After watching the movie “Doubt” (also a Play). I wanted to write this essay on the subject. I loved the movie “Doubt” by the way. It was superbly done and has great critical acclaims. The story of Doubt has very little to do what I am about to say but I could not resist the “plug”…
Now for the concept of doubt; many New Age authors claim to have been guided or met supernatural beings. Some people lap it up while others show disdain and contempt.
What is the truth behind…
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Added by andrasnm on June 11, 2009 at 9:27pm —
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Ok, did that get your attention?
We hear it over and over again, "Why aren't more people interested in Theosophy?" And we all have the same answers that we give over and over again, but I think it can be put rather simply. Theosophy comes across as spiritual prune juice. It's boring!
Well, that is not exactly true. Theosophy can be anything but boring but Theosophists can be deadly bores. It does not mean that they are not nice people and fun to be around, after all, look…
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Added by Charles Cosimano on June 9, 2009 at 8:58pm —
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Besant's last public address is on the topic of spreading theosophy. Here is the link to the full address:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/51465
MKR
Added by M K Ramadoss on June 9, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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Seeing as how our fundamentalist Christian friends keep mixing us up with the Alice Bailey folks and think we are here to herald the coming of the AntiChrist and Robert Mueller, I think we should not let them be disappointed. Therefore I propose that we move the headquarters of the Illuminati to the Olcott Library with the World Control Center to be located in the basement just off the dining room.
Added by Charles Cosimano on June 5, 2009 at 12:53am —
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New online
New on Katinka Hesselink Net
New on All Considering
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Added by Katinka Hesselink on June 2, 2009 at 4:38am —
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http://www.intelligencerealm.com/aisystem/system_center/faq.php#Q5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence_System
Blurb - "Artificial Intelligence System is a distributed computing project being undertaken by Intelligence Realm, Inc. with the long-term goal of simulating the human brain in real time, complete with artificial consciousness and artificial general intelligence. They claim to have found, in research, the “mechanisms of knowledge representation in…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on June 1, 2009 at 2:58am —
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Added by Anton Rozman on May 30, 2009 at 1:39am —
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http://singularityhub.com/2009/05/28/create-an-ai-on-your-computer/
Create an AI on Your Computer
Written on May 28, 2009 – 11:48 am | by Aaron Saenz |
Intelligence Realm is seeking to build the first AI using distributed computing.
If many hands make light work, then maybe many computers can make an artificial brain. That’s the basic reasoning behind Intelligence Realm’s Artificial Intelligence project. By reverse engineering the brain through a simulation…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 29, 2009 at 2:59am —
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THE SPIRITUAL BIBLE
A Spiritual Journey of Self-Discovery beyond Eastern Fundamentalism and Western Materialism
“Alas! The god in man remains a child waiting to mature. Shall man grow into a god, or is he doomed in his humanity?” This question, posed in the prologue of Abir Taha’s inspirational new philosophical novel, The Epic of Arya: In Search of the Sacred Light (published by AuthorHouse), is central to the sacred mission of its main character, Arya, who seeks to find…
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Added by Abir Taha on May 27, 2009 at 5:12pm —
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What is Falun Dafa?
Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong, or just Dafa) is a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of the universe—Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance.
"Cultivation" means continuously striving to better harmonize oneself with these universal principles. “Practice” refers to the exercises – five sets of easy-to-learn gentle movements and meditation. Cultivating oneself is essential; practicing the exercises supplements the…
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Added by christinaleestemaker on May 21, 2009 at 11:00am —
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www.noospherecongress.org
First Noosphere World Forum: Envisioning Earth as Work of Art
Mission Statement and Declaration of Intent
1. Mission Statement.
The mission of the First Noosphere World Forum is to provide a virtual planetary round table to: Dialogue and share information, educate, create collaborative partnerships, network, and mutually plan for significant events…
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Added by Boris Petrovic on May 20, 2009 at 4:28am —
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"We are facing unsettling times when peace of mind and harmony are much sought after conditions. Unfortunately, where there is a need often the snake oil salesmen appear from the woodwork.
I am talking about the mysterious “Ancient Wisdom” often enough to get emails that asks; ”Ok, where can I learn this Ancient Wisdom, reliably and for FREE?”
People have natural instincts, well from the few obvious gullible, who know and realize that God’s consciousness and peace of mind…
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Added by andrasnm on May 20, 2009 at 12:30am —
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A NEW site that aims to catalogue “as much of the world’s knowledge as possible” and use it to answer every question imaginable has the tech industry buzzing.
Developed by British physicist Stephen Wolfram, the Wolfram Alpha “knowledge engine” was this week opened to the public — and much fanfare.
The idea is that if Google sorts through all the pages on the web and tells you which one to read, Wolfram Alpha reads them itself and then tells you the answer.
In…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 18, 2009 at 12:29am —
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A question occurred to me that i thought i would share.
it asks, if free will exists can we renounce it?
if the answer is yes we can renounce it, then how do we maintain our renunciation without the power of free will?
if the answer is no we cannot, then the question is asked, is free will forced upon us? and if it is forced upon us then can we not surrender our will to god/the universe/the higher self?
i cant remember if it was Thomas Aquinas or St…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 10, 2009 at 8:20am —
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Brain Activity Prior to Conscious Awareness
A recent study in Nature Neuroscience has sent freewheeling free will discussion aflutter. Here's the abstract:
There has been a long controversy as to whether subjectively 'free' decisions are determined by brain activity ahead of time. We found that the outcome of a decision can be encoded in brain activity of prefrontal and parietal cortex up to 10 s before it enters awareness. This delay presumably reflects the operation of a…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on May 2, 2009 at 10:02pm —
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"Internet has only just begun: founders"
WHILE the internet has dramatically changed lives around the world, its full impact will only be realised when far more people and information go online, its founders said today.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25373474-23109,00.html
"Bionic eye gets $50m grant"
THE Rudd Government will invest $50 million towards the development of a bionic…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 22, 2009 at 9:14pm —
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Some interesting wiki entries
Digital philosophy
"Digital philosophy is a new direction in philosophy and cosmology advocated by certain mathematicians and theoretical physicists, e.g., Gregory Chaitin, Edward Fredkin, Stephen Wolfram, and Konrad Zuse (see his Calculating Space)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Philosophy
Singularitarianism
"Singularitarianism is a moral philosophy based upon the belief that a technological…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 16, 2009 at 10:21pm —
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25312348-23109,00.html
HOT social networking website Facebook expects to welcome its 200 millionth user, co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said.
Mr Zuckerberg, who created Facebook with two Harvard University roommates five years ago, announced the milestone in a post on the official Facebook blog.
"We will welcome our 200 millionth user to Facebook some time today,'' the 24-year-old chief executive said, describing it as a "really…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 8, 2009 at 8:10pm —
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http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25301664-5014239,00.html
A BALD, child-like creature dangles its legs from a chair as its shoulders rise and fall with rythmic breathing and its black eyes follow movements across the room. It's not human - but it is paying attention.
Below the soft silicon skin of one of Japan's most sophisticated robots, processors record and evaluate information. The 130cm humanoid is designed to learn just like a human…
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Added by Mikhayl Von Riebon on April 6, 2009 at 11:51pm —
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