NonzeroClips | DMT and the Pretense of Being Aware | Nikita Petrov and John Horgan @MeaningoflifeTV | Uploaded March 2020 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
0:00 Nikita’s new project, psychopolitica.com
2:06 A collection of DMT stories
29:36 The drama and the silliness of life as experienced by children
43:19 The ontological status of DMT entities
1:27:34 Three big pretenses: “I exist,” “I know what’s going on,” “Everything is ok”
1:33:15 Between a zombie and a madman
1:45:09 The paradoxical writings of Jorge Luis Borges
2:00:15 John’s new book, *Pay Attention*
2:11:18 Podcasting is the new rock’n’roll
Nikita Petrov (http://psychopolitica.com) and John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Mind-Body Problems)
Recorded July 12 and 20, 2019
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0:00 Nikita’s new project, psychopolitica.com
2:06 A collection of DMT stories
29:36 The drama and the silliness of life as experienced by children
43:19 The ontological status of DMT entities
1:27:34 Three big pretenses: “I exist,” “I know what’s going on,” “Everything is ok”
1:33:15 Between a zombie and a madman
1:45:09 The paradoxical writings of Jorge Luis Borges
2:00:15 John’s new book, *Pay Attention*
2:11:18 Podcasting is the new rock’n’roll
Nikita Petrov (http://psychopolitica.com) and John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Mind-Body Problems)
Recorded July 12 and 20, 2019
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00:21 Rhonda’s path to meditation and Buddhism 0:21
14:15 Rhonda’s new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice
20:41 Is equanimity the enemy of activism?
27:55 Using mindfulness to overcome biases and stereotypes
36:05 How Rhonda deploys contemplative practices in her law school classroom
44:01 Can one feel compassion for a cop who shot an unarmed black man?
Recorded on December 10, 2019
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Rhonda Magee (University of San Francisco School of Law, rhondavmagee.com)
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![Consciousness, Panpsychism, and Illusionism | Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ic05_KV5X-c/hqdefault.jpg "Consciousness, Panpsychism, and Illusionism | Daniel Kaufman & Massimo Pigliucci [Sophia]
In the latter half of the video, where Massimo and Dan discuss Keith Frankishs IAI piece, they mistakenly refer to him as Philip Goff several times. We apologize for the error.
Will the pandemic forever change college education? 0:05
Laying out the “hard problem” of consciousness 8:34
Why panpsychism is not a solution to the problem 23:32
The battle between radicals and conservatives in physics 32:10
Physicalism vs. idealism 37:43
Massimo explains “scientific metaphysics” 46:05
Why illusionism is not a solution to the problem 50:16
Misrepresentations vs. useful representations 58:32
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Massimo Pigliucci (CUNY Graduate Center, Platos Footnote, How To Be a Stoic)
Recorded March 30, 2020
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![Stranger Things and Generation X | Daniel Kaufman & Milton Lawson [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J4IpAie0hlU/hqdefault.jpg "Stranger Things and Generation X | Daniel Kaufman & Milton Lawson [Sophia]
2:32 Why Dan and Milton love Stranger Things
16:46 How does the new season measure up?
24:56 Is “the Upside Down” a coherent idea?
31:13 Is Generation X about to have its moment in pop culture?
40:30 Dan fears wokeness is ruining pop culture
59:04 The risks of a fourth Stranger Things season
67:37 Pop culture in an era of massive corporate control
80:02 Speculating on HBO’s mysterious Watchmen adaptation
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Milton Lawson (miltonlawson.com)
Recorded July 9, 2019
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0:00 Intro
6:36 Buddhism and the military atrocities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka
14:39 The early political history of Buddhism
24:38 Varieties of Buddhist rationales for nonviolence
32:06 The history of war between Southeast Asian nations
42:09 Is warfare antithetical to attaining enlightenment?
44:54 Justifications for non-pacifism
52:13 Meditation and the antiwar mindset
58:36 Foreign policy, anti-China sentiment, and BLM protests
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Bhikkhu Bodhi (Chuang Yen Monastery)
Recorded June 11, 2020
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![Spiritual Science | John Horgan & Steve Taylor [Mind-Body Problems]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JU5MJRqLPPM/hqdefault.jpg "Spiritual Science | John Horgan & Steve Taylor [Mind-Body Problems]
Steve’s childhood experiences of euphoria in nature 1:17
Why Steve prefers “wakefulness” to “enlightenment” 10:58
Does being “awakened” make you a better person? 16:00
Steve: “Being a parent is a spiritual path” 22:01
Steve’s new book, Spiritual Science 27:54
“Panspiritism” as an alternative to panpsychism 34:07
How is “the spirit” different than God? 44:01
Was there a point in prehistory when man behaved morally? 49:10
Brexit, Trump, and encounters with death that lead to transformation 61:03
John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Mind-Body Problems) and Steve Taylor (stevenmtaylor.com)
Recorded January 11, 2020
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