Archive for November, 2009

 

Do you believe these brain training gizmos work?

November 27th, 2009

Good morning C
I think they do.I bought my daughter the maths one for her Nintendo and I did see a difference—she was certainly quicker after doing it for a while.
I love playing them on the Nintendo cos i like puzzles and crosswords etc–whether they are making a difference to my brain [...]

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Does evolution and big bang theory go hand in hand?

November 27th, 2009

Big Bang or Evolution
According to the big bang theory, matter and gases just appeared out of absolutely nowhere and collided together randomly forming a star. Particles then flew off the star forming other planets. One of the planets which is now called earth formed an atmosphere (randomly) capable of sustaining life. lightening hit the sea’s [...]

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How would confirmation by physicists that consciousness is in fact separate from the body affect philosophy?

November 5th, 2009

Through quantum mechanics, physicists have found consciousness is non-local, meaning through mathematics, they have shown consciousness is separate and apart from physical matter. Look up quantum mechanics (specifically the Bell Theorem). The brain would therefore be more of a conduit with consiousness rather than its generator. If this is the [...]

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Why do Christians question evolution but never their religion?

November 5th, 2009

I see a lot of you uneducated Christians saying evolution is impossible because of certain reasons. I’ve noticed the bible gives no evidence or reason how anything it says is really true or makes any sense at all. Why do you question evolution and evidence of evolution so much but NEVER question evidence of your [...]

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Could the internet be a super-smart hive mind?

November 2nd, 2009

Think about a colony of army ants. One ant isnt very smart, but thousands of them are connected and comminucate through chemical scents. The colony as a group behaves in a very smart way, it decides when its time to nest and where, when to move on, where to go etc.
In the same way, could [...]

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Does Atheism firmly deny the existence of a higher power…even of one beyond our comprehension?

November 2nd, 2009

A great question returns: Humans conduct many experiments on lower life forms which have no way of comprehending even our presence. Yet, some atheists don’t seem to be able to perceive this (ironic?). We could be in the midst of Intelligence(s) and Mind(s) as far above our own cognition, as we are above the common [...]

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