Archive for April 2010
Monstrous Souls: The Magical Art of Lautreamont and Rimbaud
Found : Monstrous Souls: The Magical Art of Lautreamont and Rimbaud Kenneth Grant believes that certain poets and artists act as "sensitives" or receivers of these otherworldly forces that are seeping into our life wave. These "sensitives" receive impressions and images and impart them through their art. According to Grant these forces are the Qliphoth.…
Read MoreThe link between conservative religious belief and the sexual abuse of children
Found : The link between conservative religious belief and the sexual abuse of children "A disturbing fact continues to surface in sex abuse research. The first best predictor of abuse is alcohol or drug addiction in the father. But the second best predictor is conservative religiosity, accompanied by parental belief in traditional male-female roles. This…
Read MoreIs the Weak Anthropic Principle Compatible With Divine Design?
Found : Is the Weak Anthropic Principle Compatible With Divine Design? The fundamental assumption behind the Anthropic philosopher’s reasoning in this regard seems to be something along the lines of 8. If the Universe contains an exhaustively random and infinite number of universes, then anything that can occur with non-vanishing probability will occur somewhere. But…
Read MoreWhat is the Emotional Plague?
Found : What is the Emotional Plague? A term initially proposed by Wilhelm Reich for the psychological syndrome marked by irrational insistence on beliefs and ideas that depend on dissociation of mind from body… modernday versions can be observed wherever we are mistaking the virtual for the real… eating the menu instead of the meal,…
Read MoreWASPS back torture
Found : Survey: Support for terror suspect torture differs among the faithful – CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey. More than half of people who attend services at least once a week —…
Read MoreGeorge Bataille, dualism, postmodernism and Gnosticism
Found : George Bataille, dualism, postmodernism and Gnosticism The core duality of Bataille’s thought is thus between the profane and the sacred. In a first moment, this distinction can be read along the lines of the double intentionality of self-consciousness, very much like in the case of Hegel’s unhappy consciousness. For Bataille, the human being…
Read MoreStampeding mice behave like fleeing humans
A series of experiments on how panicked mice escape an enclosed area shows that they behave in much the way computer models predict that panicked humans would. This verification provides important new information for preventing future human disasters, the study's authors say. Disasters such as the May 2001 stampede at a football stadium in Ghana…
Read MoreStudy : Semen 'makes women happy'
Found : Study : Semen ‘makes women happy’ Women exposed to their partner's semen during sex may find themselves feeling happier than those who use a condom, say scientists. Scientists in the US believe the mood-altering hormones in semen absorbed through the vagina help to boost women's mood. Semen contains a range of hormones, including…
Read MoreExtra Dimensions Showing Hints Of Scientific Revolution
Found : Extra Dimensions Showing Hints Of Scientific Revolution The concept of extra dimensions, dismissed as nonsense even by one of its earliest proponents nearly nine decades ago, may soon help solve seemingly unrelated problems in particle physics, cosmology and gravitational physics, according to a panel of experts who spoke Feb. 15 at the American…
Read MoreThe Necessary Devil of Twain, de Sade, Bataille and Artaud
Found : The Necessary Devil of Twain, de Sade, Bataille and Artaud The ultimate adversary in this view is the Gnostic’s evil Demiurge who rules not only the world but who in order to do so must disguise himself as the Judeo-Christian God. If such a metaphysical reversal tends to spread confusion, disgust, and despair…
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