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The Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies recently sponsored a contest for essays concerning the survival of consciousness after death. The first three prizes were $500,000, $300,000 and $150,000, so it attracted many of the heavyweights in the field.
I have not read any of them, but almost all are by names with which I am familiar and some of them are surely worth your perusal if you have any interest in this subject.
I note that Bernardo Kastrup, whom I have been reading extensively, has an essay entitled "A rational, empirical case for postmortem survival based solely on mainstream science," so I'll probably start there.
The Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies recently sponsored a contest for essays concerning the survival of consciousness after death. The first three prizes were $500,000, $300,000 and $150,000, so it attracted many of the heavyweights in the field.
I have not read any of them, but almost all are by names with which I am familiar and some of them are surely worth your perusal if you have any interest in this subject.
I note that Bernardo Kastrup, whom I have been reading extensively, has an essay entitled "A rational, empirical case for postmortem survival based solely on mainstream science," so I'll probably start there.
From the number of times you mention him I am beginning to think Irkle and Bernard may be the same.
The Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies recently sponsored a contest for essays concerning the survival of consciousness after death. The first three prizes were $500,000, $300,000 and $150,000, so it attracted many of the heavyweights in the field.
I have not read any of them, but almost all are by names with which I am familiar and some of them are surely worth your perusal if you have any interest in this subject.
I note that Bernardo Kastrup, whom I have been reading extensively, has an essay entitled "A rational, empirical case for postmortem survival based solely on mainstream science," so I'll probably start there.
Interesting. These will be worth reading. Thanks for posting them.
The Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies recently sponsored a contest for essays concerning the survival of consciousness after death. The first three prizes were $500,000, $300,000 and $150,000, so it attracted many of the heavyweights in the field.
I have not read any of them, but almost all are by names with which I am familiar and some of them are surely worth your perusal if you have any interest in this subject.
I note that Bernardo Kastrup, whom I have been reading extensively, has an essay entitled "A rational, empirical case for postmortem survival based solely on mainstream science," so I'll probably start there.
He doesn't seem to be taken particularly seriously from a couple of articles I read...other than his aerospace efforts.
Wow that is indeed a motherload. I scanned over the first three prizewinners. The first one is 98 pages! Less like an essay, more like a thesis.
Perhaps once you have looked over Kastrups, if you think it is worth the perusal you could let us know so that we can narrow it down?
He doesn't seem to be taken particularly seriously from a couple of articles I read...other than his aerospace efforts.
His aerospace efforts, fluffy? He has a Ph.D in Philosophy, a Ph.D in Computer Engineering, worked at both the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Phillips Research Laboratories, is regularly published in Scientific American, has been published in umpteen peer-reviewed journals, and has published I don't know how many books. So it would appear that someone takes him fairly seriously. I am unaware of any "aerospace efforts." You can't even get your act together for a two-line post without shooting yourself in the foot. Try reading his essay and commenting on the substance to give us a further display of your intellect - I double dog dare you.
No, I am not Kastrup. I feel pretty sure he doesn't have time for internet forum nonsense. He also appears to be at least 20 years younger
His aerospace efforts, fluffy? He has a Ph.D in Philosophy, a Ph.D in Computer Engineering, worked at both the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Phillips Research Laboratories, is regularly published in Scientific American, has been published in umpteen peer-reviewed journals, and has published I don't know how many books. So it would appear that someone takes him fairly seriously. I am unaware of any "aerospace efforts." You can't even get your act together for a two-line post without shooting yourself in the foot. Try reading his essay and commenting on the substance to give us a further display of your intellect - I double dog dare you.
No, I am not Kastrup. I feel pretty sure he doesn't have time for internet forum nonsense. He also appears to be at least 20 years younger
I'm talking about Robert Bigelow who owns the hotel chain Budget Suites of America and is the founder of Bigelow Aerospace. He has provided much of the money for the investigations of his foundation into "UFOs and parapsychological topics, including the continuation of consciousness after death". He's worth $700 million.
No, I am not Kastrup. I feel pretty sure he doesn't have time for internet forum nonsense. He also appears to be at least 20 years younger
I am reading his article, few pages in. What he says about perception is right off an Advaita Sanskrit text titled Drik Drishya Viveka - translated as Seer-Seen Distinction, which I am currently studying. I am not suggesting he lifted it without citing the source, I am sure. I looked to see and there is no reference. That he is thinking the same as what this ancient text lays out is remarkable. I like this paper better the the first prize one, which also I quickly went through, about possession by spirit and so on.Meh.
I thought Bigelow was the aerospace guy.
The Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies recently sponsored a contest for essays concerning the survival of consciousness after death. The first three prizes were $500,000, $300,000 and $150,000, so it attracted many of the heavyweights in the field.
I have not read any of them, but almost all are by names with which I am familiar and some of them are surely worth your perusal if you have any interest in this subject.
I note that Bernardo Kastrup, whom I have been reading extensively, has an essay entitled "A rational, empirical case for postmortem survival based solely on mainstream science," so I'll probably start there.
He seems to give credit to a multitude of paranormal hypotheses. I'll pass on accepting his conclusions.
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