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A Globe, Clothing Itself with a Brain

By Jennifer Cobb Kresiberg — 1995

An obscure Jesuit priest, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, set down the philosophical framework for planetary, Net-based consciousness 50 years ago.

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The Real Problem

It looks like scientists and philosophers might have made consciousness far more mysterious than it needs to be.

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Anil Seth
2016
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What in the World Is Consciousness?

Our perception of the world around us, and ourselves within it, are ‘controlled hallucinations’ that the brain uses to help keep itself alive

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Anil Seth
2018
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Einstein and His God

Einstein, like Spinoza, never sought comfort from a traditional God or felt the need for moral instruction from religion.

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Mandy Katz
2007
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‘God Plays Dice with the Universe,’ Einstein Writes in Letter About His Qualms with Quantum Theory

The letters, which were addressed to Caltech theoretical physicist Paul Epstein, describe Einstein’s qualms about quantum theory, which he called “incomplete” in one letter.

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Mindy Weisberger
2019
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Did Einstein Pray? What the Great Genius Thought About God.

My dear Dr. Einstein, We have brought up the question: ‘Do scientists pray?’ in our Sunday school class.

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Scotty Hendricks
2017
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Spiritual Inspiration from Albert Einstein

Though he was the most famous scientist of his time, Albert Einstein knew we could never fully understand the workings of the world within the limitations of the human mind.

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UPLIFT Foundation
2019
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Missed Opportunities, Part 1

What I would like to encourage . . . is to be open to what various teachings say, and, at the same time, question everything, even your own perceptions, until a more satisfactory method of verification than we have at present becomes available.

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A. H. Almaas
2013
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The Science of Sabbath: How People Are Rediscovering Rest—And Claiming Its Benefits

People of different faiths are rediscovering the practice of Sabbath, and some point to science suggesting such a day of rest — including time away from social media and digital devices — benefits longevity and mental health.

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Emily McFarlan Miller
2019
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'Proof of Heaven' Author: Science Is Being Forced to Take the Afterlife Seriously

Ever since Proof of Heaven, the narrative of a life-changing seven-day coma I underwent in 2008, was published two years ago, I have had a front-row seat (and often a seat on the stage itself) at the battle between those who believe in heaven, in a spiritual realm beyond this one, and those who,...

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Eben Alexander and Ptolemy Tompkins
2014
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Dr. Eben Alexander on His Near-Death Experience—And What He’s Learned About Consciousness

In 2008, Eben Alexander, MD, an academic neurosurgeon for over twenty-five years, fell into a deep coma.

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Eben Alexander
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