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shikhin commented 1 month ago

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Atheism vs India (6)

The soul.

What does this word mean? What do we refer to when we say "the soul"? It is amazing how often this word is used and affirmed or dismisse...

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shikhin said:

@tomtomttom Something's may not be measurable "now". That doesn't exclude the possibility altogether. Many things related to the brain r infact measurable nd hav bin measured. wt is missing is a theory tht explains all the data. So maybe all f it hs bin already measured. V just need to do the exp...

• shikhin commented 1 month ago

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  Atheism vs India (6)

  The soul.

  What does this word mean? What do we refer to when we say "the soul"? It is amazing how often this word is used and affirmed or dismisse...

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  shikhin said:

  @tomtomttom Ofcourse I'm not an authority on nethin...lets leave tht outta d picture n concentrate on the issue at hand. experiencing smthin n "understanding" it r 2 vry diff. things. Sum traditions may have a history f experiencing alternative states f consc. bt so do many drug users. Dsn't mean...

• shikhin commented 6 months ago

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  The soul.

  What does this word mean? What do we refer to when we say "the soul"? It is amazing how often this word is used and affirmed or dismisse...

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  shikhin said:

  @Anekantavad - Ofcourse it isn't .... But i fail to see how a civilisation dating 4000 years could know the answer if science can't. Modern science is the best and the most successful method we have ever had of uncovering knowledge. The rest is simply philosophy which provokes discussions but har...

• shikhin commented 7 months ago

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  The soul.

  What does this word mean? What do we refer to when we say "the soul"? It is amazing how often this word is used and affirmed or dismisse...

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  shikhin said:

  Well, science may not have a complete picture of consciousness now, but the fields of neuroscience, cognitive sciences in general are coming up with increasingly plausible and sensible theories about what consciousness is.

  For example, according to V.S. Ramachandran, consciousness is something a...

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