Tom Butler 
Seeking 101 Think of yourself as two people sharing the same body. One is your inner seeker, ever striving to be at one with nature and your spiritual self. The other is your outward human that is driven by the instinct to assure the continuation of the gene pool. Both of you must … Read more
This is a list of links I frequently find myself looking for when I wish to provide a further reading reference. Use with great discernment! I do not necessarily endorse the contents of the target material. Some contain useful information and some contain examples of what does not make sense. Ignorance Vortex: Disbelief > Ignore … Read more
Opinion 7 Abstract Time and again, I have encountered people who say that an instance of claimed paranormal phenomena is fake. Practitioners are rarely given an opportunity to explain their work, and the skeptics virtually never explain how they think it is possible to fake the work. With no discussion of alternative theories, there can … Read more
Opinion 6 Abstract This is an overview of the issues I think are important to the preservation of our democracy. My comments are intended to point out what I think needs to change in our country to be compliant with the Preamble of the United States Constitution. In a sense, here is my political platform. Lady … Read more
Opinion 5 Abstract If we are immortal personality experiencing a lifetime as a human, is it possible our pets also serve as an avatar for an immortal personality? If so, is it reasonable to extend the logic to say our computers might also be sentient; perhaps not now, but in the future? This essay is … Read more
Opinion 4 Abstract This Opinion uses a research report published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration to address my concerns with what I have come to think of as Failure to Replicate reports. Such reports appear to be legitimate science conducted by Ph.Ds. that show the phenomena have not been replicated under scientifically controlled conditions. The … Read more