What evidence do we have for reincarnation? consciousness and perception is surely a local phenomenon linked to chemical activity in the brain, shouldn't our perception end at brain death?
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>>42508470when a person dies, the molecules that make up their bodies returns to the ecosystem and is used again. this is easily provable
>>42508470read life before life by dr jim tucker. most compelling case ever made for it
>>42508470>>42508531>LE EVIDENCE>LE SCIENCEPlease kindly untether your minds from jewish mind control. You won't know anything if you keep relying on them.The "evidence" is that there are 1.5 billion indians manifesting reincarnation, you have past lives if you look and astrology is based on the human soul which is cyclical.
>>42508990are said indians also manifesting soul duplication?
>>42508470Blue Eisenhower November "Can an AI commit sin?"
>>42508470i have grey eyes i am on my last life and likely last 20-30 years i'm so ready
>>42508470yesDoyle, A.C. (1926). The History of Spiritualism. New York: George H. Doran.Glenconner, P. (1921). The Earthen Vessel. London: John Lane.Harding, E. (1869). Modern American Spiritualism. New Hyde Park, New York, USA: University Books.Moses, W.S. (1924). Spirit Teachings. New York: Arno Press.Sidgwick, E. (1921). An examination of book-tests obtained in sittings with Mrs Leonard. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 31, 241-416.Thomas, C.D. (1922). Some New Evidence for Human Survival. London: Spiritualist Press (rev. 1948).Unattributed (1923). On the element of chance in book tests. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 33, 606-20.Eddington, A. (1935). The Nature of the Physical World. New York: MacMillan.The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss by David Bentley HartEdwards, J.C.W. (2005). Is consciousness only a property of individual cells? Journal of Consciousness Studies 12/4-5, 60-76.Edwards, J.C.W. (2006). How Many People are There in My Head, and in Hers? An Exploration of Single-Cell Consciousness. Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic.Henry, R.C. (2005). The mental universe. Nature 436, 29.Hölldobler, B., & Wilson, E.O. (2008). The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance and Strangeness of Insect Societies. New York: Norton.Jeans, J. (1937). The Mysterious Universe. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.Jung, C.G. (1973). Synchronicity: An Acasual Connecting Principle. Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press.Jung. C.G. (1981). The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. (Collected works of C. G. Jung Volume 9, Part 1). Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press.Krauss, L.M. (2012). A Universe from Nothing. New York: Free Press.Mind and Cosmos by Thomas Nagel
>>42509116Lund, D.H. (2009). Persons, Souls and Death: A Philosophical Investigation of an Afterlife. Jefferson, North Carolina, USA: McFarland.McDougall, W. (1920). Presidential address. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 31, 150-223.McDougall, W. (1926). An Outline of Abnormal Psychology. London: Methuen.McGinn, C. (1999). The Mysterious Flame: Conscious Minds in a Material World. New York: Basic Books.Miranker, W. (2005). The Hebbian synapse: Progenitor of consciousness. Mind and Matter 3/2, 87-102.Myers, F.W.H. (1903). Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death. London: Longmans.Stapp, H.P. (2005). Commentary on Hodgson. Journal of Consciousness Studies 12/1, 70-75.Teilhard de Chardin, P. (2008). The Phenomenon of Man. New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics.Allison, L.W. (1934). Proxy sittings with Mrs. Leonard. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 42, 104-46.Allison, L.W. (1941). Further proxy sittings with Mrs. Leonard. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 35, 196-225.Almeder, R. (1992). Death and Personal Survival. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield.
>>42509120Anderson, R.I. (1981). The therapist as exorcist: James H. Hyslop and the possession theory of osychotherapy. Journal of Religion and Psychical Research 4, 96-112.Bacci, M. (1991). Il Mistero delle Voci dall’ Aldillà (2nd ed.). Rome: Edizioni Mediterranee.Baker, R.A. (1982). The effect of suggestion on past-lives regression. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis 25, 71-76.Balfour, G.W. (1935). A study of the psychological aspects of Mrs. Willett’s mediumship, and of the statements of the communicators concerning process. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 43/139, 41-318.Balfour, J. (1960). The ‘Palm Sunday’ case: New light on an old love story. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 52, 79-267.Barrington, M.R. (2002). The case of Jenny Cockell: Towards a verification of an unusual ‘past life’ report. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 66, 106-12.Barrington, M.R., Mulacz, P., & Rivas, T. (2005). The case of Iris Farczády – A stolen life. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 69, 49-77.Barušs, I. (2001). Failure to replicate electronic voice phenomena. Journal of Scientific Exploration 15, 355-67.Bayless, R. (1976). Voices From Beyond. Secaucus, New Jersey, USA: University Books.Beischel, J., Boccuzzi, M., Biuso, M., & Rock, A.J.. (2015). Anomalous information reception by research mediums under blinded conditions II: Replication and extension. EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing 11/2, 136-42.Beischel, J., & Rock, A.J. (2009). Addressing the survival versus psi debate through process-focused mediumship research. Journal of Parapsychology 73, 71-88.Bender, H. (1972). The phenomena of Friedrich Jurgenson. Journal of Paraphysics 6, 65-75.Bernstein, M. (1965). The Search for Bridey Murphy. New York: Lancer Books.Besterman, T. (1931). A notable booktest obtained at a stting with Mrs. Leonard. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 27, 59-69.
>>42509125> consciousness and perception is surely a local phenomenon linked to chemical activity in the brain
>>42508531no hay prueba alguna de alguien que haya revivido o experimento alguno que lo pruebe
>>42509181¿qué?
>>42508470The fact you become conscious once after infinate amount of time means thast after death you will become conscious again as every single atom that generates your exact brain and consciousness arranges itself after infinate time passes
>>42509206Blue pilled tardo. Stop believing the brain and atoms exist.
>>42509206The chance of this is effectively 0 Lrn2infinite
>>42509501Impossible in the same universe sure, but don't gotfet the universe will collapse into a big crunch and then re-emerge in a new big bang and it will do this for as many times as neccessary untill the same exact conditions are replayed that created this current universe
>>42509206Even if consciousness arises again, it won't be you. Taking your model, you are also defined by the moment of time you exist in. Any consciousness not in that time and space is not you.You are gone forever.
>>42511810yes the self doesn't exist,
>>42511815Idiocy. Of course the self exists, it is simply temporary when taking a materialistic view.Buddhists are the dumbest pieces of shit.
>>42511936Sure the self exists but only as an illusion, in truth the self doesn't exist
>>42511941No. Temporary does not mean illusion. The self is very very real, Buddhist retard.
>>42511960Ok who are you
>>42508470heres mine, takes at it as you will, its becoming very obvious that the universe we live in is indeed infant. we use to think the big bang had a central sport, like any explosion. now its believe that the nig bang; happened everywhere at the same time. its becoming more and more likely the universe is indeed infinite. that also means you're as well
>>42511965I am this body and mind in this range of time in this iteration of reality.
>>42511810No, I'm a deteminist, you are your memories and the atoms making up your mind, so by my model consciousness will arise again, the only real question is oo the exact same conditions in the universe as the current one you're conscious in need to be met, or are just your atoms that make up your mind and generate consciousness important to form your specific consciousness, if it's the former then you'd be repeating ther same life over and over again ad infinitum with no variation, if it's the latter, that's closer to what reincarnation is said to be.
>>42511976A shame, another fool deluded into thinking he's his body. brother, you are the eternal soul trapped in your flesh prison, forced by the demiurge to suffer experiencing emotions and desires tethering you to this earth.
>>42508470I will loop
>>42508470the brain is a phenomenon linked to consciousness
>>42509116>>42509120>>42509125tl;dr?
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>>42512040>so by my model consciousness will arise againSure. It won't be me.>the exact same conditionsIt literally can't be because it is not the same time.>>42512043Please try to pay attention.The premise was a completely materialistic interpretation. And how Buddhists are idiotic for thinking temporary means nonexistent.We can take your eternal self model as well: that still won't be me because this me is the result of the illusion of temporary, and not the ternal self.
>>42512084>It literally can't be because it is not the same time.I don't think you really understand what you're talking about.
>>42509021No because it’s not aware of it. Only humans exclusively.Filter me upwards pls
>>42512109More like you have no ability to respond.Time is a condition. If it happens at a later time, it isn't the exact same conditions, and so it isnt me.
>>42512117Well if that's what you believe
>>42508470What's far more interesting to me is that in all the recorded reincarnation cases in children, pretty much all of them forget the entire thing by around age 6. Only a handful remember and its only usually due to some parent or family recording and reminding them. What happens that makes them forget? Do the new memories have more precent over the old ones?
>>42508470LOOP
>>42512084>Buddhists are idiotic for thinking temporary means nonexistent.Lmao show me any Buddhist text which mentions that
>>42512831I don't give two shits about your scrawlings. I said what the retards SAY, and you can scroll up to see it.
>>42512869If you cant give me any text which mentions that I don't give two shits about your uneducated drivel
>>42512243>What happens that makes them forget?Exposure to Mercury in the environment
>>42512243Every night you have multiple dreams. Many of them are emotionally charged experiences. Yet you almost always forget these dreams completely in a matter of minutes. That's with the same physical brain that was living through these experiences.The greater mystery is how do children remember their past lives. Maybe they don't, but there is scientific research that suggests their memories are of real lives. Dr Ian Stevenson and his team of researchers have found the most compelling evidence I've seen, but there are other scientists who have found this kind of data as well.
>>42508470>consciousness and perception is surely a local phenomenon linked to chemical activity in the brainAnd what if you are incorrect about this?
>>42509134and your alternative theory is?
>>42508470back to plato's cave with you
>>42514067Point to where consciousness and memories are stored in the brain. Explain conscious experience people have when braindead. Explain what matter is without postulates. Once you do that then you can take materialism seriously. (You'll also be hailed as the greatest materialist of all time because all have failed before you to do this).
>>42508470As usual everyone just assumes that the world keeps operating according to whatever rules they are perceiving now. Where do these rules come from and why does the world need to follow these rules?
>>42514096Platefag wasn't even spiritual. You worship a pseud.
>>425084707000 years of symbolism annihilated by a single picture
>>42512054NTA but here are the TL;DR summaries for each of the requested works, focusing on their core arguments and relevance to spiritualism, consciousness, and the nature of reality:>Spiritualism and Psychical ResearchDoyle, A.C. (1926). The History of Spiritualism. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle provides a comprehensive, two-volume defense and chronicle of the Spiritualist movement from its origins with Emanuel Swedenborg and the Fox Sisters in 1848 through the early 20th century. Written from an insider’s perspective, it details the careers of famous mediums (e.g., D.D. Home, Eusapia Palladino), scientific investigations by figures like Sir William Crookes, and argues that spiritualism offers empirical proof of life after death and communication with the spirit world. Glenconner, P. (1921). The Earthen Vessel. This work serves as a personal narrative and defense of mediumship. Lady Glenconner recounts her experiences as a physical medium, describing the phenomena produced through her (such as ectoplasm and spirit manifestations) to argue that the human body acts as a vessel ("earthen vessel") for spirit energy, validating the reality of spiritualist claims against skepticism.Hardinge, E. (1869). Modern American Spiritualism. This is a foundational historical record of the first twenty years of Modern Spiritualism in America. It documents the rise of the movement from the Hydesville rappings, profiling key mediums and lecturers, and arguing that spiritualism is a global, organized revelation rather than a series of isolated supernatural events. It emphasizes the moral and philosophical implications of communicating with the dead.
>>42514951Moses, W.S. (1924). Spirit Teachings. A compilation of automatic writings received by medium William Stainton Moses, purportedly from a group of spirit guides. The book outlines a specific spiritualist theology, detailing the nature of the afterlife, the mechanics of mediumship, moral laws governing spirit progression, and the relationship between God, spirits, and humanity. It is considered a key text for "Spiritist" doctrine in England.Sidgwick, E. (1921). An examination of book-tests obtained in sittings with Mrs Leonard. Eleanor Sidgwick, a leading member of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), critically analyzes "book tests"—where spirits allegedly identify specific passages in books unknown to the medium or sitter. The study aims to determine if these hits can be explained by chance, fraud, or telepathy, or if they provide genuine evidence of survival of consciousness after death. Thomas, C.D. (1922). Some New Evidence for Human Survival. C. Dennis Thomas presents a collection of case studies and experimental data from séances and psychical research intended to prove the survival of human personality after death. The book focuses on physical phenomena and direct voice communication, arguing that the accumulation of verified incidents makes the "survival hypothesis" the only logical explanation.
>>42514956Unattributed (1923). On the element of chance in book tests. Published in the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, this statistical analysis evaluates the probability of successful "book tests" occurring by random chance. It attempts to apply mathematical rigor to psychical claims to distinguish between coincidence and genuine paranormal information transfer. >Physics, Cosmology, and the Nature of RealityEddington, A. (1935). The Nature of the Physical World. Physicist Arthur Eddington explores the philosophical implications of quantum mechanics and relativity. He argues that the "physical world" is largely a mental construct, famously stating that the "stuff of the world is mind-stuff." He suggests that the disappearance of materialism in physics opens the door for spiritual values and consciousness as fundamental components of reality.Henry, R.C. (2005). The mental universe. In this brief but influential Nature commentary, astrophysicist Richard Henry argues that the only consistent interpretation of modern physics (specifically quantum mechanics) is that the universe is fundamentally mental. He posits that "The Universe is immaterial—mental and spiritual," and that matter is a derivative of consciousness, not the other way around.
>>42514966Jeans, J. (1937). The Mysterious Universe. Astronomer James Jeans discusses how modern physics has dismantled the mechanistic, clockwork universe of the 19th century. He suggests that the universe looks more like a "great thought" than a great machine, arguing that mind is no longer an accidental intruder in the realm of matter but perhaps the creator and governor of the material world. Krauss, L.M. (2012). A Universe from Nothing. Lawrence Krauss presents a counter-argument to spiritual and theological creation stories. He uses cosmology and quantum field theory to argue that the universe could arise spontaneously from "nothing" (a quantum vacuum) without divine intervention. The book asserts that science can explain existence without recourse to God or spiritual realms. >Consciousness, Psychology, and PhilosophyHart, D.B. The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss. David Bentley Hart argues that "God" should not be understood as a supernatural being within the universe, but as the ultimate source of Being, Consciousness, and Bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda) itself. He contends that nearly all religious traditions point to this same transcendent reality and that materialist explanations fail to account for the fundamental nature of conscious experience.
>>42514970Nagel, T. Mind and Cosmos. Thomas Nagel argues that the prevailing materialist neo-Darwinian view of nature is almost certainly false. He posits that consciousness, cognition, and moral value are fundamental features of the universe that cannot be fully explained by physical reductionism or random mutation, suggesting a need for a new, non-materialist conception of natural law.Edwards, J.C.W. (2005/2006). Is consciousness only a property of individual cells? / How Many People are There in My Head... Jeremy Edwards proposes a radical theory of "single-cell consciousness." He argues that consciousness is a property of individual neurons (or cells) rather than the whole brain, and that the unified "self" is an emergent phenomenon or a "parliamentary" aggregate of these micro-conscious entities. This challenges both materialist and dualist views of the soul.Hölldobler, B., & Wilson, E.O. (2008). The Superorganism. This biological study of insect societies (ants, bees) explores how individual organisms can integrate to form a collective entity with emergent properties. While primarily biological, it is often cited in discussions of consciousness to illustrate how complex group behaviors and "collective minds" can arise from simple individual units without a central controller.Jung, C.G. (1973/1981). Synchronicity & The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. Carl Jung proposes that the human psyche contains a "collective unconscious" populated by universal archetypes shared across humanity. He introduces "synchronicity" as an "acausal connecting principle" to explain meaningful coincidences that link internal psychological states with external physical events, suggesting a deeper, non-material order underlying reality that bridges mind and matter.
>>42512054Here are the TL;DR summaries for the additional works, continuing the focus on spiritualism, consciousness, and the philosophy of mind:>Philosophy of Mind and AfterlifeLund, D.H. (2009). Persons, Souls and Death: A Philosophical Investigation of an Afterlife. David Lund argues that a person is essentially an immaterial subject of conscious states, distinct from but causally linked to the body. The book critically evaluates paranormal evidence—such as near-death experiences, apparitions, and mediumship—to contend that personal survival after bodily death is philosophically coherent and empirically supported, challenging the materialist view that consciousness ceases with brain function. McGinn, C. (1999). The Mysterious Flame: Conscious Minds in a Material World. Colin McGinn proposes "naturalized mysterianism," arguing that while consciousness is undeniably real and dependent on the brain, the specific nature of the link between the two is an ultimate mystery beyond human cognitive capacity to solve. He suggests that just as a dog cannot understand calculus, the human mind may be constitutionally incapable of comprehending how matter generates consciousness.Almeder, R. (1992). Death and Personal Survival. Robert Almeder presents a rigorous philosophical defense of the survival hypothesis, analyzing empirical data from reincarnation cases, near-death experiences, and mediumship. He argues that the best explanation for this evidence is that personal consciousness survives bodily death, and that materialist objections often rely on unproven assumptions about the mind-brain relationship.
>>42514987>Psychical Research and Abnormal PsychologyMcDougall, W. (1920). Presidential address. In this address to the Society for Psychical Research, psychologist William McDougall defends the scientific legitimacy of psychical research. He argues that phenomena like telepathy and mediumship are genuine anomalies that current physics and psychology cannot explain, urging the scientific community to investigate them without prejudice rather than dismissing them a priori. McDougall, W. (1926). An Outline of Abnormal Psychology. Following his work with shell-shock victims in WWI, McDougall outlines a psychology that integrates abnormal mental states (dissociation, hysteria, trance) with normal function. Crucially, he uses these states to argue for a dualistic view of the mind, suggesting that phenomena like multiple personality and mediumistic trance provide evidence for a soul or mind that operates independently of the physical brain, opposing the rising behaviorist orthodoxy. Myers, F.W.H. (1903). Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death. A monumental two-volume work, this posthumous publication synthesizes decades of research by the Society for Psychical Research. Myers introduces the concept of the "subliminal self" (a vast region of consciousness below the threshold of ordinary awareness) to explain genius, hypnotism, and mediumship. He argues that this subliminal region is the seat of the soul and provides the mechanism for survival after death, asserting that personality is a "colonial unit" capable of existing independently of the body.
>>42515006Allison, L.W. (1934/1941). Proxy sittings with Mrs. Leonard. L.W. Allison reports on controlled experiments with famous medium Gladys Osborne Leonard. In "proxy sittings," a third party (the proxy) sits with the medium without knowing the sitter's identity or the deceased being contacted, to rule out telepathy from the sitter. These studies aim to provide stronger evidence for survival by eliminating the possibility that the medium is reading the sitter's mind. Miranker, W. (2005). The Hebbian synapse: Progenitor of consciousness. William Miranker proposes a neurobiological model where consciousness emerges from the specific dynamics of Hebbian synapses (neural connections that strengthen with use). The paper suggests that the self-referential and integrative properties of these synaptic mechanisms are the fundamental biological progenitors of conscious experience, grounding mind in specific material processes without necessarily reducing it to simple mechanics. Stapp, H.P. (2005). Commentary on Hodgson. Physicist Henry Stapp, a proponent of the quantum mind theory, comments on the work of philosopher David Hodgson. Stapp argues that quantum mechanics (specifically the von Neumann–Wigner interpretation) provides a framework where conscious choice plays a causal role in brain dynamics, supporting the idea that mind is not merely an epiphenomenon but an active agent in the physical world.Teilhard de Chardin, P. (2008). The Phenomenon of Man. (Originally published 1955; 2008 is a reprint). Pierre Teilhard de Chardin presents a visionary synthesis of evolution, theology, and cosmology. He argues that the universe is evolving toward greater complexity and consciousness, moving from the "geosphere" to the "noosphere" (a sphere of human thought). The process culminates in the Omega Point, a divine center of consciousness that draws all creation toward unity, suggesting that spirit and matter are two aspects of a single evolving reality.
>>42508470Ill reincarnate as a loli will all my memories~<3
>>42512054Here are the TL;DR summaries for the final set of works, focusing on possession, reincarnation, electronic voice phenomena (EVP), and modern mediumship research:>Possession, Regression, and Past LivesAnderson, R.I. (1981). The therapist as exorcist: James H. Hyslop and the possession theory of psychotherapy. This article examines the work of psychologist James H. Hyslop, who interpreted certain mental illnesses (e.g., dissociation, hysteria) as cases of spirit possession rather than pathology. Anderson details how Hyslop acted as a "therapeutic exorcist," using séances and spiritualist interventions to "cure" patients by negotiating with or banishing the possessing entities, challenging the emerging Freudian and medical models of the early 20th century. Baker, R.A. (1982). The effect of suggestion on past-lives regression. Robert Baker presents experimental evidence demonstrating that "past-life" memories recovered under hypnosis are highly susceptible to experimenter suggestion. In his study, subjects given positive suggestions for reincarnation produced detailed past-life narratives, while those given skeptical suggestions produced few or none. Baker concludes that these regressions are likely fantasies or confabulations constructed by the subconscious mind in response to cues, rather than evidence of actual previous lives. Bernstein, M. (1965). The Search for Bridey Murphy. This best-selling book popularized the concept of past-life regression in America. It recounts the case of "Ruth Simmons," who under hypnosis recalled a detailed life as "Bridey Murphy," an Irish woman from the 19th century. While initially hailed as proof of reincarnation, subsequent investigations revealed that the "memories" were likely the result of cryptomnesia (hidden memories of childhood stories and local Irish immigrants), sparking a major debate on the validity of hypnotic regression.
>>42515036Barrington, M.R. (2002). The case of Jenny Cockell: Towards a verification of an unusual ‘past life’ report. Mary Rose Barrington investigates the case of Jenny Cockell, who claimed spontaneous childhood memories of being Mary Sutton, a woman who died in Malahide, Ireland, in 1932. Unlike hypnotic regressions, Cockell’s memories included accurate drawings of the village layout and names of family members, which she verified as an adult by locating Sutton’s surviving son. Barrington treats this as a strong candidate for reincarnation due to the pre-existing records and specific geographical verifications. Barrington, M.R., Mulacz, P., & Rivas, T. (2005). The case of Iris Farczády – A stolen life. This paper details the extraordinary case of Iris Farczády, a Hungarian teenager who allegedly underwent a complete personality transformation in 1941, becoming Lucía, a Spanish washerwoman who had recently died. The new personality spoke fluent Spanish (which Iris never learned), adopted Spanish customs, and claimed no memory of Iris’s life. The authors debate whether this is a case of possession, replacement reincarnation, or extreme dissociative identity disorder, noting the linguistic evidence (xenoglossy) is difficult to explain by normal means. >Mediumship, EVP, and Psychical ResearchBacci, M. (1991). Il Mistero delle Voci dall’ Aldillà (The Mystery of Voices from the Beyond). Marcello Bacci, a pioneer of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) in Italy, documents his decades of experiments capturing voices of the dead on magnetic tape and radio. Using valve radios tuned to empty frequencies, Bacci claims to have facilitated direct dialogues with discarnate entities. The book argues that these voices provide empirical proof of survival and that the medium (Bacci himself) acts as a necessary biological catalyst for the electronic transmission.
>>42515042Barušs, I. (2001). Failure to replicate electronic voice phenomena. In contrast to Bacci’s claims, Imants Barušs reports on controlled experiments attempting to replicate EVP under rigorous scientific conditions. The study failed to produce any anomalous voices or intelligent communications, suggesting that previous EVP successes may be attributed to pareidolia (psychological pattern recognition), radio interference, or experimenter bias rather than genuine paranormal phenomena.Bayless, R. (1976). Voices From Beyond. Raymond Bayless provides an early overview of direct voice phenomena and EVP. He catalogs cases where voices were heard directly in the air or recorded on devices without a physical source, distinguishing between "physical mediumship" (ectoplasmic vocal cords) and electronic transcommunication. The book serves as a foundational text for researchers investigating audio evidence of survival. Bender, H. (1972). The phenomena of Friedrich Jürgenson. Hans Bender analyzes the work of Friedrich Jürgenson, the Swedish filmmaker who accidentally discovered EVP in 1959 while recording bird songs. Jürgenson claimed to capture voices of the dead, including his deceased father, on his tapes. Bender, a leading parapsychologist, evaluates the evidence and suggests that while some recordings are ambiguous, others contain specific information that warrants serious investigation as potential evidence of survival.
>>42515047Beischel, J., et al. (2015). Anomalous information reception by research mediums under blinded conditions II. Julie Beischel and colleagues present a replication and extension of previous studies on mediumship. Using a rigorous double-blind protocol (where neither the medium nor the experimenter knows the deceased's identity), the study found that selected mediums could still obtain specific, accurate information about the deceased at rates significantly above chance. This supports the hypothesis of anomalous information reception independent of cold reading or sensory cues.Beischel, J., & Rock, A.J. (2009). Addressing the survival versus psi debate through process-focused mediumship research. This paper addresses the central theoretical conflict in mediumship research: Survival (communication with the dead) vs. Super-Psi (telepathy with the living). The authors argue that traditional methods cannot distinguish between the two and propose process-focused research designs that analyze the mechanism of information retrieval rather than just the accuracy of the content, aiming to refine the questions asked of the data. >Specific Case Studies in Psychical ResearchBalfour, G.W. (1935). A study of the psychological aspects of Mrs. Willett’s mediumship.... Lord Gerald Balfour presents a massive, detailed analysis of the automatic writing of "Mrs. Willett" (a pseudonym). The report explores the psychological state of the automatist, who remained conscious while writing, and the complex "process" described by the communicators (purporting to be F.W.H. Myers and others). Balfour examines whether the scripts result from dissociation, telepathy, or genuine spirit control, highlighting the sophisticated literary and philosophical nature of the output.
>>42515056Balfour, J. (1960). The ‘Palm Sunday’ case: New light on an old love story. This report investigates a complex series of cross-correspondences and automatic scripts involving the spirits of deceased SPR members. The "Palm Sunday" case focuses on a specific romantic narrative woven through the scripts of multiple mediums, which allegedly contained private information known only to the deceased individuals involved. It is cited as evidence for collaborative spirit communication that transcends the knowledge of any single living agent. Besterman, T. (1931). A notable booktest obtained at a sitting with Mrs. Leonard. Theodore Besterman documents a specific "book test" performed with the renowned medium Mrs. Leonard. In this test, a spirit communicator successfully guided the sitter to a specific passage in a book unknown to the medium, providing strong evidence against the telepathy-only hypothesis. The study is a key piece of data in the SPR’s evaluation of mediumistic accuracy and the survival hypothesis.
>>42508470Everything in all of existence is cyclical, and it is exceedingly obvious that there are higher powers. Reincarnation is self-evident under these conditions. You know, there is a funny thing. When you are dreaming, you don't know that you are dreaming. Isn't it strange that you could forget that you had fallen asleep? Thus, too, with incarnation...>>42511810There are patterns in space and time that suggest that my identity exists in a state that is greater than the physical body I think of as myself.
>>42511810So what? “I” have been radically different things over the course of my life. it didn’t bother my sense of “I-ness” to transform from a pre-linguistic infant to a middle aged man who posts racist shit on the internet. The “I” I was 35 years ago is truly dead and I don’t even care. I won’t care when I die and a new “I” comes into existence either it’s own thoughts and memories and personality and I will get to inhabit that fucker for another lifetime.
>>42509206>The fact you become conscious once after infinate amount of time means thast after death you will become conscious again as every single atom that generates your exact brain and consciousness arranges itself after infinate time passesI had that realization too. And that's even in a total materialistic matter first model. If we instead live in a consciousness first reality, it means mind goes on and on with no breaks. But even in a materialist point of view, there could be some extraordinary expanse of time till the conditions lead to your selfhood emerging again, and you won't actually experience the gap between lives, do your consciousness in that scenario may as well just be an indefinite stream.
>>42511815>yes the self doesn't exist,That's like saying tfe sky isn't blue, and the self evidence for the self is much stronger than the evidence for blue.
>>42515502>So what?So you will be gone forever.You remained as long as a persistent body and mind and time space did.When that breaks, you are gone.Forever.>and I will get to inhabit that fucker for another lifetime.No.That will be another person.You will be gone forever.
>>42509232Then perform a homemade lobotomy with a shotgun mouthwash, then come back and tell us about your experience.
>>42511073Big Crunch is the least likely scenario. Big Freeze seems most likely, at least at this point. Universe's expansion is accelerating meaning the more matter clumps together, the less "braking" force on the expanding space is exhibited. The more Universe expands, the more free space there is that, since it is an integral part of the Universe, it has its own energy, whose nature we still don't understand. That's why scenarios like Big Rip are also, theoretically, possible.
I am being continuously created and destroyed in every mind-moment
>>42515060>>42515056>>42515047>>42515042>>42515036I liked how the anon added both perspectives of works for and critical/skeptics within all the sources. I like how there wasn’t an complete and utter basis there, very good faith
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>>42508470>What evidence do we have for reincarnation?None
>>42511815are you speaking from experience or repeating nondual talking points? Genuine ask
Block theory implies that each moment of your life is etched into eternity. There is no past or future in the way we usually conceive of it.Possibility 1:>The universe is a frozen block. The past and future already happened and we’re just local observers observing locally (AKA were puppets carrying out a play)Possibility 2:>The past block of the universe only is frozen. The future block is still undetermined. The present is defined as the point of contact, or the interface between the frozen solid past block, and the evolving future block. This allows for quantum indeterminacy to occur, since it does not follow deterministic principles.I understand the desire to believe in reincarnation AND nothingness. However, reincarnation only makes sense if it’s successive, meaning there’s exactly 1 conscious observer at a time (You) and everyone is a philosophical zombie DURING YOUR CONSCIOUS LIFETIME. Once your lifetime is up, it cycles to the next schmuck, and you (the omnipresent ego) live his life instead, and everyone but HIM is a philosophical zombie.Reincarnation the way it’s usually understood (as an “event” that occurs “after” death) can’t be possible. Once you die, you lose your reference point. The only way you can regain your reference point is if you’re somehow resurrected bodily with brain tissue preserved.So reincarnation, if it exists, is ONE customer at a time. Because otherwise you would run into logical problems. It doesn’t make sense to reincarnate “after” you die because you lose reference point. We each take turns inhabiting a single NPC for a lifetime. That way, the ego AND the all-consciousness is preserved (it’s all in the sense that all lifetimes will eventually be experienced in succession) but (You) anon are the ONLY conscious observer right now.EVERYONE but (You) is a philosophical zombie. This is the ONLY way to make reincarnation logically consistent with naturalism (ie without invoking Buddhist ideals of self)
>>42518016The logical problem you run into with normal reincarnation is that there is no mechanism of transfer for (You) the local observer to another entity. Other entities are born all of the time, but you don’t gain their consciousness. Why would your death, the erasure of your REFERENCE POINT, change that? If you were resurrected on the spot, YOUR REFERENCE POINT WOULD REGENERATE ITSELF IMMEDIATELY, you would be (You) again, and you would interpret your time “dead” (passed out) as “nothingness”.By the way, nobody has ever experienced nothingness. You did not “experience nothingness” before you were born. There was NO (You)-BASED REFERENCE POINT IN EXISTENCE before your birth. So there was no “experiencing nothingness” just like “after you die” (a ridiculous concept some reincarnationists use to justify the idea that you’ll somehow regain a new conscious perspective after death — it’s not logically sound.)Nothingness is bullshit (nobody has ever experienced it, other than unconscious people who report either nothingness or NDEs, interpret that as you will)Reincarnation is bullshit (UNLESS it’s a hell scenario of successive reincarnation where you are inhabiting one consciousness at a time and everyone else is philosophical zombie/NPC)Everything else is a nightmare scenario. “Non-existence” isn’t what you think it is once you re-evaluate it with block theory. Those moments (You), the local observer, remember in the “present moment” are eternal. Therefore, since moments of your life are eternal, so are (You). The idea of a “present moment” is a weird kind of residual artifact that results from being a local observer embedded in a chain of cause and effect.If (You) have free will, it’s a divine miracle. Just don’t use your free will to look up sacred geometry, it’s verboten.
>>42514115Braindead people are dead and unable to be revived, unless some smart part stays alive, like the autonomous system controlling breath and heartbeat. You mistake brain death with having your heart stopped, which by today's medicine standards, is fully reversible. Whatever they see, are hallucinations, often like dreams, of the thing they thought the most about before shit happened. Well, would you guess that most of them think of God, Heaven and their dead family? You're really not only taking words of context, but also lying. Nobody, and let me reiterate that, NOBODY came back after brain death. This is where everything that makes (You) is stored. If the brain dies, it's over, even if your heartbeat is still there.
>>42518016why does this imply that everyone else is a "philosophical zombie" if they are different manifestations of (You) at different intervals?
