Why are we conscious? : a scientist's take on consciousness and extrasensory perception /
"There are two huge gaps in scientific theory. One, the contradiction between classical and quantum mechanics, is discussed in many publications. The other, the total failure to explain why anything made of atoms (such as ourselves) can be conscious, has little acknowledgement. The main thesis...
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Singapore :
Pan Stanford Publishing,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The human experience
- 2. The physical world
- 3. Life and its information
- 4. The unconscious mind
- 5. Methods in physical science: feelings don't matter
- 6. Methods in paranormal science: feelings do matter
- 7. The physical properties of the unknown world outside our diving bell
- 8. Observed effects of the unconscious mind and the unknown world. 1: Mental effects
- 9. Observed effects on the unconscious mind and the unknown world. 2: Mechanical effects
- 10. Observed effects on the unconscious mind and the unknown world. 3: Optical effects
- 11. Observed effects on the unconscious mind and the unknown world. 4: Acoustic and other physical effects
- 12. Unscientific but widespread human beliefs
- 13. Organizations and unusual people
- 14. Mediumship, the societies for psychical research, and star guessers
- 15. Getting information from the unknown world by insight and by writing
- 16. Getting information from the unknown world
- 17. Some technical questions for the unknown world
- 18. Concluding remarks
- Appendixes
- References
- Index.