by Phil Braham | Aug 19, 2022 | Atheism, General, Philosophy, Religion and mysticism, Scepticism, Science, The universe
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, does it still make a sound? In my paper on multiple dimensions (Ideas on Consciousness) I point out that one attribute of a dimension is that it is necessary for a physical object to exist. For instance, an object...
by Phil Braham | Mar 28, 2022 | Atheism, General, Religion and mysticism, Scepticism, Social commentary
Imagine a time, say, in an English village around the thirteenth century. Life revolved around the church and services were held on sundays and holy-days. For better or worse the priest was the guide and mentor. Death was common and unlike today the format of the...
by Phil Braham | Mar 23, 2022 | Philosophy, Religion and mysticism, Science, The universe
A new Approach to the Consciousness-Mind-Body Problem by Philip Braham Introduction In modern philosophical theories there is an assumption that consciousness is an activity of the brain. One accepted theory is that the brain is a machine and that what we call...
by Phil Braham | Nov 10, 2021 | Atheism, Religion and mysticism, Scepticism, Science
Out of body experience Some years ago I was listening to an interview with the atheist researcher Susan Blackmore who put volunteers who could initiate out of body experiences into an MRI machine whilst monitoring their brain activity. She asked one of the volunteers...
by Phil Braham | Apr 29, 2021 | General, Religion and mysticism, Science, The universe
The universe as a brain The concept that the universe is like a hologram is not new. In fact it is the title of a book by Michael Talbot. A hologram is a three-dimensional photograph taken using lasers. Making a hologram A laser beam is split so that one path is...
by Phil Braham | Apr 20, 2021 | Atheism, General, Scepticism, Science, The universe
The Darwinian view of evolution The classic Darwinism theory of evolution is very simply explained as follows: Every organism in the process of reproducing produces random mutations. These mutations may result in no apparent affect to the offspring up to an affect...
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