Wednesday, 28 January 2015

The equation that explains everything?

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My cheat sheet says the answer is 42 Did you know that we are nothing but biological machines governed by physical processes which, a...
Sunday, 18 January 2015

The appalling reputation of religion

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Ecrasez l'infâme! In recent weeks we have seen the Charlie Hebdo attacks , the kosher deli massacre , the Quran-inspired atrociti...
Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Controlling pain with mindfulness meditation

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Vidyamala Burch From the BBC by Emma Tracey   "Vidyamala Burch is helping people in pain through the practice of "mindfu...
Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Life after death: mental processes continue after brain processes shut down

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From The Telegraph   First hint of 'life after death' in biggest ever scientific study "Southampton University sci...
Sunday, 17 August 2014

Delusions in Buddhism

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The basis of Buddhism is that we all suffer from delusions, and only by reducing, and eventually completely removing those delusions...
Friday, 15 August 2014

The Limits of Scientific Explanation

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Time is what clocks measure Are there some things that science just can’t explain? When asked to explain time,  Einstein famously rema...
Thursday, 14 August 2014

New Scientist rejects Scientism

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TOP DOWN REDUCTIONISM... ...ENDS UP BEING CIRCULAR! I came across this short New Scientist video illustrating some ideas...
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014

The Future of Buddhism in the West: SWOT Analysis

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In recent years, Buddhism has been undergoing a rapid expansion in the West, especially America . But what of the future?   This art...
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