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Why Do We Dream?

Why Do We Dream?

Scientists and sleep experts know when people normally dream. Typically, you dream during the rapid-eye movement(REM) portion of the sleep cycle. You can see when a person is experiencing REM sleep because their eyes zip to and their bodies may twitch and jerk, too. The brain's electrical patterns are very active in this phase, just like when you're awake.

Perhaps dreams are a way to reconcile your past and present experiences to prepare and steel you for the future.

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Is Reality Real?

Is Reality Real?

The things and people in our lives are merely illusions. How do we know that any of these objects and creatures actually exist? Maybe they're constructs of our own internal mechanisms, spawned by our subconscious for unknown purposes.

We keep discovering new particles and fundamental forces...

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Where Does Consciousness Come From?

Where Does Consciousness Come From?

Electrical activity doesn't explain how a physical substance can create non-physical condition like consciousness. Religions explain consciousness as a gift from God, embedded into our bodies to guide us through this world.

Scientists veer more towards biological origins - they see consciou...

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What Happens When You Die?

What Happens When You Die?

Many people who have gone through near-death experiences and then come back to life speak about tunnels of light or flashbacks to life occurrences or conversations with loved ones who've passed away.

Scientist do understand the beginning stages of

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We Cycle Through Two Distinct Types Of Sleep

We Cycle Through Two Distinct Types Of Sleep

There are two stages of sleep:

  • Rapid Eye Movement (REM): The brain activity is almost identical to when we’re awake. In this stage, we dream.
  • Non Rapid Eye Movement (NREM): A dreamless sleep. During this stage, we’re calm, relaxed and the heart...

NREM And REM Sleep

NREM And REM Sleep

  • NREM Sleep- Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep. It is the type of sleep when you don’t dream. It is what most people associate with sleep. It is a very relaxed type of sleep that gets progressively deeper through three stages called N1, N2, and N3.
  • REM Sleep- Rapid...

Our Experience Of Time During Dreams

Our Experience Of Time During Dreams

Dreams occur in the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) stage of sleep. We tend to remember the dreams that are seen just prior to waking up, but often the experience of time during our dream and awake stages is skewed.
Swedish and German scientists studied Lucid Dreamers(People who are aware wh...

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