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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Ideomotor action is the body following the mind’s expectations. If you think that your water divining rod is going to move when it gets near water, then sure enough it will move. We do not make it move consciously, it just happens. This is the way our organism works but we are not taught...
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People of both sexes have reported feeling that they have been molested by a ghost. They feel a pressure on their body and they “know” the ghost is having sex with them, or trying to. You can accept the idea that the cause of such experiences is supernatural but there is another explanation. It’s called...
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