Out of body experiences are occasions when a person has the sensation of floating above their body, observing themselves and events in their vicinity from above. This kind of experience is often associated with the idea of astral projection which presupposes that we possess a less physical entity living inside us which is released...
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People who sleepwalk do things that they would normally do when they are awake. Only they’re asleep. They get out of bed, move around, clean, cook, go to the bathroom, watch TV or perform a range of normal, everyday actions. They often do not remember getting out of bed, or remember it very vaguely....
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A photographer in Norwich found what kind of looks like a double exposure on one of a series of photographs he took at a local cinema. Rather than go wild and rashly assume that the picture WAS a double exposure, he decided, as any reasonable person would, that he had inadvertently photographed a ghost.
According...
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Is happiness an innate need found in people and animals or is it a label for many different behaviors? It seems to me that we formulate a vision for ourselves of what would make us happy and in trying to make this vision a reality we do many things that make us miserable.
There can...
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In the beginning was science. In many different countries men with scientific curiosity gained a university education in the discipline that interested them and made use of the instruments and tools developed over the eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries to accumulate knowledge of the earth and, as far as possible, the other planets....
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We can use cameras that are hidden away or disguised in some way to video other people without their knowing about it. If we each thought about it, we probably would not want other people spying on us but we get some kind of thrill from watching others while we are not observed. But...
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Aging is a natural part of the process of living. So is dying. We are afraid of dying because we do not want to be launched into the unknown and we are afraid of aging mostly because it makes us look ugly. That’s the common fear. I don’t think we aknowledge that our faculties...
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In my quest to expose the perplexities of human nature, I have decided to add my name to the list of non-famous people who give advice on how to become famous. Two women who have not become famous have become moderately exposed to the public through their book, How To Become Famous In Two...
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One of the good things about science is that it must remain constantly aware that at any time it could be taken in by self-deception. That makes up for all the people and other laboratory animals that it’s killed. Okay, what that really means is that scientists cannot rely on gut feelings or...
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We have a great talent for fooling ourselves. Delusions are a part of mental illness but, even the clearest thinkers can be influenced by what we wish to be true more than what we observe to be true.
Derren Brown is a guy who has learnt how to take advantage of people’s talent for self...
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