Tag: spirituality
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Rethinking “the Physical”: Emergence, Naturalism, and Conceptual Precision
Author Neo Israel Contemporary scientific discourse frequently asserts that “everything is physical,” a claim often associated—explicitly or implicitly—with scientific naturalism (e.g., Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion). While typically intended to reject supernatural explanations, this formulation suffers from conceptual ambiguity and outdated metaphysical assumptions. The term physical, as commonly used, lacks the precision required to coherently…
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Epistemic Lens Theory in Mate Perception: Gendered Reality Construction in Attraction
Academic Article – Standalone but Connected to Core TheoryAuthor: Kevin Lay (Neo Israel) This manuscript used ChatGPT (OpenAI) for assistance with wording suggestions, grammar editing, and structural clarity. All intellectual content, arguments, data interpretation, and conclusions are solely the work of the author. AI was not used to generate research data or empirical results. All…
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Epistemic Lens Theory: How Belief Systems Reshape Perception, Cognition, and Reality Construction
Kevin Lay (Neo Israel) 10/13/2025 Note-this is just the abstract. Full article submitted and under review in Journal of Cognition and Culture Abstract Human perception is often misunderstood as a passive process of sensing objective reality. However, decades of psychological research demonstrate that cognition actively shapes what individuals perceive, interpret, and believe to be real.…
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