the significance of mysticism can be traced in relying on illumination rather than logic and reasoning to discover the truth. theoretically speaking, mysticism means having belief in understanding the truth and practically speaking it means leaving superficial customs and resorting to suffering. mysticism among muslims is exclusive to mystics who have changed names over time. sufi is someone wh...

In this paper, we reexamine theMovie Graph Argument, which demonstrates a basic incompatibility between computationalism and materialism. We discover that the incompatibility is only manifest in singular classical-like universes. If we accept that we live in a Multiverse, then the incompatibility goes away, but in that case another line of argument shows that with computationalism, the fundamen...

We examine age differences in materialism with children and adolescents 8–18 years old. In study 1, we find materialism increases from middle childhood to early adolescence and declines from early to late adolescence. Further, we find that age differences are mediated by changes in self-esteem occurring from middle childhood through adolescence. In study 2, we prime self-esteem to obtain furthe...

We performed experiments with electrons in a Malmberg-Penning trap, as well as 2D fluid simulations, and found conditions that lead to off-axis equilibrium states. We found that unstable initial distributions whose average distance from the axis is larger than about half the wall radius end up in off-axis states. These states consist of a small strong vortex and a large diffuse background, each...

The new graduate medical education system established by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has been in place for 4 years, and various merits and demerits have surfaced. Many Japanese medical graduates are pleased that training in many fi elds and free choice of the place of training are now more possible in comparison with the previous situation. On the other hand, a pronounce...

Materialism is defined as the importance an individual attaches to worldly possessions, which has been considered as an important construct in consumer behavior and marketing literature. There are two dominant perspectives on individual materialism in the marketing literature that focus on (1) personality traits or (2) individual personal values. However, several scholars have questioned the af...