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Sages and Scientists: A Symposium on Science and Consiousness

Posted on 23/10/2014 by PeterJ

Here is a shortened cut of the “Science and Consciousness” panel held in the first evening of the “Sages and Scientists ’14” Symposium, which took place in Carlsbad, California, in August of 2014. The participants in the panel, sitting from left … Continue reading →

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Exploring Mysticism and Physics

Posted on 06/08/2014 by PeterJ

I have been wondering about the properties of a ‘Bose-Einstein condensate’ in relation to a certain form of Idealism. It was a thought put into my head by Erwin Schrodinger, who speaks of the mystics as ‘particles in an ideal … Continue reading →

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The Paradoxical Size of the Universe

Posted on 15/07/2014 by PeterJ

In metaphysics it is important to keep in mind that our object of study is a totally unique phenomenon. If we forget this then we may fall into confusion on many issues. One such issue would be the problem of … Continue reading →

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The Hindu Swami Initiation Ceremony and its Implications for Metaphysics and Physics

Posted on 03/07/2014 by PeterJ

  The biddidisa or elaborate initiation into swamiship includes a fire ceremony, during which symbolical funeral rites are performed. The physical body of the disciple is represented as dead, cremated in the flame of wisdom. The newly-made swami is then … Continue reading →

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Philosophy and Science

Posted on 17/03/2014 by PeterJ

A while ago I recommended Ulrich Mohrhoff’s recent book The World According to Quantum Mechnics. This is a mathematical text book yet also a philosophical statement, since a specific philosophical interpretation of the mathematics is endorsed, namely that of Sri … Continue reading →

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Towards a Scientific Consciousness Studies

Posted on 27/11/2013 by PeterJ

In scientific consciousness studies, the inter-disciplinary study of consciousness as a reported phenomenon, progress is at a standstill. The problem of explaining consciousness appears to be intractable. In mysticism, which is the study of consciousness as an empirical phenomenon, a … Continue reading →

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