How do we really say that the world that we live in is "real?" ... Pierre Simon de Laplace wrote: "An intellect which at any given moment know all the forces that animate nature and the mutual positions of the beings that comprise it, if this intellect were vast enough to submit its data to analysis, it could condense into a single formula the movement of the greatest bodies of the universe and that of the lightest atom: for such an intellect nothing could be uncertain, and the future just like the past would be present before its eyes.... How can we say that this world that we live in is...

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Freud argued that parapraxes were those things which were commonly referred to as mistakes, but were actually the manifestation of subconscious truths and intentions. There are many different types of parapraxes, but the type we are most familiar with are misspeakings, or slips of the tongue. ... Things that are said cannot be taken back, I think that patients and people in general subconsciously see it as an opportunity to free themselves of a burden. ... Putting the milk away before I even use it or having to stand and back track in my mind what "I came here for" is common place. ...

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According to Christina Sarich, "The mind vs. brain debate has been going on since before Aristotle. ... Normal to high levels of GABA present in the form of serenity, being stress free, and feeling relaxed. ...

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After all, it seems logical that if they were to criticize authorities in general, they would be reluctant to cite them at all. ... What we know as book knowledge is thus completely irrelevant for it fails to look at the greater picture. ... His essays, therefore, were meant as a source of self-reflection, not necessarily to become an authority on subjects such as education of children. ... In doing so, they both emphasize the importance of truth and reason before accepting authority. ... The Abbey at Theleme is based upon the importance of freedom of thought and free will. ...

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Many of the philosophers we have been reading about in class seem to me to be hopelessly dated. ... However, Victor Hugo said that if he were writing for his time only, he would have broken his pen and thrown it away or something like that. ... Since we are not omnipotent, that's the best we can do. ... We as humans don't fully know where the nonphysical properties of our mind came from nor do we know if one exists. ... He also came to the conclusion that if he were to cease from thinking, he would cease to exist entirely. ...

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However, long before that, the ancient scriptures taught that mankind was made in God's image and that Adam needed the spirit breathed into him before becoming a living soul ibid). ... He opined that the soul never dies and it is destined to a cycle of rebirths until it is able to free itself from the cycle through the purity of its life 4. However, long before these philosophers' theories, the ancient scriptures taught that mankind was made in God's image and that Adam needed the spirit breathed into him before becoming a living soul 5. ... He (Descartes) thought that if true k...

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Plato, Darwin, Freud were the builders of the great scientific ideas. ... The contextual approach is based on the idea that progress and changes in scientific history depend on the "spirit of the times" that makes people receptive to ideas one and unresponsive to other Accordingly, if it were not born Sigmund Freud, the theory of the unconscious would create another author about this same era. ... However, the term and concept of "soul" and having passed a certain historical path long before as philosophy, theology, psychology made him the subject of his research. ...

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