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Posted: 5/2/2015 8:40:02 PM EDT
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"First we applied a ball ping hammer to the subjects head"
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Posted: 5/2/2015 8:41:14 PM EDT
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I had one of those one time when I drank an entire bottle of homemade blackberry wine.
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Posted: 5/2/2015 8:41:22 PM EDT
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While this gives some really interesting insights into the human brain, I suspect the first application will be internet porn.
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Posted: 5/2/2015 8:43:21 PM EDT
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They could have achieved those results with LSD.
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Posted: 5/2/2015 8:48:55 PM EDT
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 8:48:56 PM EDT
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Sensational headline is sensational.
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Posted: 5/2/2015 8:52:13 PM EDT
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"First we applied a ball ping hammer to the subjects head" A ball peen hammer would certainly work. 
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Posted: 5/2/2015 8:53:08 PM EDT
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. DMT works better I hear. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:03:19 PM EDT
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Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. Only in your mind. PS shouldn't you be in the Gay Marriage/Church Taxation thread arguing for the taxing of churches and charitable contributions. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:11:55 PM EDT
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. DMT. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:15:16 PM EDT
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. DMT. Never tried DMT so I can't comment on that. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:15:30 PM EDT
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Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. Still doesn't explain those who had them and witnessed things in other rooms. Things that were later verified. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:15:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:16:27 PM EDT
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Never tried DMT so I can't comment on that. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. DMT. Never tried DMT so I can't comment on that. The old Nyquil would do it under certain circumstances. I went '3rd person' on a fireguard shift. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:21:05 PM EDT
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Still doesn't explain those who had them and witnessed things in other rooms. Things that were later verified. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. Still doesn't explain those who had them and witnessed things in other rooms. Things that were later verified. Oh, I think those results are fascinating. If other labs can repeat it it will change what we think of as consciousness. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:24:01 PM EDT
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Intradasting....
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:28:52 PM EDT
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Yep. Its not magical, its just the brain. The brain can do weird things, especially if its on drugs or low on oxygen.
I had one once while swimming underwater at a pool (trying to swim 115' underwater, in 1 breath, as a child). Vision went to tunnels (dark rings with points of light), everything seemed quiet, I felt perfectly comfortably warm. It was the most peaceful experience in my life. Had a clear image of my grandmother, over on the side of the pool, reading her book (which she was doing, which I knew, since that is what she always did when she took us to the pool). I remember thinking "if I died right now, I don't think I'd care". If I die in a manner which I experience that, then it won't be bad. ETA::Also, as kid, me and my sister both had experiences when we were really ill that we felt like we were floating (or "bumping into the ceiling") |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:30:03 PM EDT
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Still doesn't explain those who had them and witnessed things in other rooms. Things that were later verified. I remember reading about a surgeon who kept hearing stories from his patients about out of body experiences. They would describe them in great detail. So, he took a number of objects (like pieces of paper with large numbers written on them) and hid them around the OR in the areas where the patients were describing, but outside of the view of the patients. Not a single person ever mentioned them. ETA Also, do you have a link to these stories? I'd like to read them. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:30:08 PM EDT
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The old Nyquil would do it under certain circumstances. I went '3rd person' on a fireguard shift. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. DMT. Never tried DMT so I can't comment on that. The old Nyquil would do it under certain circumstances. I went '3rd person' on a fireguard shift. I have some pre-ban Nyquil for sale.....man |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 9:36:45 PM EDT
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DMT works better I hear. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. DMT works better I hear. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:02:52 PM EDT
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They must not remember the 60's and LSD
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:13:28 PM EDT
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I remember reading about a surgeon who kept hearing stories from his patients about out of body experiences. They would describe them in great detail. So, he took a number of objects (like pieces of paper with large numbers written on them) and hid them around the OR in the areas where the patients were describing, but outside of the view of the patients. Not a single person ever mentioned them. ETA Also, do you have a link to these stories? I'd like to read them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Still doesn't explain those who had them and witnessed things in other rooms. Things that were later verified. I remember reading about a surgeon who kept hearing stories from his patients about out of body experiences. They would describe them in great detail. So, he took a number of objects (like pieces of paper with large numbers written on them) and hid them around the OR in the areas where the patients were describing, but outside of the view of the patients. Not a single person ever mentioned them. ETA Also, do you have a link to these stories? I'd like to read them. Read the whole thing: http://www.wired.com/2013/04/consciousness-after-death/ |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:15:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They could have achieved those results with LSD. Or a lot of Robitussin Cough Gels Follies of high school... |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:19:54 PM EDT
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Just because something can be artificially stimulated does not mean it cannot actually happen.
Maybe with the right artificial stimulation you could experience driving a car in your mind. That would not disprove the fact that you can actual drive a car. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:22:34 PM EDT
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<snip> ETA::Also, as kid, me and my sister both had experiences when we were really ill that we felt like we were floating (or "bumping into the ceiling") I can remember being a small child going in for dental work. The anesthesia made me feel and completely believe that I was floating and bumping into the ceiling. I knew without a doubt that I could fly if the ceiling wasn't there. I believe the dentist may have overdosed me somewhat. That was a sensation I will never forget. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:23:33 PM EDT
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DMT works better I hear. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. DMT works better I hear. Yeah, but both of those mean dealing with a sketchy dude who watches cartoons waay to much and wants to talk to you about being "awake" and "universal conciousness". This is done cleanly, in a lab. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:24:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:26:22 PM EDT
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One step closer to VR.
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:27:42 PM EDT
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Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. I don't see how this argues against orthodox Christianity at all. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:29:34 PM EDT
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I don't see how this argues against orthodox Christianity at all. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They could have achieved those results with LSD. Now we know why. Another "spiritual" argument knocked down. I don't see how this argues against orthodox Christianity at all. Some people believe their dreams of floating around are actually real and they're a spirit flying around out of their body. Ya gotta listen to coast to coast AM. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 10:33:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryThanks for the link, I've read that before but I went ahead and reread the entire thing. What he doesn't account for are these things. The brain being flooded with DMT before neural activity ends which causes many of these experiences (they've been reproduced, there are several good books about the...somewhat... unethical studies done). That could account, I say could because more study is needed, for the patients sense memories before they go below the critical threshold (which is retarded by environmental factors such as cold). It could also account for the similar experiences across cultures. Here is where he goes off the rails in my opinion though: Wired: Couldn’t the experiences just reflect some extremely subtle type of brain activity?
Parnia: When you die, there’s no blood flow going into your brain. If it goes below a certain level, you can’t have electrical activity. It takes a lot of imagination to think there’s somehow a hidden area of your brain that comes into action when everything else isn’t working. These observations raise a question about our current concept of how brain and mind interact. The historical idea is that electrochemical processes in the brain lead to consciousness. That may no longer be correct, because we can demonstrate that those processes don’t go on after death. There may be something in the brain we haven’t discovered that accounts for consciousness, or it may be that consciousness is a separate entity from the brain. He says that AFTER he just said earlier in the article that death is a process. If it's a process then there's no supernatural explanation needed, although more study needs to be done. If it's just, "click done" as he alludes to later (when he starts to get a little philosophical) then how are those memories encoded into the areas of the brain that can be looked at when being recalled in an fMRI? Then here: Parnia: At the very least, it tells us that there’s this unique experience that humans have when they go through death. It’s universal. It’s described by children as young as three. And it tells us that we should not be afraid of death. he basically lets his personal feelings totally eclipse his professional judgement. This part: Parnia: All the evidence we have shows an association between certain parts of the brain and certain mental processes. But it’s a chicken and egg question: Does cellular activity produce the mind, or does the mind produce cellular activity? Is equally laughable and is begging to be smacked down as things like AI come online. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 11:41:29 PM EDT
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just pull 10 g's for 10 seconds
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Posted: 5/2/2015 11:50:56 PM EDT
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I had one during my coma after that unfortunate day outside Kandahar. I watched from above them as the Code team tried to start my heart back up, then everything went gray and I saw and spoke to relatives who passed before me. One particular relative had just passed while I was in the coma, there was no way I could've known that and "imagined" it.
After all of that, and actually hearing angels sing, then surviving with no permanent brain or lung damage...well, it's safe to say that I'm a firm believer these days in a higher power and that there really is something beyond death. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 11:55:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWalter FTMFW |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 11:55:40 PM EDT
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I had one during my coma after that unfortunate day outside Kandahar. I watched from above them as the Code team tried to start my heart back up, then everything went gray and I saw and spoke to relatives who passed before me. One particular relative had just passed while I was in the coma, there was no way I could've known that and "imagined" it. After all of that, and actually hearing angels sing, then surviving with no permanent brain or lung damage...well, it's safe to say that I'm a firm believer these days in a higher power and that there really is something beyond death. Goosebumps. No joke. |
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Posted: 5/2/2015 11:57:56 PM EDT
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Nowhere near as powerful a story as the previous poster, but I've fallen in my bed quite a few times while asleep. No idea how high I must have been levitating.
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