Upcoming Events
10 Sep 2010 - 2:00pm
As usual, the conference features a wide range of fascinating topics from field research to experimentation, from psychology to philosophy. Speakers include David Luke, Richard Broughton, Michael Potts, Chris French and Chris Roe. Click through for the programme details, location information and booking form.
7 Oct 2010 - 6:35pm
David Rousseau is a specialist in Systems Practice and an advocate of the value of systems approaches in the study of exceptional experiences. He is the Hon. Treasurer of the SPR and Projects Director of C-FAR.org. He will show how different philosophical presuppositions lead to different ways of interpreting evidence about the nature of minds and consciousness. He will outline which presuppositions have to be changed in order for mind–body dualism and a theory of survival to be scientifically acceptable.
27 Nov 2010 - 9:45am
The apparent dependence of a lucid mind on the existence of a normal brain presents a severe obstacle to the possibility of minds continuing to operate despite the cessation of brain functions. We see thoughts and personalities disintegrating when the supporting brain is afflicted with diseases such as Alzheimer’s, and faculties may be wiped out by brain injuries. But just as in other aspects of psychical research we see events and effects that contradict a materialist interpretation so also in the brain/mind area there are contra-indications that have led at least one specialist in the field to ask ‘Is your brain really necessary?’ In this study day the morning will be mostly directed to the evidence and the afternoon to the significance of the data presented.