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  Is There Life After Death

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i think this is a well developed discussion, of ian stevenson's work in investigating people's past lives claims.

  it's a little long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0attm9hgcdw.

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  and then say this important subject hinges on the experiments of a magician - xant

  No I said no such thing.

  Susan Blackmore is a serious scientist who spent decades trying to find scientific support for out-of-body and 'near-death' type phenomena. James Randi used his knowledge of how tricks are performed by top illusionists to debunk pseudoscience. His million dollar prize has been remained unclaimed.

  The onus is on those who makes positive assertions about life-after-death etc to provide objective evidence and on scientists to investigate those claims.
  
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  Is There Life After Death

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i think this is a well developed discussion, of ian stevenson's work in investigating people's past lives claims.

  it's a little long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0attm9hgcdw.

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  If you start demanding proof I quote Cofty when he talks about evolution and says stop being lazy, read some book - xant

  That is disingenuous. There is no comparison. Biology textbooks and academic papers lay out a mass of objective evidence checked and reproduced by multiple groups of independent scientists. Evolution is a fact. Scientists invite scrutiny and challenges to their conclusions.

  Is there even one peer-reviewed paper presenting positive evidence for incorporeal consciousness?

  Also I don't just tell people to go and read books, I have made hundreds of posts setting out the evidence to explain it.

  Susan Blackmore dedicated the first couple of decades of her life to try to bring science to the subject, convinced as she was that there was something to be discovered. She eventually gave up with the conclusion that every single example was deception, lies or delusion.

  Books about life-after-death are a multi-million dollar business for obvious reasons. Their authors refuse objective scrutiny. James Randi's prize remains unclaimed. Subjective experiences are not proof of anything,
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  Is There Life After Death

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i think this is a well developed discussion, of ian stevenson's work in investigating people's past lives claims.

  it's a little long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0attm9hgcdw.

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  Say it ain’t so

  Disease or injury to specific areas of the brain can specifically impair every sort of function, comprehension, feeling and emotion known to humans. Stimulation of precise loci can simulate love, religiosity, empathy and 'out-of-body' sensations.

  It's all chemistry. There is no 'ghost in the machine'.
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  Is There Life After Death

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i think this is a well developed discussion, of ian stevenson's work in investigating people's past lives claims.

  it's a little long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0attm9hgcdw.

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  Do you mean to say we 'die' each time we are unconscious? - alechol..

  Obviously not.

  Anaesthetic disrupts activity of the brain by producing changes in the brainstem and cerebral cortex. As a result we lose consciousness and have absolutely no memory - occasional mistakes by anaesthesiologists notwithstanding - of the time we were 'under'.

  If reversible and temporary chemical changes to the brain destroys all consciousness how can consciousness possibly survive the complete destruction of our brains?

  We are our brains.
  
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  Is There Life After Death

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i think this is a well developed discussion, of ian stevenson's work in investigating people's past lives claims.

  it's a little long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0attm9hgcdw.

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  Our consciousness doesn't survive anaesthetic so how can it survive the complete destruction the brain?
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  Well done England, now for Euro 2020

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  so, england lost yesterday in the world cup semi-final to croatia, the deserved winners.. i'm a bit gutted we didn't reach the final but i think the england team can feel proud of how well they've done.

  i know i certainly feel a certain amount of pride in the team.. i guess they just ran out of steam in extra time.. but, overall, england did well this campaign.. of course, improvements need to be made if england are to reach the finals of serious competitions.. bring on the euros!.

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  It was good progress but they were outplayed in the second half by the better team. Croatia dominated midfield by pinning back our wingbacks. England began to make really basic defensive errors and in the final third they lacked the quality to create goals.

  It's a young team who will keep on improving, as will the manager. There are also some excellent youths at St George's Park. The future is bright.

  So many formerly great teams were terrible.
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  JWs Outlawed in Russia

  by minimus in

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  they are banned!.

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  Isn't this quite old news?
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  tommy Robinson --update

  by zeb in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.

  this is self explanatory.

  please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.

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  Its OK to have people who are Muslim create NoGo zones in England - blownaway

  There are NO NoGo zones anywhere in England. Our police, our government and most of all our people will not tolerate it.

  There was a case of a group of young Muslims verbally assaulting young women telling them they were not allowed to walk in a particular area 'improperly' dressed. They quickly got arrested.

  Sweden has No-Go areas, I'm not sure about Germany but I doubt it.
  
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

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  i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

  i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

  hmu..

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  Gaia's balance?

  I'm out of this conversation.
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  Proof of God

  by MrDantastic in

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  i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

  i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

  hmu..

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  cofty

  Utterly fatuous.