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Oct 26, 2023
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Is the Self an Illusion?Discussions about consciousness, Buddhism, Hinduism, and the concept of the soul
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Quantum Physics, Idealism, Subjectivism, Realism, Omnipresence and Immanence — the Importance of…The purpose of this article, as will soon become clear, is to describe the almost nightmarish problems we encounter when trying to discuss…
Sep 25, 2021
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Sep 25, 2021
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Do Souls Exist?This is a response to a recent article on Medium by Allan Milne Lees entitled ‘Can Souls Exist?’¹
Feb 23, 2020
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Feb 23, 2020
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Buddhism — Soul, Self and No-SelfThis article discusses Buddhism in general, but specifically the Buddhist doctrine of no-self (anatta), in relation to the Hindu concept…
Mar 20, 2021
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Mar 20, 2021
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The Folly of Modern NeuroscienceModern (materialist) science says many things which are, to say the least, counterintuitive and highly controversial. Neuroscience’s…
Oct 7, 2017
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Oct 7, 2017
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Is the self an illusion?This article is a follow-up to The Folly of Modern Neuroscience. Please note that here, when I use the terms neuroscience or…
Oct 28, 2017
Oct 28, 2017
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Is the Self an Illusion? — Part 2One of the themes of some of my earlier articles on Medium was the bizarre stances taken by modern (materialist/physicalist) scientists —…
Aug 14, 2018
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Aug 14, 2018
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Is the Self an Illusion? — Neuroscience, Gurdjieff and BuddhismThis follows on from three previous articles on Medium. In the first I outlined the position of some modern (materialist) neuroscientists…
Sep 19, 2018
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Sep 19, 2018
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Is the Self an Illusion? — the Opposing ViewpointThis article follows on from Neuroscience, Gurdjieff and Buddhism, and I assume that readers are familiar with its contents.
Sep 20, 2018
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Sep 20, 2018
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Is the Self an Illusion? — Yes and NoThis article follows on from two others, Neuroscience, Gurdjieff and Buddhism, and The Opposing Viewpoint, and I assume that readers of…
Sep 25, 2018
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Sep 25, 2018
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Is the Self an Illusion? — Summary and ConclusionsThis article follows on from three others, Neuroscience, Gurdjieff and Buddhism, The Opposing Viewpoint, and Yes and No. I assume that…
Sep 28, 2018
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Sep 28, 2018
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