No, machines will never be conscious!
Are we closer to understanding the nature of consciousness than we were twenty years ago? Ever since Chalmers posed ‘the hard problem’ of consciousness, of…
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The Self-Creating Universe: the Emergence of a New Worldview
Emergentism, the subject of this article, is an old idea which in recent times has acquired new life and generated much interest and research across…
How Close is Science to Understanding Consciousness?
In a recent panel discussion hosted by Science and Non Duality (SAND), posted on youtube, several top scientists and explore their current understanding on the…
Why Clones?
A recent news item tells us that the Raelian sect – an American group which teaches that the human race stems from intelligent aliens who…
Why are Scientists Afraid of Daryl Bem?
Many readers will be aware of the furore occasioned by a recent publication of Daryl Bem, which seems to violate the presuppositions of scientific materialism.…
The Self and the Mind
Introduction “The self” is one of the most frequently used terms whether in professional or common language, but a consensus is still needed as to…
How Private are our Thoughts?
The nature of the human biological field (Biofield) and its relationship to the Earth’s field is a rapidly developing area of neuroscience research. Several recent…
Shaping our Evolution
Taking up some themes in John Broomfield’s article, Chris Thomson proposes that consciousness is still evolving and needs to do so. He suggests that this…
Late Thoughts; After 90 years
Editor’s Note: Member Professor Erland Lagerroth celebrated his 90th birthday this year. As you will see from the autobiography and article below, he has been…