On some specific cases of PSI phenomena not proven to be frauds until present
On some specific cases of PSI phenomena not proven to be frauds until present

Author: Andrei-Lucian Drăgoi

Publisher: Dr. Andrei-Lucian Drăgoi

Published: 2023-12-01

Total Pages: 49

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines PSI phenomena (PSIP) as: “the aggregate of parapsychological functions of the mind including extrasensory perception [telepathy, clairvoyance], precognition, and psychokinesis” [URL]. Parapsychology (which is considered pseudoscience by the majority of mainstream scientists [including academics], with articles published only in a relatively small number of niche journals) also investigates other paranormal and psychic phenomena like: near-death experiences, reincarnation, apparitional experiences and other paranormal claims. This paper brings in discussion some specific cases of PSI phenomena (which weren’t proven yet to be frauds) with possible explanations and implications in physics, biology and the theories of information and human consciousness. If proven (with no doubt) to be authentic, PSI phenomena may have huge implications in the evolution (and unification) of physics, biology and spirituality (including religious currents): this unification (built on synapse-like bridges of knowledge and informational integration) is the constant purpose of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity.

An Anti-abortion philosophy, the Right to refuse killing at request & a Quantitative philosophy of happiness
An Anti-abortion philosophy, the Right to refuse killing at request & a Quantitative philosophy of happiness

Author: Andrei-Lucian Drăgoi

Publisher: Dr. Andrei-Lucian Drăgoi

Published: 2023-11-29

Total Pages: 42

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This mini-book proposes an anti-abortion philosophy (AAP) based on gender equality (as its postulate) and containing some definitions, two main principles and some important recommendations (all based on a set of very solid scientific and juridical arguments), which AAP should be implemented in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and all organic laws on Earth, so that humanity to make a great step towards the definition of true high-morality civilization. This work also develops the 2nd principle of AAP: the Right to Refuse Killing at Request (RRKR), which RRKR should be separately included in the same UDHR. This mini-book also proposes a quantitative philosophy of happiness (QPH) based on: 1. some proposed happiness scores applied on the “system of dreams” (SD) associated with each human person (HP) in part (and defined as a personal hierarchy of material and/or spiritual “dreams”/wishes); 2. a quantitative version of Pascal’s wager (PW); 3. a model of collective approach of Divinity in the Christian definition.

The Strongest Conceivable Probabilistic Argument for the Life & Resurrection of Jesus Christ
The Strongest Conceivable Probabilistic Argument for the Life & Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Author: Andrei-Lucian Drăgoi

Publisher: Dr. Andrei-Lucian Drăgoi

Published: 2023-11-26

Total Pages: 20

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This paper proposes the strongest conceivable probabilistic argument (both rational and emotional) for the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ from his tomb, based on the joint probability of N independent events. This paper continues (from alternative angles of view) other past articles/preprints of the same author. The combined probability for more than 5-6 people (the martyr-apostles) to had accepted dying for a lie is a very small probability (under 1 over 10 billion, by my estimation based on psychological, medical, statistical and social arguments), so that the resurrection of Jesus is practically a certainty implicitly. We are talking about a certainty because, apart from the martyr-apostles (who have met Christ directly), there are thousands and thousands of martyrs who have died for Christ in the last 2000 years, and the combined generalized probability of dying for a lie for more than 2000 years (which probability includes both apostles and all later martyrs spread over 2 millennia!) is practically infinitesimal, so that the resurrection of Jesus is both a rational & emotional certainty implicitly.

The claimed messages of Mother Mary to humankind − a gross analysis
The claimed messages of Mother Mary to humankind − a gross analysis

Author: Andrei-Lucian Drăgoi

Publisher: Dr. Andrei-Lucian Drăgoi

Published: 2023-11-27

Total Pages: 30

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This mini-book offers and analyzes a compilation of the claimed messages of Mother Mary to humankind, on the occasion of Mother Mary’s apparitions worldwide in various places on Earth, as documented (many of which were verified and officially approved by various teams of priests & theologians) by the Roman-Catholic, Greek-Catholic and Eastern-Orthodox churches.

William Whiston
William Whiston

Author: James E. Force

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-06-20

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780521524889

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A study of Sir Isaac Newton's successor as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge.

Facts, Fallacies and Frauds in Psychology
Facts, Fallacies and Frauds in Psychology

Author: Andrew M. Colman

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-05-01

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1040025536

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Are the effects of hypnosis real or imagined? Is intelligence determined by nature or nurture? Will ordinary people perform acts of cruelty if ordered to do so by authority figures? Are anorexia and bulimia nervosa forms of depression? Why do some groups outscore others on IQ tests? Is there any real evidence of ESP? These are some of the questions that continued to generate fierce arguments among psychologists and excite considerable general interest in the 1980s and beyond. But where does the truth lie? Originally published in 1987, Facts, Fallacies and Frauds in Psychology looks closely at these six popular and controversial issues. In each case the central ideas are explained and research findings presented in such a way that readers can begin their own voyage of scientific discovery, develop a clearer, deeper understanding – and find out how psychologists really think. Reputations are assessed: fraud is unflinchingly exposed. This entertaining and provocative book will still fascinate the general reader and provide an excellent introduction for students of psychology. This book is a re-issue originally published in 1987. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Author: Edward Craig

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13: 9780415187121

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Volume seven of a ten volume set which provides full and detailed coverage of all aspects of philosophy, including information on how philosophy is practiced in different countries, who the most influential philosophers were, and what the basic concepts are.

Modern Occultism
Modern Occultism

Author: Mitch Horowitz

Publisher: Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media

Published: 2023-09-19

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1722527587

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From Cleopatra to Chaos Magic: A Vibrant, Epic History of Occultism in Thought and Practice In his most sweeping historical work, occult scholar and widely known voice of esoteric ideas Mitch Horowitz presents a lively, intellectually serious historical exploration of modern occultism, from astrology and alchemy to the dawn of Theosophy and modern witchcraft—and the spiritual revolutions that followed. In this lively, full-circle history, Mitch explores: Preservation of “hidden wisdom” in late-ancient Hermeticism. Rebirth of esoterica during the Renaissance, including Kabbalah, ceremonial magick, alchemy, Gnosticism—and the backlash culminating in the Thirty Years’ War. Rise of the modern “secret society,” such as Rosicrucians, Freemasons, and Illuminati. Migration of religious radicalism to the New World, including how enslaved people devised the magickal system of hoodoo. Wave of occultism ignited by John Dee, the Romantics, Franz Anton Mesmer, Eliphas Lévi, and P.B. Randolph. The revolution brought by occult explorer Madame H.P. Blavatsky. Growth of New Thought and mind metaphysics. How fin de siècle scientists devised clinical protocols to study the supernatural. Occult influences in politics: a delicate topic weighed maturely. Heterodox movements and figures such as The Process Church, TOPY, Michael Aquino, and Anton LaVey. Pioneering voices including Manly P. Hall, Aleister Crowley, Rudolf Steiner, Edgar Cayce, Carl Jung, Gerald Gardner, Jack Parsons, Annie Besant, G.I. Gurdjieff, Alice Bailey, Austin Osman Spare, and Carlos Castaneda. Surprising occult influences on wide-ranging modern icons such as Frederick Douglass, Sigmund Freud, and Isaac Newton. How models of interdimensionality are loosening the hold of materialism on modern thought.

Selected Essays on Enchantress from the Stars and More
Selected Essays on Enchantress from the Stars and More

Author: Sylvia Engdahl

Publisher: Sylvia Engdahl

Published: 2024-05-22

Total Pages: 109

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The lead essay in this cellection by the author of Newbery honor book Enchantress from the Stars deals with issues that she wants readers of the novel to be aware of. Too often misinterpretations arise when the story is thought to be an allegory about relations between different cultures of our own world, when it is literally about possible relations between different "human" species of other worlds that have evolved for vastly different lengths of time. The two situations are not comparable, and assuming that they are leads some readers to think the book endorses a view of cultural relations that was rejected by anthropologists long ago. Though much in the story does apply to relationships between individual people of our world, as far as culture is concerned its aim is to counter the all-too-common science fiction view of extraterrestrial aliens either as hostile or as benevolent beings who will step in to solve Earth's problems. Whether or not there really are any aliens, how young people think of them affects how rhey feel about the future of humankind. The rest of the essays in this book are about the author's other Young Adult novels and about subjects relevant to them such as the importance of space exploration and the reality of psi powers. They have been selected from her collections Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars and Other Essays, the Future of Being Human and Other Essays, and From This Green Earth: Essays on Looking Outward, two of which are available only as ebooks. Because of their length these collections cannot be issued as paperbacks at reasonable prices, so this short sampler has been produced for the benefit of readers who have a strong preference for print books and/or audioboox. The following essays are included. Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars Perspective on the Future: The Quest of Space Age Young People Faith as the Focus of Children of the Star Update on the Critical Stage: The Far Side of Evil's Relevance Today A Response to Some Reactions to Journey Between Worlds Breaking Out from Earth's Shell The Role of Psi in Human Affairs The Roots of Disbelief in Human Mind Powers Transhumanism Is a Dead End The Worship of Medical Authority Why I Don‟t Read Much Science Fiction

Science, Pseudo-Science and Society
Science, Pseudo-Science and Society

Author: Marsha Hanen

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0889207933

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This volume collects the papers presented at a conference on “Science, Pseudo–science and Society,” sponsored by the Calgary Institute for the Humanities and held at the University of Calgary, May 10–12, 1979. More than many such collections, this one preserves some trace of the intellectual excitement which surrounded this gathering of scholars. A primary inspiration for the symposium on “Science, Pseudoscience, and Society” was a growing awareness of the crucial role the study of pseudo–science plays in the areas of contemporary scholarship which are concerned with the nature of science and its relationship to broader social issues. This volume is organized around three major questions concerning the relationships among science, pseudo–science, and society. The papers in the first section address the question of whether it is possible to draw a sharp demarcation between science and pseudo–science and what the criteria of that demarcation might be. The papers in the second section, recognizing the historical importance of various of the pseudo–sciences, consider their impact—positive or negative—on the development of the sciences themselves. The papers in the third section deal with the question of the relationship between the sciences and pseudo–sciences, on the one hand, and social factors on the other.