by Phil Braham | Dec 1, 2022 | Philosophy, Psychology, Science, The universe
Time Space Continuum I have discussed before how the universe is made up of more dimensions than we are usually aware of. We are aware of the three spatial dimensions, and of time but in the backwards direction only. That is not because of any inherent aspect of the...
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 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 | Jun 7, 2021 | Covid, General, Philosophy, Scepticism, Science, Social commentary
Duck / rabbit illusion I’ve written many times before about science and what is called the philosophy of science. That is, the rules of science, the scientific method and the assumptions that scientists make when they do experiments. Nowadays an understanding of...
by Phil Braham | May 21, 2021 | Covid, General, Philosophy, Scepticism, Science, Social commentary
There’s an old Jewish joke of the man who sends his son to school – presumably at some expense – so that he could become successful. When the son returns home the father asks him what he has learnt: “We learnt that if I have two apples and...
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