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10 Mind-Blowing Theories That Will Change Your Perception of the World
Reality is not as obvious and simple as we like to think. Some of the things that we accept as true at face value are notoriously wrong. Scientists and philosophers have made every effort to change our common perceptions of it. The 10 examples below will show you what I mean.
1. Great glaciation.
Great glaciation is the theory of the final state that our universe is heading toward. The universe has a limited supply of energy. According to this theory, when that energy finally runs out, the universe will devolve into a frozen state. Heat energy produced by the motion of the particles, heat loss, a natural law of the universe, means that eventually this particle motion will slow down and, presumably, one day everything will stop. (more…)
Astral Travelling: a great guide into the world of astral
Probably all of you have heard of astral travel. For some of you, astral travel idea seems crazy. But astral travelling was practiced throughout history, and there are thousands of documents and scientific experiments that demonstrate that astral travel is real. People are afraid of astral travel, as “sleep paralysis” may occur (a consequence of astral travel).
Skeptics have some reasons to reject the idea of astral travel:
- They think that in reality astral experiences are just dreams (It is wrong, since astral travel is a really aware experiment, thousands of people confirm this).
- They believe that those who practice astral traveling are always (more…)
CIA Secret Experiment with LSD Makes French Village Go Mad
A U.S. journalist claims that the CIA conducted a secret experiment with the well-known psychedelic drug LSD on residents of the small picturesque French town of Pont-Saint-Esprit, putting the drug in bread flour.
The story played out in the summer of 1951, when the “cursed bread” (as the inhabitants called it) led five people to death, while 300 got ill and 30 were taken to psychiatric clinics. At least 120 people were locked up in mental asylums and have been taking psychiatric drugs for years.
Now, a U.S. journalist, Hank Albarelli, claims that the CIA was behind the poisoning. In his book entitled “A terrible mistake. The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA’s secret experiments during the Cold War,” published in 2009, Albarelli claims that the CIA conducted a large-scale chemical test in Pont-Saint-Esprit. (more…)
Top 10 Psychological Movies You Must See
Here are 10 movies worthy seeing if you are interested in the mysteries of the human psyche. Be sure that any of them will impress you and will long stay in your mind.
10. THE MACHINIST (2004, staring Christian Bale):
A factory worker cannot sleep anymore. It’s not just an usual insomnia, he haven’t slept for a year. Weird things happen to him, and his coworkers blame him for being insane, but is he or they just want to conspire against him? The lesson we learn from this movie is powerful: Guilt always leads to big psychological issues. And the answer to the question “How do you wake up from a nightmare if you are not asleep?” is there in the movie. (more…)
Love Really Is a Drug, Say Scientists
Arthur Aron, a psychologist at the State University of New York, studied such strong feelings as love and passion and came to interesting conclusions.
Many of us are addicted to different things. Our habits include a variety of things and events: from the daily routine habits to our favorite activities and places. We begin to feel uncomfortable when we do not get enough of our familiar things. We get used and feel the need of these things, just like in drug addiction. According to the latest research, an emotional expression like love can be attributed to drugs. (more…)
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