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22. Memory

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 06:47 AM

Jan 2013

The evidence for "reincarnation" (both mental and biophysical memories) if accepted falsifies the hypothesis that memory is purely neurological phenomenon.

Scalable levels of cognition/aware and contents of mental images that I mentioned in another post is one possible scientific approach, and one way to start building such model is to make Planck constant scalable (cf. problems of uniting QM and GR).

In this way it could be hypothesized that individual lives are mental images of some scaled up level of consciousness ("higher self&quot , which could open path to explain not only memories of "past lives" but also possibility of precognitions.

PS: size scales and question of smooth vs. foamy space-time reminded me of pendulum waves:

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An empirical god? [View all] Speck Tater Jan 2013 OP

I don't get the link from NDE to a 'god'. JustFiveMoreMinutes Jan 2013 #1

I agree with much of what you say and find it very interesting, but I question your humblebum Jan 2013 #2

What if your subjective evidence contradicts everyone else's? NoOneMan Jan 2013 #17

That is why it is called subjective evidence. Just because something is recognized as evidence humblebum Jan 2013 #18

I get that. Im questioning its usefulness in forming belief NoOneMan Jan 2013 #19

There is no objective evidence to empirically prove God or deities. Many people have their humblebum Jan 2013 #20

Interesting and reasonable POV. cbayer Jan 2013 #3

Personally, Speck Tater Jan 2013 #5

My views have changed, and continue to change, over time. cbayer Jan 2013 #6

Memory tama Jan 2013 #22

You might consider a more cultural and literary exegesis of the old texts struggle4progress Jan 2013 #4

An empirical god tama Jan 2013 #7

Or it could be that similarities in NDEs are due to the fact that we all have human brains trotsky Jan 2013 #8

This is true Ligyron Jan 2013 #9

Also common during pilot training... trotsky Jan 2013 #10

I'll have to look up the reference for you, but Speck Tater Jan 2013 #11

Sure, I'd love for you to produce that reference. trotsky Jan 2013 #12

I was a faithful reader of "Skeptical Inquirer" until... Speck Tater Jan 2013 #13

Ah, I see now. trotsky Jan 2013 #14

You know what. I've been down this road too many times already. Speck Tater Jan 2013 #15

Actually, you could easily convince me that what you have to say is worth listening to. trotsky Jan 2013 #16

How do illiterate goat herders write a book? ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #21

Stories were passed down by word of mouth until writing was invented. Speck Tater Jan 2013 #23