Re: Free speech absolutists weirdos

On Wed, 28 Aug 2024, JAB wrote:

On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:29:06 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
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Out-of-body experiences do happen,

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But psychoactive drugs help

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Does science have any proof that hallucinations exist?  It's all
subjective?

Yes! Science does have proof that areas in the brain light up, when people have hallucinations. And when the same areas light up in other people, they too, describe having hallucinations.
However... does science have proof or an idea about what _your_ hallucinations are like?
No... that's the problem of qualia, and from that point of view, I am inclined to say they don't exist in the world, but are a process. Same, in my opinion, with truth. It does not exist, only as part of a process when consciousness interacts with the world. Remove consciousness and you remove the process, and thus any possible meaning of the concept of truth.

...starving the brain of oxygen

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In a near death experience, a potential explanation, but when
meditating, I'm not aware of O2 levels being measured (I have not been
down this rabbit hole).
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Quick Google Search
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"The relationship between meditation and the body's level of oxygen
consumption is very important for achieving many, many great benefits.
According to researchers, during meditation, oxygen consumption
decreases by 10 to 20%, leading to a deep state of relaxation, even
more effective than a night of sleep.
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After years of research, scientists have provided us with a better
understanding of how meditation can decrease levels of oxygen
consumption. During meditation, there are many changes that occur in
your body. After a few minutes of focused meditation and deep
breathing, you will enter a state of profound relaxation, slowing your
heart beat, breath, and muscle contractions.
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The result of deep relaxation, slower breathing, and a lower heart
rate is less oxygen needed in each breath, and fewer breaths needed in
total. In other words, your cells demand less oxygen. Generally, it
takes about six hours of deep sleep to reach this same level of
relaxation and oxygen consumption. In meditation, you can achieve this
result within minutes. "
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https://eocinstitute.org/meditation/meditation-lowers-your-oxygen-consumption/
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Sorry, I mustn't upset people; I'm sure lots of good things have
happened, but blaming god isn't scientific.

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Disregard the "god" with acts of discipline on Earth; the "nobile"
thinkers most likely injected/used that script/rhetoric for attempting
to control the suckers/loser (et.al; uneducated).  I rather doubt
biblical books were written by the uneducated
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