing brain malfunction if he sees Jesus. If that's what he believes, then let it be.
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For example, I can know with 100% certainty that if something is inherently not detectable then it does not interact with our reality. I can know that because that is the definition of "detectable"... and I can also know that if something does not interact with our reality it is irrelevant to us, it's existence or non-existence does not matter in any way.
I can also know that if something can affect us it is physical (and therefore natural)... because again, that is the definition of the word.
Supernatural is an anti-concept in that does not and cannot have a referent in reality.
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Let's pretend the point he picks is on an infinite line.
The mathematician is barely sympathetic to your cause (of finding the point he picked on the infinite line.)
In an overwhelming show of generosity he grants you a "yes" or "no" to the question of if the point you picked is left or right to the point he picked. You get to pick endlessly.
To make a long story line short, the point he picked is "fundamentally not detectable, ever, regardless of anything else."
The point "that is not detectable is irrelevant. And the existence or non-existence of that point is equivalent."
Q.Is above statement true?
A.No
Nov 01, 2011
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Do not invoke concepts like infinity, which also have no referent in reality, to try to undermine my point.
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http://en.wikiped...(singer)
Also the cases of people blind from birth who have "seen" events in the operating room whilst under anesthesia .....
http://www.youtub...toX3Q5OI
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If you take away the point, then you have two infinite lines, not one infinite line.
The existence or non-existence is paramount to the outcome.
You can not prove or disprove the existence, nor can you prove or disprove the non-existence of the point. (The point is undetectable, fundamentally).
So you chose a world without this point - and live with two infinite lines.
Or you chose a world with this point - and live with one infinite line.
And we are clever. We chose both worlds and apply both worlds to the world we long to understand. And hope one of both worlds will describe what we want to understand.
And when neither world describe what we want to understand?
lol
Nov 01, 2011
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I'll make no attempt to answer the "how to explain" part, as I don't know the answer. I think this is a perfect example of why, in a world full of curious humans, we must strive to find the answers. Notice, I made no reference to the "supernatural". The answer may, indeed, vary from: outright fakery to something that we have yet to detect. Which is why I find value in research like that mentioned in this article.
Nov 01, 2011
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Is no one to invoke the concept of a circle? A circle with no reference in reality, to try to support my point?
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There is no such thing as a perfect circle...
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Quoting Albus Dumbledore, "Of course it's all in your head...but why on earth should that mean that it isn't real?"
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It doesn't matter, you're using an anti-concept (infinity) to try to validate another anti-concept (supernatural)... Infinity doesn't exist in reality as far as anyone can demonstrate... In fact, it is fundamental impossibility to do so.
Nov 01, 2011
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Who's to say? No one... but give me evidence in favor of it... give me one good reason to believe that that is the case. "We don't know so it must be magic" is not a good reason.
Nov 01, 2011
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Well, no one can prove a negative. Who is to say that you are not a space alien, sent here to confuse the lowly human race with meaningless rhetoric? Just as one example.
The point of this site and indeed, this article, would be to focus only on that which is measurable and can help us to further the ability of humans to understand the universe. Through this mechanism, if we run into the Higher Power you mention, so be it.
But, to suggest "stepping back" from the specifics is anathema to that end.
Nov 01, 2011
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I've had and out-of-body NDE. I wasn't actually ND, but as this article says, I "thought" I was. I was 14 and driving a pickup that was fish-tailing out of control. I overcompensated and went off the dirt road. I then experienced leaving my body and viewing it from above and behind. I watched as my body turned the steering wheel and worked the pedals. Just as the truck hit a stump, I got "sucked back in" to my body, the car rolled and flipped, and the rest of the day was normal.
Now, I'm sure other people had more happen during their NDE, but I wonder why I NEVER attributed anything supernatural to the experience. My best guess is that I was never brought up to believe in the supernatural, religion was never encouraged in my immediate family, and I considered materialistic neural causes to clearly be the most likely.
How do we go about scientifically comparing experiences like these?
Nov 01, 2011
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"Perfect" is a word.
We do not have words for the non-detectable?
Why do you use a word for which there is no need?
Then stop using the word "perfect". You never heard the word. The word was never a part of your vocabulary. The word was never read. As a matter of fact, retroactively remove this word. Perform an act where a world exists without the word.
Inconsistent. Illogical. Incomplete. Insufficient. Unnecessary. That is your world. Why? Because the one word needed to correct all those single-listed words above never existed. The word you need does not exist. The word you need will never be used, much less detectable. A world in which only you understand. This word, that never existed, never interacted with your reality.
I understand you. And you will change...your words.
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Links or it didn't happen.
...or not.
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You speak too much and say too little.
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You can start with naive realism. That theory is hopelessly inadequate because there is life in the womb. There is experience in the womb. Only you are all being misled because the word "experience" is out of context with literally everything you have heard, read, and spoke.
A single line of code, a single symbol of math, a single note, a single anything can change the whole. The 'whole's meaning. The word "experience" is the butterfly effect for nonsense, all nonsense attributable to what you label life.
The word "flat" had such a widespread use and universal meaning that even the whole world was a befitting place to use "flat" to describe the world.
Every time a word "popularizes", you are held captive: DE, DM, GR, QM, and on and on and so forth. You are nothing. Nothing but hostage to a host of words you question only when absolutely necessary.
Nov 01, 2011
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Mr Job's recent last words really gave me pause for thought, I'm coming up on 40 myself.
Two things I know are for sure.
We die, and we don't know if we really die.
I'm ok with that, it was great just to be here.
Nov 01, 2011
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In a single sentence you are more than four inconsistencies.
"Words exist to describe that which does not."
Nonsense. Gibberish. Non sequitur. Garbage.
"That which does not exist" we do not know about. Can not know about. Will not know about. Never know about.
Where are you getting words for the non-existent? Have you been there? Is "it" on a weekend, a surfboard, a tree?
Where, where, where, where. Tell me where. Where is non existent. How do words make the trip to us from the unknown. Where, where, where. Show me the map. Point you finger to non-existent. Stop using the word. The word makes no sense.
Now try to explain existence without duality.
O.k. See ya on the next thread...this one is non-existent.
Nov 01, 2011
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What is that supposed to mean? Are you suggesting that experience in the womb is non-physical?
I don't think you have a damn clue what you're talking about. Before addressing some of your incorrect assumptions perhaps we should define terms, because experience in the womb is 100% physical.
Nov 01, 2011
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Be plane with us: What's your point?
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correction:"In a single sentence you have more than four inconsistencies."
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He's almost like the Riddler...
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Jesus Christ you are confusing ideas and concepts for physical reality, you ramble on and on without any idea that what you're saying has nothing to do with what is being discussed. I feel like I'm talking to a mental patient.
Nov 01, 2011
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I find that cannabis sometimes helps with translating/interpreting hush1's more esoteric posts. I recommend an Indica-heavy blend for this purpose. It enhances the ability to focus on abstract concepts.
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You can not argue the above. It is nonsense. You are stating nonsense. You don't have a damn clue what you are saying. Yes. Take your own advice. Add definitions to the words you use. Again the above makes no sense. I will repeat the quote until you address the quote. You say we are not talking about words. Then demand definitions. You don't make damn sense. Not one iota.
Stop guessing what I am suggesting. Start making sense.
Gawad:
"Be plane with us: What's your point?"
To draw a continuous line you must assume points you can not prove to exist.
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Maybe that speaks to the point. How does a 1, 2, or 3 dimensional hypothetical help us here?
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Of course. Plainly I was making a horrible pun. That was the POINT!
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In the 2nd vid Dr alexander was hallucinating creatively. This often occurs, as in when people think they see ufos when it is actually something else or nothing at all.
These vids are obviously religionist propaganda. They state their life after death conclusion at the beginning.
The human brain is very fragile and damage-prone. It begins to deteriorate during adolescence. It inherits flaws and is often improperly formed.
Very few humans have optimal brains for very long. This damage can express itself in unexpected and elaborate ways, in bizarre behavior based on misinterpretation of sensory input or from stimulus the brain creates entirely on its own.
cont
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Their most effective concept is the idea of the afterlife and the thing called the soul which can exist after death. The possibility of these being true is so compelling that people will do almost anything to achieve it for themselves and their loved ones.
Religions dont even have to offer any evidence that the soul and heaven exist; they only have to promise it with sufficient authority.
For this reason alone we may suspect that it is a sham, an incredibly powerful meme discovered long time ago. But as we add to this increasing scientific evidence to the contrary, and we analyze the content of all the many religions and their books and find only deception, we may conclude that neither soul nor heaven exist. We just END.
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However, I fail to understand Ghost's terminology, "with him observing from a universal vantage point". Exactly WHAT and WHERE is this 'universal vantage point'? This vantage point is very mysterious and does NOT make sense no matter how well constructed. Is it like sitting on the roof and watching the crowd below?
Even with brain damage, there should be NO vantage point unless the gentleman had a dream about flying up to it.
Also, if a person sees a UFO or an IFO, how does another person determine FOR CERTAIN, that it was not a genuine UFO or IFO? Is that other person enabled somehow to share his mind?
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No animal has to suffer with this. This is a uniquely human affliction. 'God puts eternity in the hearts of men.' It is no wonder we try so hard to escape it. It is confinement; it is the cage. Like any animal we must escape it.
But the horror of death does not make what religions promise any more REAL. And the horror that religions cause in the world is certainly NOT worth any sort of relief they may have to offer.
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Got it. I love horrible. :P
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Is this possibly an indication of some deeper dysfunction in that defect-riddled thinking machine of yours? Maybe??
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I have experienced NDEs twice and have since learned how to astral travel and have OBEs or Out Of Body experiences. Rather than taking my word for it that it is real or the scientists word that it isnt real, do your own research.
Books by Dr. Raymond Moody and Dr. Pim Van Lommel will enough to whet your appetite.
Nov 02, 2011
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Sounds like pretty similar scenario...
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Not saying anything about their research but, unless you've been there, and brought back some recordings, I'm afraid it's not too convincing.
Moreover, I very much doubt they have convinced anyone who has a first-hand experience of that... expetience :-)
Nov 02, 2011
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NDE experients frequently report information that their corpse - or even their fully awake and conscious body - could not possibly have perceived with conventional senses. Not merely the presence of objects and people, and things said and done simultaneously, in the ER/OR where the death had occurred, but people, things, conversations, etc. out in the waiting room, down the hall, on other floors of the building, across town, around the country, and on other continents, with perfect clarity and accuracy. There are also many documented "veridical" NDEs, where the presence of the roving consciousness was seen or perceived by others at the remote location - others who had no idea of the victim's trauma at the time.
These Falsify Materialism.
Nov 02, 2011
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How about giving us some references to SPECIFIC examples, rather than generalities and unfounded claims.
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Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
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Science defines "supernatural" things such as the probability density, such as superposition of states, and these are manifest as real measurable quantities through collapse of the wavefunction - with an inherent loss of complexity, the measurable does not have the information carrying capability of its precursor. This is how an intangible generates a measurable, it influences it, the lesser cannot begat the greater. This is a principle well understood by Science, which posits theories of inherently unmeasurable precursors that define real world measurables, with a necessary loss of information.
This is not dissimilar to the effect of the subconscious on conscious decisions, we cannot measure the former directly, but can infer its existence from its influence and our suppositions about it. It works, in as far as politics and advertising draw profit from it, and is the basis for understanding the mind within medical and even religious psychologies, ...
Nov 02, 2011
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I'm sure these psychologists feel good about themselves to declare that they have discovered something no one else knows simply by reviewing the literature on near death experiences.
If you are not a scientist, we call that your opinion. If you claim to be a scientist, you can call your opinion factual and publish it.
Nov 02, 2011
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It is not so much that supernatural cannot be real without losing its "super-" prefix, it is that it cannot be contained within the real, it would blow "real"s mind.
Nov 02, 2011
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Your enthusiasm is admirable, but please, please find out about the scientific method, how it works and why we use it. Particularly the peer review process and burden of proof. Scientists are required to report their findings AND their methods so that the results can be verified by other scientists if there is doubt. Science is not dogmatic, if you doubt the findings, get the paper, examine the methods, repeat the experiment, or devise your own to falsify/verify the results. This is how science works, it is not a matter of devising an hypothesis, however compelling, then announcing it as the truth. Science is hard, a lot of the process is dull and repetitive, the chance of rejection is high, and the review process can be hostile and combative. Please look into it, take it in and show science a little respect.You may find your comments get voted higher.
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You need to brush up on your understanding of quantum mechanics and the various interpretations thereof.
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Be specific about why the QM understanding of the commentator falls short or is a disservice for anyone reading it.
You provided a recommendation for the commentator. I'm sure the commentator is interested in where to apply the "brush".
What did you specifically take issue with?
Nov 02, 2011
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It's called "life".
But seriously: Why do so many people have no problem understanding that when they are drunk that the warped perception is an effect of alcohol - but then go around and fail to acknowledge even the possibility that NDE might be an effect of altered brain chemistry?
The effects of oxygen deprivation and hallucinogenics are well documnted. Just because some may want NDEs to be something else isn't enough to claim that they are.
Nov 02, 2011
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Up until you made this statement, I was in agreement with the basis of your post. But, I would argue that you jumped right onto the "supernatural" bandwagon with that last statement. Maybe I've misunderstood, but it sounds like you are postulating the existence of something that is currently undetected and then referring to it as "supernatural" as it is outside of "real(ity)".
Would it not be more accurate to simply say that there may be physical phenomena that we have not yet observed, without having to bring "supernatural" into it at all? We may indeed observe and understand said phenomena at some future point. But, whether it is currently observed, or remains to be observed in the future, it is still part of what we should consider "reality".
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You could be right. I'm always optimistic, though, that we will reach a point where we can probe those depths scientifically and come to some conclusions. I admit, this is as much "hope" on my part as is others' "faith" in God or what have you. But, I've always held to the belief that we may eventually know enough to de-mystify this process, just as any other. Probably because I read too much science fiction.
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Supervenience. Scientific realism. Naive realism. Platonic realism. Aristotelian realism.
Pick any or many as you feel is parsimonious to your six worded world view.
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You can play the "what if" game all goddamn day but until there is evidence to suggest any of it it will remain a game.
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Sorry but you guys are only experts on self-delusion.
Nov 02, 2011
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http://abcnews.go...p;page=1
-This can be very dangerous.
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Subjective experience is a poor standard for truth.
Nov 02, 2011
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Nevertheless, we will all find out our own truth without all the labels when the time comes.
BTW, I'm not a religionist. I'm a realist, but I'm also open to new concepts, such as large life on present day Mars. That's something that many people are frightened about, and will deny the possibility thereof. I kind of like the idea, actually. . .gives me a warm feeling that we're not alone. Don't look for NASA to post pictures of life on Mars unless it's of microbes. I've already talked to them about it.
Nov 03, 2011
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"ALL is chemistry. REALITY is chemistry - P"
Let's pretend for moment. And entertain fantasy.
I will pretend to be a spokesperson for Nature and state:
You declare me chemistry? I made you. And the only word you have for me is chemistry?
Nov 03, 2011
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I will wait before I find a word for everything. All the words that have ever been used for that fell short.
Human language is young. I'm sure Nature has more in store for us. Words are still a challenge. You can never write, read or speak enough of them in any language.
Nov 03, 2011
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Nov 04, 2011
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1) MRI does not give you pictures of activity - only hydrogen atom density (activity you can only get from functional MRI (fMRI) images)
2) fMRI gives you pictures of changes in blood flow - not neural/electrical activity
3) fMRI pictures take as long or longer than MRI pictures. Only today - with highly specialized setups - can you take an MRI image in about one second (the gif shows a much faster progression). usually you get at most one picture every 20 seconds or so. The MRI movies of beating hearts are done using EKG triggered images taken over many heart beats.
4) MRI (and fMRI) require that the patient lie almost perfectly motionless (holding breath, etc.). If a patient had moved like in the image then you would just get a blur.
Nov 04, 2011
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"""Human language is young. I'm sure Nature has more in store for us. Words are still a challenge. You can never write, read or speak enough of them in any language."""
Where, when and why did language come into existence and for what reason?
Since we are merely glorified pieces of protoplasm crawling about on a rock, why did Nature (chemistry) provide us with the capacity of language and communication and then take that chemistry back to itself? Nature goes on forever, changing its chemistry until another race of protoplasm emerges from the goo and requires yet another language. Why then communicate when the end is always the same? Nature does whatever she wants with our chemistry and we return the favor. Is this some love-hate relationship from one chemistry to another? Do we also go on forever but with a different chemistry, and is there language when we go back?
Nov 04, 2011
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Why are you anthropomorphizing anything and everything you can think of?
Nov 05, 2011
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There is an unusual amount of downranking going on. I was checking who might be thus inclined and found some suspect names cropping up, especially towards the start of the thread. It would seem that there is a new set of sockpuppets, called johnnyb72, johnnyb73, johnnyb74, johnnyb75 (possibly more) that somebody is using for the sake of trolling. Be aware...!
Regards, DH66
Nov 05, 2011
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We are held hostage to the languages we speak. We lack methods to understand any non human language. For now, we are all condemned to anthropomorphize.
Koko the Gorilla signed languaged his caretaker by:
Running a finger down a cheek;
(Koko's lifelong caretaker signed languaged Koko before to 'explain' to Koko her long absent away from Koko - a loved one's death.)
This is the only bridge and attempt of 'understanding' I know of, coming from a non human origin of understanding.
Koko shows signs of anthropomorphizing.
Nov 05, 2011
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"Some of the studies we examined show that many of the people experiencing a near-death experience were not actually in danger of dying, although most thought they were. "
What, pray tell, is the actual difference between THINKING you are in danger of dying and "not actually in danger of dying"? And isn't this already flawed since if a person SURVIVED to relate the story would they simply be put into the category of "not actually in danger of dying"?
This article is POORLY written in that it tells nothing about what the "review" of "studies" actually entailed. No actual SCIENCE seems to have been done to PROVE anything. People with prejudices against supernatural explanations "reviewed" STUDIES. Whatever "studies" really means and whatever "reviewed" means.
What was submitted to examination by actual scientific analysis in individual cases where a near-death experience was currently in progress?
Nov 05, 2011
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Someone recently pointed this out and mentioned who it was, but it escapes me at the moment. Hope they're having fun - what a waste of time!
Nov 05, 2011
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Because everything is Nature and Nature is everything. WE are Nature and Nature is us and IN us. This is an inescapable truth, and giving Nature a "personality" and "life" of her own, only serves to increase understanding in whichever language is designed, again by Nature, to receive this most basic of concepts. The language of Math, sign language as with Koko, human communications, the signs from the cosmos. ALL of it is Nature and Nature is ALL of it. Nature is our God, and WE and everything else is a part of that God. Nature can be healing and Nature can be cruel. These have been said all through human existence.
To anthropomorphize Nature puts her in the role of friend or foe. But, in the end of our lives, she is a friend, offering relief from pain and suffering, taking us back to her "bosom". Nature IS chemistry and WE are chemistry. Thus, we are Nature also. Effectively, the Trinity. :)
Nov 05, 2011
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Your objection is plausible. Especially in light of history recording events where people have willed themselves to die.
Dieing at that moment where the will at the moment in time manifested and was stated. Death by thought, not action.
This has to remain conjecture. No one 'returns' to state that, that, is, in fact, the case.
This is the step that goes beyond even the 'danger' state of dieing, that the mind suggests(???)...and the 'real''danger' state of dieing is ultimately believed to be 'reserved' outside the mind and only to be 'found' in 'real' reality'.
The only sign of a 'virtual death'(willed in the mind) must be the physical manifestation for all others observing.
The physical manifestation of death will never be attributed to the mere wish or thought of human will - willing yourself to death.
That mind over matter stops - the will over physiological functions - stops with the loss of a consciousness.
cont...
Nov 05, 2011
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This is the objective evidence scientists want.
One might argue that the will to do this only for the sake of science will never manifest.
Nov 05, 2011
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All your words and all of your stances simply state:
The map IS the territory. The territory IS the map.
All other humans beings feel the need to distinguished between the map and territory.
Nov 05, 2011
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Consider the Bangladeshi people who live at water's edge. When a storm surge occurs, their dry land is flooded and they either blame it their gods, or on Nature, but they never blame it on themselves for their own decision to live at the water's edge instead of high ground. That's only one example. I owned a beautiful home fronting on a very nice canal in Miami Beach with a boat dock and a large inground pool. After Hurricane Andrew, I sold my property and moved further North and inland. I could no longer afford the insurance and worried that another hurricane might destroy my home. Sure, it was nice living there, but my common sense told me to sell, move away
Nov 05, 2011
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Most others contruct a distinction between a map and territory.
Nov 05, 2011
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Nonsense, presenting nature as a human like entity is only a source of confusion.
Nov 05, 2011
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"What fools these mortals be" - Puck
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LOL. . .if I referred to Nature as "her", I apologize for damaging your sensibilities, ruffling your feathers, etc.
We refer to inanimate objects sometimes as her or she, as in a battleship, destroyer and other naval warships, rather than use the neutral "it". Some people are confused by that also. It depends on which language one is used to hearing and speaking.
Personally, I LIKE the idea of being a part of Nature, and her being a part of me. It means that I'm one with the Universe. We ALL are. The cotton shirt I'm wearing is also a part of Nature as well as the rubber soles on my shoes. I am not too proud to admit these things even though I do have my own uniqueness, just as everyone does. I am connected to all of you and you to me. That's just the way it is, and I am proud of that too, unless one of you is another Hitler or Jeffrey Dahmer. That, I have no use for.
Nov 05, 2011
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Easy. Well so easy that the human race has only known the answer for about a century. If there is a God, and he wanted to be able to dabble in everyday affairs without proving that He existed, he did an excellent job of universe design.
First, quantum mechanics mean that nothing ever happens with 100% certainty. Normally this only affects things at the atomic scale--but it also applies to people and planets. (And anyway those voices in your head only take a few electrons or ions in the right place.)
For the really showy stuff, causality and general relativity don't mix. Did the Big Bang occur due to a small fluctuation in the vacuum 13.7 billion years ago? Looks that way.
Nov 05, 2011
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Easy. Well so easy that the human race has only known the answer for about a century. If there is a God, and he wanted to be able to dabble in everyday affairs without proving that He existed, he did an excellent job of universe design.
First, quantum mechanics mean that nothing ever happens with 100% certainty. Normally this only affects things at the atomic scale--but it also applies to people and planets. (And anyway those voices in your head only take a few electrons or ions in the right place.)
For the really showy stuff, causality and general relativity don't mix. Did the Big Bang occur due to a small fluctuation in the vacuum 13.7 billion years ago? Looks that way.
Nov 05, 2011
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The article, IMO, is put together very poorly in the first place. It is also unscientific in its conclusions that are based on junk science. . .no absolutes. The technology is just not there to verify without a doubt all that they claim.
Nov 05, 2011
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No, what you and others do goes far beyond that...
You mistake the nature of my objection.
Nov 05, 2011
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You didn't even scratch the surface of the question, I doubt you even understand it.
If god is real then god is a part of (read: interacts with) reality. The reality of a hypothetical entity that does not interact with reality is indeterminate, that is, there is no difference between the existence of such a thing and the non-existence of that same thing. If god is real then god is physical and interacts with physical reality. If that is the case then god is part of physical reality. If you assert that everything has an origin then you necessarily assert that god has an origin, as god qualifies as a thing that physically exists. If god does not interact with reality then the existence or non-existence of that entity are equivalent.
Nov 05, 2011
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No...
Do you know all of the different interpretations of quantum mechanics? Do you know why there are so many different interpretations? Because we don't really know what is going on. My money is on a misunderstanding due to a either a temporary limitation of our abilities or a fundamental limitation in acquiring information. Do note however that a even fundamental limitation in gathering information (I am talking about HUP here) DOES NOT mean that that information does not exist. It MAY be impossible to determine both the position and momentum of a fundamental particle, but that DOES NOT mean that the particle does not HAVE both an accurate position and momentum at any given time.
Nov 05, 2011
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Expand on that... Keep in mind that in an given reference frame there still exists an ordered sequence of events...
Nov 05, 2011
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Since we live in a quantum universe, aberrations in the predicted(which is really just a guess based on repetitive observation) "flow" occur. Some might define that as proof of "interaction".
Taken as a metaphor, it's a simple interpretation.
IMO, all people have their own uniquely defined limit as to where they can no longer do the "and so on and so on..." observation paradigm OF this Universe.
The funny thing about "the big picture" is that there always turns out to be a bigger picture...
Nov 05, 2011
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Given that, we must remember that our INTERPRETATIONS of observation are subject to that same quantum nature.
Nov 05, 2011
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This is simply not true, this is an indication of a Time magazine or Discovery Channel understanding of QM...
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Black holes, neutron stars, colliding galaxies, etc. etc., all are proof of our God. Whether or not this natural God is present when a person dies is totally irrelevant. While that person LIVED, the God aka Nature is and was and always will be, present everywhere.
Nov 05, 2011
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The great thing is that we don't have to bow down to a deity, light candles or sacrifice animals. We only have to stop polluting. That is all our Nature God requires of us.
Nov 05, 2011
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If all is one, then words like 'different' becomes meaningless.
Lots of words become meaningless if all is one. 'Evolution', 'purpose' etc., etc. become meaningless. You get the point.
All in one wreaks havoc with language. There is no such word as 'unique' if all is one. There is no need for order, God, thought, purpose, chemistry, you, everything, universe, fact, pollution, nature, God, us.
You only need help to understand this. This is why your words make no sense. No wording makes sense, if all is one.
Nov 05, 2011
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Feedback. Contribute more than numbers to a commentary thread.
Nov 05, 2011
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Even representation makes no sense. You can find no purpose to represent one in more than one way.
Nov 05, 2011
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Whether or not there is a God, a heaven or an afterlife it remains beyond this world and its science to prove. It is to be taken on faith or abandoned. Your choice.
No one will be thinking "Oh, this is all a thick of my mind" when they pass from this life. No one.
For that matter, where is the proof for dark matter and dark energy? 75% of reality but we've never seen it yet we are told to take it on faith.
Nov 05, 2011
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Damn! Give the man Hausdorf Sphere2 dimensions and all he does is yammer! :)
Nov 06, 2011
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Nov 06, 2011
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Representations of the ONE (Nature, Chemistry) are triggered only as a result of OUR physiology - 5 senses - without any or all of those 5 senses, there can be no representation of Nature, Chemistry within the Natural world. Even "world" or any other word may fail to accurately represent the true Nature of things. Nature as Chemistry thus exists. We ARE ONE with Nature, as we are one with every star in existence in the known Universe. Due to our physiology, we ascribe words as explanations to things known and unknown. Without explanations, our psyches cannot function at all. That which we perceive with our 5 senses must be given a label or name to associate it with another or differentiate with something else. Nature (chemistry) is very clever to do this, for without it having been done, our God Nature cannot be worshipped and/or fathomed.
Nov 06, 2011
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A tree in its death throes, not having a physiology that includes an ability to form words and labels to represent all that surrounds it; neither does it have 5 senses or chemistry for thought, can die and its chemistry returns it to Nature, never having had those abilities which were given to humanity by our great God Nature. And yet, OUR chemistry and that of the tree are almost the same; we share many aspects of the same DNA components.
But somehow, when WE emerged from the goo, our physiology soon after differed from that of trees. LOL Perhaps that is why some people are "tree huggers". The recalling of an ancient memory?
Nov 06, 2011
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""""Isn't every perception a trick of the mind? Aren't all human perceptions synthesised by into a cogent whole in the mind. Faulty organs, faulty perceptions. Who's to say that the thoughts, emotions and perceptions experienced by the dying/stressed brain are any less real than any other perception? How are they any less real to the person experiencing them?""
As yet, scientists studying this process of dying haven't the tools, technology to accurately evaluate the sequence of events or to properly judge the effects of the brain's chemistry on the mind. They're only guessing based on their biases, not truths. They still have a long way to go. I can almost understand the anguish held by people who hope for an afterlife and truly believe. But the data is not all in and, until researchers invent a machine that is able to see into the mind, before and, especially AFTER death, there is simply no way to ascertain anything except that the person died.
Nov 06, 2011
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It is really not a hatred of religion which prompts the attacks, it is a hatred of God versus adoration of Nature.
Nov 06, 2011
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Perhaps. However, I tend to think that there's just a limit for most people in terms of their patience in reading (let alone responding to) the ravings of a lunatic.
Nov 06, 2011
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dogbert. . .one of the wonderful things about the Western countries was that the individual was, and is free to worship as he wishes. . .or not worship at all. Believers in the Hebrew God and Jesus are not vilified per se for their beliefs. They certainly aren't being hunted down and burned at the stake in THIS country and stones piled on them, as were "witches" in the 17th century. There are some here who might prefer that belief in ANYTHING would be considered lunacy if it isn't "lock-step" with their own beliefs. That even includes politics and science.
Nov 06, 2011
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In this thread, I am simply stating to others that one "alternative to atheism" is the belief in Nature as God and Chemistry. . . .the Triumvirate of all existence.
If you have read other comments on this page, I think you will find that the majority are non-believers in your Hebrew God and his son, Jesus, simply because there is NO proof whatsoever of their existence, but for a Jewish book that is supposedly a history of Jewish people, and their slaughter of thousands of innocent men, women, and children and babies in both testaments.
Nov 06, 2011
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Nov 07, 2011
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If by foolproof you mean credible, then sure...
You should reconsider. The powerful people that shape our civilization should not be influenced by bronze age myth. Make no mistake, it affects ALL of us.
Nov 07, 2011
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Anyway, in a coma for a week afterward.
Honestly have to say, if I DID have a crossover experience, I don't remember it. But I did have some bodacious wet dreams in the coma(probly catheter induced...).
But seriously. During the days, weeks, months, years that followed I noticed a very different attitude within me. Much less money oriented, lost my superiority complex and more societally engaged. I feel like I became more - human...
Nov 07, 2011
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Stop anthropomorphizing. Go back to Hausdoff.
I sensed you were taper. Now I know. :)
Nov 07, 2011
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Nov 07, 2011
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Yes, credible is another word for it.
""""You should reconsider. The powerful people that shape our civilization should not be influenced by bronze age myth. Make no mistake, it affects ALL of us.""
I think the last powerful politician that was a Christian believer is George W. Bush. Barack Hussein Obama is a believer in social reformation, not religion, with a mixture of class envy and racial division included in the mix to foment discontent amongst the rabble in our society. Creationists are as an insect to be flicked away. Obama won't even give them the time of day. THAT is no longer a problem for him. The Creationists' visits to the White House are long gone.
CH. . .time to move on. Creationists are no threat to you or me. I have more important things to think about and do than to destroy someone's faith in something that I don't believe in. Communism is more of a threat to us all. You, as a freethinker, should know that by now.
Nov 07, 2011
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So - why is it a concern for us all?
Nov 07, 2011
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Since we are not ants, Communism is an unrealistic form of power over the people. Why? Because of our rebellious nature and our longing for freedom. Maybe if everyone on Earth were to be lobotomized, then we could be like ants. Humans resists homogeneity.
Nov 07, 2011
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So, which way are you better off as a human? WE HAVE A CHOICE. Either bend your knee to the tyrant or be free and love Nature instead. You are chemistry and you have a right to be and be an individual like each star in the cosmos.
Nov 07, 2011
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You seem to know some things that are not true.
Sorry, very much not true. It is possible to have an atom in two places at once, and through clever experimental design, see it without observing it in the QM sense. It is even possible to make the distance between the two locations large enough (say a mm), and to have it emitting enough photons to be visible to the naked eye. There should be photographs on the web.
Case closed, and a lot of QM interpretations killed.
Nov 08, 2011
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Not if a Republican wins in 2012 or 2016, sadly. Who knows, though? Maybe in 5 years the US will intellectually join the 21st century. I wouldn't put real money on that, though. There is still much to be gained from others' ignorance and denial.
Creationists, probably at least 95% of them, would also halt embryonic stem cell research. That hindrance of progress certainly hurts us all. How about "an eye for an eye" that lets Texans feel good about murdering the mentally disabled? How about homophobic bigotry that seeks public policy that is clearly against civil rights?
Creationist affect far more than the YEC hypothesis they cling to.
Nov 08, 2011
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Republicans encompass many believers and NON-believers in any religion. What you regard as Creationists may, in reality, be also Wiccans, all denominations of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Bhuddists, Taoists, Bah'ai followers, Raelianists, and many others whose beliefs are very foreign to us. Republicans also encompass Agnostics, Theists, Atheists, Indeterminates, Middle of the Roaders, etc. etc. etc.
But Republicanism does not discriminate against an individual's religious or irreligious or non-religious views. WE ARE ELECTING A NATIONAL LEADER, NOT A POPE.
Republicans have felt outrage that some religious leaders who were welcomed at the White House were advertising themselves as being pro-family values, were married, and yet were also in a homosexual relationship with another man.
Nov 08, 2011
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"EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH" - Each individual is free to vote according to his/her beliefs/opinions.
"Texans feel good about murdering the mentally disabled?" - YOU are lumping ALL Texans together. How did you come to this determination? Did you take a poll of ALL Texans?
Nov 08, 2011
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In case you don't recall, the laws AGAINST homosexual "sex" have been judged unconstitutional in most or all states. Homosexuals are also free to be Republicans, as are anyone who disagrees with Democrat doctrine.
As far as OTHER civil rights, ALL Americans enjoy the SAME kind of civil rights, bar none. But if you're referring to the homosexual's desire to f___k young boys and teens with impunity and not be caught and punished for it, THAT is NOT a civil right. NAMBLA is attempting to have the laws protecting children from their pederasty and sexual perversions overturned. I am surprised that Democrats haven't already overturned these protective laws and let NAMBLA have their way with the nation's young sons. That may still be done if Obama is reelected. Barney Frank would have a field day. LOL
Nov 08, 2011
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No, YOU are going on the assumption that that is what I meant. You could have just asked. To elaborate on my obviously vague statement, I know that the Repub. party /listens/ to creationists when establishing political strategy. I meant that, and nothing more, with that statement. This is a simple case of you not knowing me well enough to make confident assumptions. Many more long-term posters here already know where I'm coming from. I don't have the time or character count to disclaim every opinion.
Your subsequent rant is merely based on my lack of detail and clarity and your assumptions of my stance, which is a mistake.
That said, are you really unaware of the gay marriage issue? Why did you assume I would defend child abuse? Do you think all male homosexuals are attracted to boys? Do you jump to conclusions like this all the time?
Nov 08, 2011
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Scultch says:"""Not if a Republican wins in 2012 or 2016, """
You are obviously stating that if a Republican wins in 2012, Creationists will be allowed back in the White House. Your comment that Republicans listen to Creationists when establishing political strategy is ridiculous and makes no sense. Political strategy doesn't rely on a person's religious beliefs or lack of it. . . .but on things of substance that can be quantified. Your vague commentary does you a disservice. You seem to expect people to read your mind for some reason and then you weasel out of it by saying that your comment was vague.
No, I never said that ALL homosexuals are attracted to boys, that is YOUR idea apparently. I was referring to NAMBLA members and ONLY them. Your lack of good comprehension of a sentence is appalling. Perhaps you need to read anyone's comment twice so that you can absorb references better.
Nov 09, 2011
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Piro. You. Are. A. Fucking. Lunatic. Get. Help. I gave you the chance to accept mine in the Martian thread, and you wont, so I'm done reading your posts; any of them. I hope the path through the denial of your psychosis is quick and painless. I really mean that, and I really don't care that you think it's condescending.
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