metaRisingIn today’s episode of Waking Cosmos I’m joined by the philosopher and consciousness researcher Andrés Gómez Emilsson. He is the director of research at the Qualia Research Institute, and the cofounder and president of the Stanford Transhumanist Association. We discuss Andrés’ views about consciousness, and how it could be a deep and fundamental part of the universe (panpsychism). We explore how shifting our perception of identity to consciousness may profoundly transform our civilization, and prepare us for an unimaginable future in the universe. We talk about the psychedelic renaissance and how it is opening us up to radical new perspectives about consciousness and identity, and we also discuss what truths if any, might be glimpsed through psychedelic and altered states. We also explore Andres’ extraordinary view that subjective states of wellbeing, also known as positive valence, disclose the utility function of the universe itself.
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Consciousness, DMT, and Panpsychism | Andrés Gómez EmilssonmetaRising2020-08-07 | In today’s episode of Waking Cosmos I’m joined by the philosopher and consciousness researcher Andrés Gómez Emilsson. He is the director of research at the Qualia Research Institute, and the cofounder and president of the Stanford Transhumanist Association. We discuss Andrés’ views about consciousness, and how it could be a deep and fundamental part of the universe (panpsychism). We explore how shifting our perception of identity to consciousness may profoundly transform our civilization, and prepare us for an unimaginable future in the universe. We talk about the psychedelic renaissance and how it is opening us up to radical new perspectives about consciousness and identity, and we also discuss what truths if any, might be glimpsed through psychedelic and altered states. We also explore Andres’ extraordinary view that subjective states of wellbeing, also known as positive valence, disclose the utility function of the universe itself.
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consciousness Panpsychism Idealism Qualia Philosophy of mind Philosophy podcast Transhumanism Mind-body problem Symmetry Theory of Valence Open Individualism Closed Individualism Empty Individualism Daniel Kolak The Waking Cosmos podcastWhy Consciousness is Immortal | The Philosophical Proof of Life After DeathmetaRising2024-02-11 | Is there life after death? This documentary explores a philosophical argument that suggests consciousness is immortal, and that life after death exists in the form of “personal subjective continuity.”
This argument was first presented by the philosopher Thomas Clark, and can be found in his essay titled “Death, Nothingness, and Subjectivity.”
Today we explore the implications of this argument, including how it fits with the concept of "open individualism", as conceived by the philosopher Daniel Kolak.
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*When discussing open individualism in the video, I use an analogy of nuclear fusion in stars to describe a general principle of consciousness. I found this analogy in an anonymous post on Reddit from a deleted account, so I was not able to give proper credit in the video.
This video contains Royalty Free / Reuse allowed music: Aeternum by Aleks Michalski Discovery by Scott Buckley Dematerialized by DreamState Logic SI FI and Cicada 3301 by CO.AG Music (2 tracks)The Strange Evidence of Mind Over Matter and Collective ConsciousnessmetaRising2023-12-23 | Do our minds affect the physical world? Does collective consciousness exist? Scientific experiments suggest the answer to these questions might be "yes."
Listen to my conversation with Roger Nelson of the Global Consciousness Project here: youtu.be/YHN820mRrZo
Time Stamps: 00:00 Mind-Matter Interaction Experiments 04:20 Collective Consciousness 05:23 The Global Consciousness Project 08:16 Implications and Discussion
References: Schmidt (1987). The strange properties of psychokinesis. Schmidt (1990). Correlation between mental processes and external random events. Radin & Nelson (1989). Evidence for consciousness-related anomalies in random physical systems. Jahn & Dunne (2005). The PEAR Proposition. Radin & Nelson (1989). Evidence for consciousness-related anomalies in random physical systems. Radin, D., Bailey, S., Bjune, E., Burnett, J., Carpenter, L., Delorme, A., Hunt, T., Shearer, D., Vieten, C. and Welss, C., (2017). A Disturbance in the Force: Exploring Collective Consciousness at Burning Man. Nelson et al (2002). Correlations of continuous random data with major world events. Nelson, R. C. (2019). Connected: The emergence of global consciousness.
Key terms, researchers, and institutions: Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory The Institute of Noetic Sciences IONS The Global Consciousness Project Robert Jahn Brenda Dunne Roger Nelson Dean Radin Helmut Schmidt J.B. Rhine mind-matter interaction mind over matter psychokinesis Extrasensory perception ESP psi phenomena random number generator RNG random event generator REG intention experiment consciousness science
Music: Horizons by Scott Buckley Chasing Daylight by Scott Buckley Dematerialized by Dreamstate Logic Aleks Michalski CO.AG SI FIIs Sentientism the Future of Ethics? A Conversation with Jamie Woodhouse | Waking CosmosmetaRising2023-12-19 | Is sentientism the ethics of the future? I discuss the philosophy, history and movement of sentientism with Jamie Woodhouse.
00:00 Intro 01:50 What is sentientism? 9:55 Rational Ethics 14:18 What makes humans special? 19:41 Animal consciousness 23:40 Moral realism 29:51 Evolutionary biases 44:03 The veil of ignorance 50:05 Wild animal suffering 1:09:00 How could sentientism change the world? 1:14:34 Jamie’s personal storyConsciousness and Cosmic Purpose | Philip Goff on the Fine-Tuning of the Universe and PanpsychismmetaRising2023-11-16 | Is the apparent fine-tuning of the universe evidence of cosmic purpose? In this episode of Waking Cosmos I'm joined by philosopher Philip Goff. We discuss his theory that cosmic fine-tuning is evidence of a purpose-driven conscious universe that is compelled to create life. We also explore his views on panpsychism, cosmopsychism, God, the multiverse and other themes from his new book, "Why? The Purpose of the Universe."
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CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 03:00 The Hard Problem of Consciousness 05:28 The Rise of Panpsychism 21:14 Cosmopsychism / Cosmic Mind 27:30 Fine-Tuning and Purpose 35:05 Fine-Tuning and the Multiverse 47:59 The Value-Driven Universe 54:13 The Mystery of Existence 58:00 Suffering and the Problem of Evil 1:09:31 A New Philosophical Spirituality?Dystopian Futures of Astronomical Suffering | Documentary about S-risks and LongtermismmetaRising2023-07-20 | What dystopian futures might await humanity and how might we avoid them? The rise of “longtermism” has seen a surge of academic interest in the vast positive future potential of an Earth-originating civilization. This movement has accompanied a growing concern about potential existential risks which could curtail our vast potential. Rogue artificial intelligence, nuclear war, and climate change could all pose existential threats to our future. There may, however, be future scenarios that can be considered worse than our extinction. This video explores the developing field of “s-risks” or “suffering risks.” These are dystopian scenarios in which the reach and scale of a future civilization becomes the stage of astronomical suffering that exceeds all suffering that has has existed on Earth so far. This video explores a range of potential s-risks as well as what we might do to prevent them.
This video was inspired by the book “Avoiding the Worst: How to Prevent a Moral Catastrophe” by Tobias Baumann, but does not necessarily reflect the views of the author. A free audiobook of Avoiding the Worst can be found on YouTube here: youtu.be/ZuMFTv-MLEw
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This video was created in the interests of education and public understanding. It contains footage used in compliance with fair use / fair dealing. Royalty free and licensed footage obtained from ArtGrid. Some additional footage (referenced in the video) was used from the YouTube series, “Life Beyond” by Melodysheep, “Cassini's Grand Finale” by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a galaxy colonization projection created by NASA’s Advanced Concepts Team.
Royalty free/Re-use allowed music includes the tracks “Discovery” by Scott Buckley, “Earthbound” and “Dematerialized” by Dreamstate Logic, and the tracks “The Broken World”, “Cicada 3301” and “SI FI” by CO.AG Music. This video contains unlicensed ambient music from the video games, The Ascent, Bloodborne, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dying Light, and Half-life 2.
TIME STAMPS 00:00 The Beginning of History 04:36 What are S-risks? 07:11 Incidental S-risks 09:30 Artificial Sentient Minds 14:01 Agential S-risks 17:20 Natural S-Risks 19:35 Preventing S-risks 22:50 AI and Pivotal Technologies 25:35 Space Governance 26:26 Political Reform 28:38 ConclusionConsciousness and Moral Realism | with Sharon Rawlette PhDmetaRising2022-10-13 | Does moral truth exist? In this episode of Waking Cosmos I talk to the philosopher Sharon Rawlette about her work on moral realism and consciousness, and her pursuit of a universal ethical theory grounded in the intrinsic value of conscious states. We discuss her book, The Feeling of Value, utilitarianism, the deep nature of value, hedonism, darwinian suffering, and Sharon’s belief in the teleological (purpose-driven) nature of reality.
00:00 Introduction 01:52 Defining Consciousness 04:20 The Feeling of Value 08:47 Moral Realism 19:14 Fundamental Consciousness and Ontological Value 25:25 Hedonism 28:39 Utilitarianism 43:21 Ethics and Personal Identity 53:09 Transhumanism and Paradise Engineering 59:15 Longtermism 01:06:57 Darwinian Suffering and Conscious Evolution 01:14:29 Meaningful Coincidences and "Synchronicity" 01:23:40 OutroSplit-Brain Patients and the Unity of Consciousness | DocumentarymetaRising2021-12-16 | Can a conscious mind be divided? Beginning in the 1950s, experiments with split-brain patients revealed that consciousness could be divided between the two hemispheres of the brain. A surprising implication was that if consciousness could be divided, then it could also be combined. Evidence of this came in 2006, when conjoined twins Krista and Tatiana Hogan were born. The Hogan sisters were born with their brains connected by a thalamic bridge, which allowed a unique mental connection between them. We explore this surprising mental connection, and the possibility that we may one day connect our own minds with other conscious beings, together with what this might mean for our concept of self, identity, and the future of mind.
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00:00 Split-brain Experiments 04:53 The Divided Mind 09:04 Conjoined Twins 12:30 Combining Minds
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Toby's book, The Precipice is now available in hardback and audiobook. The paperback edition will be released in the UK on February 18, and March 23 in the US.
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You can listen to my full conversation with Andrés Gómez Emilsson on my channel here: youtu.be/2CV-LUrlC7k
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EPISODE SUMMARY
For all of science’s impressive advancements, one problem has stubbornly eluded us: Why do we have consciousness? How does inert unconscious matter give rise to the light of conscious experience? Neuroscientist Donald Hoffman has been pondering this question throughout his career. His thinking has gradually led him to a surprising possibility — that consciousness itself is fundamental to reality. Donald’s theory, however, differs from that of the growing number of other scientists and philosophers now arriving at this conclusion.
The fundamental nature of reality, Donald theorizes, is comprised of an infinite network of interacting conscious agents. Uniquely, Donald offers a precise mathematical definition of a conscious agent. He believes the theory may be used to reconstruct the universe and existing scientific discoveries purely through the interaction of these units of consciousness.
As Donald has gradually become “a student of the math” his theory has led him to consider fantastic possibilities, including the existence of infinitely great minds which exist beyond our realm of perception. Among other possibilities, Donald believes “conscious realism” leaves the door open to life after death.
In my conversation with Donald we explore the surprising implications of his theory, and what it suggests about our own place in reality.
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Panpsychism consciousness hard problem of consciousness David Chalmers Thomas Nagel Galan Strawson cosmic mind Waking Cosmos panexperientialism galileo’s error intrinsic nature russellian monism neutral monismNonlocal Consciousness and Collective Mind | Roger Nelson & The Global Consciousness ProjectmetaRising2019-11-22 | Is consciousness nonlocal? For many years Roger Nelson Ph.D. of the Global Consciousness Project has explored an extended property of the mind that is unexplained by current science. Results of these experiments seem to suggest that our thoughts and intentions are not encapsulated within our brains or bodies, but extend mysteriously into the world around us, and in scientifically measurable ways. While controversial, a careful but open-minded look at this research strongly suggests the effects are real. In my conversation with Roger, we explore this research, including his later experiments, with the Global Consciousness Project, that hint to the existence of a larger collective consciousness, in which our minds participate. Today we discuss the findings of these experiments, and what could be their profound implications. LINKS: Please consider supporting my work on Patreon here: patreon.com/wakingcosmos
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This film is based on an essay I wrote for my philosophy master's degree, inspired by the work of, among others, Brian Swimme, Thomas Berry, Thomas Nagel, and Richard Tarnas.
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SEO TAGS: Documentary about consciousness Documentary about Reality Consciousness documentary BBC Paradigm shift documentary Panpsychism Documentary Idealism Documentary Full documentary Waking Cosmos Philosophy Documentary Philosophy Documentary BBC Animism Documentary Cosmos Documentary Space Documentary Horizon Documentary 2019Dean Radin Ph.D. on Consciousness, Parapsychology, and the Observer Effect | Waking CosmosmetaRising2019-08-17 | Dean Radin Ph.D. is a scientist who has been exploring mysterious anomalies of consciousness for decades. As chief scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Dean has conducted many scientific experiments testing the existence of telepathy, precognition, mind-matter interaction, and other anomalies of the mind. It is a field of study which remains controversial, but as we explore in today’s episode of Waking Cosmos, the evidence for some of these “psi phenomena” is overwhelming. Today Dean and I discuss these effects and consider what they might tell us about consciousness, and perhaps, the nature of reality. Among other topics, we also explore Dean’s experiments probing the observer effect in quantum physics, and the possible role of consciousness in the collapse of the quantum wave-function.
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Dean's presentation on mind matter interaction youtu.be/nRSBaq3vAeYIs the Universe Conscious? - Panpsychism with Philip GoffmetaRising2019-06-13 | Does the Universe Have a Mind? My guest today is the philosopher Philip Goff, known for his defense of panpsychism, which is the idea that consciousness, —the distinctly interior and subjective nature of our minds, could in fact be a fundamental aspect of reality.
With growing support for panpsychism in academia, it is a view that Goff believes could do for the philosophy of mind, what Darwin’s theory of evolution did for biology.
In our conversation today, we discuss the reasons for believing that consciousness is an intrinsic part of reality, as well as the implications for both cosmology and life on this planet.
We also explore how panpsychism, in conjunction with "priority monism", could entail the existence of cosmic mind. This view, Philip has termed “Cosmopsychism.”
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Preorder Philip's book Galileo's Error here: amzn.to/1FKUofO Philip's website: http://www.philipgoffphilosophy.com Philip's Twitter: @philip_goff Support Waking Cosmos on Patreon here: patreon.com/wakingcosmosThe Conscious Universe with Rupert Sheldrake Ph.D. | Waking CosmosmetaRising2019-05-09 | I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the biologist Rupert Sheldrake, a brilliant and original thinker who has gained significant attention for his controversial theory that there exists an evolving memory behind nature which shapes the development of life, mind, and the entire universe. As we discuss, there is a surprising amount of evidence in support of his hypothesis, which Rupert calls Morphic Resonance.
After following Rupert’s work for many years, it was an honor for me to speak with him. We discussed many subjects in our conversation, including among others, the fundamental nature of consciousness, the science behind telepathy, a need for a more open-minded science, collective consciousness, the power of psychedelics, and mystical experiences.
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Listen to the full episode here~ youtube.com/watch?v=VUYAlpyxVQYCan Psychedelics Reveal the Nature of Reality? | David Luke | Waking CosmosmetaRising2019-02-08 | Psychologist David Luke talks about his research on psychedelics and mystical experiences. Please support this podcast on Patreon here: patreon.com/wakingcosmos
Psychologist David Luke is one of the new generation of psychedelics researchers, based at the University of Greenwich in the UK. One of the things that stands out about David is that while he takes a scientific approach to understanding the potential value of psychedelics, he keeps an open mind to what these experiences bring us into contact with, including what they might reveal about the nature of reality itself. One possibility for David is that psychedelic substances such as DMT override the “reducing valve” function of the brain — opening the floodgates between our ordinary sense of self, and a much greater transpersonal reality. In today’s episode of Waking Cosmos (listen below) we talk about David’s ideas and research into these substances, including his controversial experiments exploring whether psychedelics can serve as catalysts for psychic phenomena, like precognition and telepathy. To those unfamiliar with the evidence of such “psi” effects, this might seem bizarre, but as a past president of the Parapsychological Association, David is well versed in the significant body of evidence suggestive that these phenomena are real. I hope you enjoy this episode of Waking Cosmos! If you’d like to support the continued existence of this podcast, please consider visiting my Patreon page: patreon.com/wakingcosmos
Breaking Convention Conference bit.ly/2GbmZWBQuantum Mind, Transhumanism, and Paradise Engineering | David Pearce | Waking CosmosmetaRising2018-12-13 | Transhumanist David Pearce discusses consciousness, psychedelics, panpsychism, paradise engineering, abolishing suffering, death and immortality.
My guest today is David Pearce, a transhumanist and author of the Hedonistic Imperative. David's views about consciousness set him apart from many other transhumanists. David believes that consciousness is fundamental to the universe and cannot be explained within a materialist paradigm. Whether or not this is the case, David is confident that the unity of consciousness is facilitated by a quantum unity occurring in the brain. As a result, David is skeptical about the possibility of classical computation-based “mind uploading” or truly conscious artificial intelligences arriving in the foreseeable future. But while our descendents will continue to be biological, they will however be dramatically different to us, not only with their indefinite lifespan, physical fortitude, and resilience to disease, but most significantly, in the structure of their minds. According to David, our great grandchildren will inhabit profoundly blissful mind spaces which exist exclusively “above hedonic zero”. They will have abandoned retributive emotions such as jealousy and anger, and their ordinary conscious states will be comparable to today’s peak experiences. Most significantly for David, our descendants will set their sites on abolishing suffering in all sentient life on this planet, and finally, the entire reachable universe.
We discussed these subjects and more in our conversation. Whether or not you find David’s vision hard to believe, this will be an interesting episode! If you value these conversations, please consider supporting Waking Cosmos on Patreon. patreon.com/wakingcosmos
David's website hedweb.comDean Radin | The Esoteric Science of ESP and Psychic Abilities | Waking CosmosmetaRising2018-05-29 | Dean Radin discusses "real magic" and the scientific study of psychic phenomena. Topics discussed also include life after death, mystical experiences, the mental origins of the universe, the evidence of telepathy, and James Randi's famous million dollar prize.
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Listen on iTunes here~ apple.co/2GBdbpjRemote Viewing and the Reality of Psychic Phenomena | Waking Cosmos | Garret Moddel Ph.D.metaRising2018-04-05 | Are psychic phenomena real? In this episode of Waking Cosmos, Adrian talks to Garret Moddel, a physicist at the university of Colorado who has carried out extensive scientific experiments exploring ESP, also known as “psi” phenomena.
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Garret has conducted experiments exploring phenomena ranging from telepathy, to precognition, and mind-matter interaction. He even recounts how he and a number of students used remote viewing to successfully predict the stock market.
In addition to the evidence of psychic abilities, Garret shares his thoughts on the Global Consciousness Project - a global mind-matter experiment believed to measure collective shifts of attention in the global human population.
Of particular interest to Garret is the mysterious role of scientists' expectations and beliefs in the outcomes of their experiments.
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