Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality - Critiqued (Anil Seth | TED) Consciousness Matters 2026-09-30 | Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality - Critiqued (Anil Seth | TED)
From Cause, Not Qualia? With Philip Goff Consciousness Matters 2023-11-13 | I've thought deeply about consciousness and so has Dr Philip Goff who I think has done more to reach out to the public about panpsychism than anyone else I can think of.I've listened to Philip and Sean Carroll disagree and I feel that there may be a solution to the problem. A resolution to the disagreement.Qualia are great. I believe there is a redness to red that isn't entirely reducible to numbers. Though I think even if we were willing to say that the illusionists were right about qualia, there's actually another very powerful way to get to panpsychism.So I was delighted to be able to sit down with Philip and exchange ideas.Time Indexes:0:00 - Cheeky Ident0:14 - Philip's Conversations1:05 - Coming Up... Trying to be a smart arse2:34 - An Introduction to Philip's Work in Panpsychism5:55 - Philip's Collaboration with Keith Frankish7:53 - What Is Illusionism?15:27 - Turning the tables on Illusionism17:24 - The argument from consciousness From Cause, Not Qualia19:04 - I experience, therefore I am. I tell you about that, therefore I do.22:19 - The Laws of Nature25:46 - Defending Panagentialism26:14 - Not just freewill but will itself32:19 - Helen Steward, Defender of Freewill (Mind Chat Episode)33:52 - Jonathan Lowe, objective value, platonic numbers.37:08 - David Hume & Causation41:36 - Aren't Qualia Arguments Also Causal Arguments?46:27 - Conscious Causality By Evolution51:38 - Scientists Who Don't Believe In Weak Physicalism54:45 - A Strange Ethical Situation55:51 - Philip's Take On Moral Responsibility59:00 - How Many Subjects of Experience Are There?1:08:25 - Can Idealism or Cosmopsychism Ground Morality?1:09:48 - What Conversations Have Made Philip Really Think?1:12:24 - Philip Asks Me What's Made Me Think1:14:42 - Galileo's Error & How Panpsychism Solves It1:16:40 - End CreditsClips Used For Criticism, Summary & Review:Alex O'Connor - Is Everything Conscious? Within Reason #27youtu.be/RlY7wDDpjpQThe Joe Rogan Experience - #1739 - Philip Goffopen.spotify.com/episode/3MVGr23zEtyaKeIc3S5nAiLex Fridman - Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind | Lex Fridman Podcast #261youtu.be/BCdV6BMMpOoMind Chat - Sean Carroll & Philip Goff Debate 'Is Consciousness Fundamental?'youtu.be/rCPCyri1rXUSkeptic - Michael Shermer with Philip Goff — Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousnessyoutu.be/GFzqquKt3KE
Causality & Atheism Critiqued (Featuring the Northern Atheists) Consciousness Matters 2023-10-13 | The Northern Atheists kindly invited me to talk. Causality was the draft subject, so I put it to a vote offering them some other topics.They chose: "A Critical Analysis of Atheism"Join me as I pitch what's wrong with atheism and our notions of causality to my local atheist group, the Northern Atheists. They're great sports and I want to thank them for making me welcome.
Does AI Know Consciousness? Consciousness Matters 2023-05-07 | I have a chat with the sum total of human knowledge wedged into a predictive language model to see how close AI is to understanding the complexities of consciousness.
No Evidence For An Afterlife? Consciousness Matters 2023-03-24 | If my work is usually philosophical, Darren McEnaney's work is usually talking to expert researchers around anomalous experiences including past lives, near death experiences and more. The two of us met up for a chat. Thanks @SeekingI0:00:00 - Introduction0:02:49 - Rationality, Science & Philosophy0:06:10 - What Seeking I Does & Addressing Criticism0:11:48 - The Issues Explaining NDEs Materialistically0:18:22 - The Problem of Veridical Perception0:20:26 - Anomalous Experiences & Consciousness0:23:44 - Illusionism0:32:25 - Is This Wishful Thinking?0:39:48 - Physics Vs Consciousness0:41:44 - Strange Experiences0:44:38 - Natural Vs Supernatural0:48:13 - Science Problems0:52:58 - The Reassuring Safety Blanket of Physicalism & Materialism0:56:33 - Physics Is Fine, But We Must Add Consciousness0:59:47 - Sam Parnia's NDE Study1:01:15 - Other Evidence & Terminal Lucidity1:08:13 - Examples of Veridical Perception1:16:25 - Past Life Reports From Children1:23:22 - Evidencial Mediumship1:24:56 - "Peak in Darien" Experiences1:26:49 - Psi Phenomena1:29:51 - Disclaimer & Update
An Appeal to QED, a Science & Skepticism Convention Consciousness Matters 2022-09-24 | This is a video I've posted to twitter.com/QEDconIf you'd like to support the tweet by retweeting it and sharing it with anyone who might find the prospect of me in with a sea of skeptics an amusing or interesting idea, you can find it here: twitter.com/ConsciousnessM3/status/1573817490232250368?s=20&t=1GBUpNsaDX3mWkKgsSLT-g
Lets Steelman Illusionism with Keith Frankish Consciousness Matters 2022-08-04 | Is consciousness an illusion? For me it couldn't be more real. Watch as I try to steelman illusionism with the help of one of the worlds leading academic proponents of this philosophy of mind, Dr Keith Frankish.0:00:00 - Episode introduction0:01:09 - Saturday highlights for context0:05:17 - Title sequence0:05:34 - Sunday chat, what we can agree on regarding consciousness0:06:22 - The inner world objection0:08:05 - The niave view of the world0:10:13 - Souls vs the mind is what the brain does0:14:09 - Cottrell's zombie0:18:40 - What is illusionism?0:20:27 - Perceptual consciousness & intereospective consciousness0:25:09 - Comparing illusionism to panpschism and idealism0:31:56 - The subject of experience0:36:14 - Opening up dialogue between sides0:37:46 - The active subject wager0:39:23 - How can emergent things be causal?0:56:34 - The God Delusion & The You Delusion1:37:34 - Addressing the 2nd transduction problem with quantum mind theories1:55:48 - The central point of contention1:56:46 - Do androids feel pain?2:02:15 - The power of the dollar, the vim2:07:40 - The freewill of batteries2:19:26 - Summarising and reflecting on the conversation so far2:20:19 - Any mentions?2:22:14 - Before closing2:22:38 - End creditsImage Attributions:Gold texture used in the illusory triangle in the thumbnailfreepik.com/photos/shiny-texture
Panpsychism, Philip Goff Q&A Consciousness Matters 2021-12-17 | With special thanks to the Bernardo Kastrup Book Clubbernardokastrupbookclub@gmail.com Shortly after Philip Goff chatted to Joe Rogan, we got hold of him for a chat. This is how that chat went.#Panpsychism, #Idealism, #PhilosophyOfMind #PhilipGoff0:00:00 - Philip Goff on Joe Rogan0:01:01 - Channel Introduction0:01:17 - Nour Introduces Philip Goff0:03:28 - 1. Idealism Vs Panpsychism0:31:04 - 2. Causality & Consciousness0:54:20 - 3. Panpsychism & Science1:01:48 - 4. Free & Open Q&A1:32:13 - Episode CreditsPhilip Goffupload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Philip_Goff.jpgSean Carrollen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Carroll#/media/File:Sean_Carroll_2017.jpgBlotter Art Oldschool Smiley Sheetamazon.co.uk/Blotter-Art-Oldschool-Smiley-Sheet/dp/B084TZDM6ZPhilosopher Philip Goff on Galileo Excluding Consciousness From Scienceyoutu.be/EczCvJrQtXw
Lets Talk Physicalism (with Tom Jump) Consciousness Matters 2021-06-21 | I lean heavily towards idealism, but I'm open to having my mind changed while sharing what has lead me to what I believe. Today I have a chat with Tom Jump, who describes himself as a physicalist.0:00:00 - Introduction0:03:53 - What's Tom's perspective? Philosophers are wrong.0:16:36 - Entertaining Idealism or Dualism0:20:05 - Consciousness Causes Our Conversations About Consciousness0:23:29 - Tom Disagrees - Novel Testable Predictions0:27:25 - Tom Won't Take Illusionism Off The Table0:31:07 - Attempting To Argue Consciousness Causes Things0:35:08 - Imagining Consciousness Isn't Causal0:40:03 - Why Physicalism Instead of Agnosticism?0:50:43 - Matter, Energy & Consciousness, Order Of Operations0:57:10 - Arguing Consciousness From Epistemology1:01:12 - The Influence Of David Chalmers1:03:47 - Tom's Objection To My Epistemology Argument1:05:25 - There Are No Causal Things Above Physics1:06:12 - Ghosts That Trip People Up1:11:53 - Back To Where Consciousness BelongsImage Attributions:Richard Dawkinscommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Dawkins_no_Fronteiras_do_Pensamento_Porto_Alegre_(18207784825).jpgArticle References:Has Science Shown That Consciousness Is Only An Illusion?mindmatters.ai/2019/01/has-science-shown-that-consciousness-is-only-an-illusionThe Consciousness Illusionaeon.co/essays/what-if-your-consciousness-is-an-illusion-created-by-your-brainIs Consciousness Just An Illusion?bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39482345
God Of The Gaps - Its A TRAP! (Keys Of The Gaps) Consciousness Matters 2021-05-24 | The God Of The Gaps argument is a trap. This episode helps make sense of why so many people go wrong of the God of the Gaps by simplifying the problem into one we can all get our heads around.Clips Used For Criticism & Review:Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universeto.pbs.org/3osvY8Upbs.org/video/moyers-company-neil-degrasse-tyson-science-religion-and-universeWhat is the God of The Gaps?youtu.be/cYFFqVIngXUA Theist & An Atheist Figure Something Out (With Timothy Matthew Johnson)youtu.be/Wgq2z4pkM_kThe God of the Gapsyoutu.be/DdTDBq7ko5YNeil deGrasse Tyson: Atheist or Agnostic? | Big Thinkyoutu.be/CzSMC5rWvosAnswering a Priest’s Open Letteryoutu.be/OmEBz3G_5DQImage Attributions:Bedside Table:Wood photo created by mrsiraphol - www.freepik.com
Consciousness, Emergent Vs Fundamental (with David Long) Consciousness Matters 2021-04-16 | Is Consciousness fundamental or is it emergent? Watch myself and David Long as we debate the matter.If you want to get right to it then you'll need this timestamp: 0:45:45 - CONSCIOUSNESS - EMERGENT VS FUNDAMENTAL0:00:00 - Introduction0:02:36 - Context Is King - Let's Meet David Long0:03:01 - Planting A Flag - False Equivalency? & Is Emergentism A Relative Fact?0:03:43 - Why We're Having This Talk0:04:05 - False Equivalency? Can We Negotiate For A Valid Dichotomy?0:06:20 - Isn't It Light Bulb Off Or Light Bulb On? Is This Not A Valid dichotomy?0:07:12 - I Agree With David Long - Idealism / Materialism, An Invalid dichotomy!0:08:12 - A Lot Of Great Stuff On David Long's Channel - Integral Theory0:09:53 - Integral Theory Started Off As Idealist - Ken Wilber0:11:32 - Is Idealism The Corrupting Bias To Integral Theory's Intellectual Integrity?0:13:05 - How Do You Balance Pluralism With Integration?0:17:35 - Who's David Long?0:24:38 - I Share My Path So Far With David0:26:36 - David Share's A Bit More Of His Path So Far0:27:34 - Religion Has Some Validity0:35:45 - Joseph Campbell Makes Me Think Of Jordan Peterson0:45:16 - I Welcome The Challenge To My Point Of View0:45:45 - CONSCIOUSNESS - EMERGENT VS FUNDAMENTAL0:50:33 - Is Consciousness Affecting Evolution?0:52:28 - Is Emergentism A Fact Like Evolution?0:53:51 - Freewill / Determinism - Semantic Problems?0:58:49 - Bringing In Integral Theory1:03:17 - Evolution Vs Creationism Issue1:09:04 - What Persuades Me Consciousness Is Fundamental?1:11:15 - David Responds With Emergence Argument1:12:09 - Parsimony Arguments For Idealism1:17:21 - Can Consciousness Be Weakly Emergent?1:23:30 - Understanding Illusionism1:24:48 - Does A Consciousness Dimmer Switch Work?1:30:56 - Does The Hard Problem Imply The Meta Problem?1:31:56 - Sam Harris & Free Will1:42:45 - Do People Misuse Emergence As An Argument?1:45:20 - David Suggests Some Things Aren't Reducible1:53:36 - Where Am I Making A Mistake In My Thinking?1:58:36 - David: I Don't See How Consciousness Would Go All The Way Down1:59:05 - When Do Things Seem Conscious?2:01:54 - Parsimony As An Argument For Idealism2:07:28 - Is Idealism Multiplayer Solipsism?2:10:11 - Is 'Materialism Is Baloney' Advancing A False Dichotomy?2:12:27 - Is This An Argument For Consciousness Emerging?2:16:47 - My Affinity For Reductionism2:18:48 - Trying To Reach Conclusions On Our Disagreement
A Theist & An Atheist Figure Something Out (With Timothy Matthew Johnson) Consciousness Matters 2021-03-12 | Why is that some people are persuaded that atheism is most rational and some that theism is most rational? As someone who believes that there is a mind behind the universe, I talk to Timothy Matthew Johnson, who does not. We hear each other out and we figure something out.Time Indexes:0:00:00 - Episode Introduction0:00:51 - Conversation Starts, Preparation & Declaration of Open Mindedness By Myself0:01:36 - Timothy Matthew Johnson Introduces Himself0:11:40 - I Introduce Myself In Kind0:13:44 - Timothy Pick's Up The Fascination About Consciousness0:15:09 - I Explain That Getting Philosophy Of Mind Right Is Very Important To Me0:15:24 - Timothy On Free Will0:17:10 - Brains Correlate With Consciousness0:19:46 - Solving The Hard Problem of Consciousness With Panpsychism0:27:51 - Solving The Hard Problem of Consciousness With Idealism0:31:41 - How Idealism Relates To Theism0:31:41 - Steelmanning Theism With Minimal Theism (Part 1 of 4)0:34:28 - Timothy's False Dichotomy Of Theism & Atheism0:38:21 - Steelmanning Theism With Minimal Theism (Part 2 of 4)0:40:22 - Fabian Cuello's Argument For Theism0:46:59 - Is The Word Supernatural Even Useful?0:52:01 - Claims Remaining From Scripture0:58:53 - 1st Party Vs 3rd Party God Claims1:01:33 - Falsifiability1:03:42 - Bayesian Approaches1:05:26 - Steelmanning Theism With Minimal Theism (Part 3 of 4)1:06:22 - The Meta Problem Of Consciousness1:10:53 - Timothy's Stance On There Being No Self1:15:11 - Divergence Point, I Start To Fail To Understand Timothy's Position1:17:04 - Steelmanning Theism With Minimal Theism (Part 4 of 4)1:24:08 - David Chalmers, Sean Carroll & Philosophical Zombies1:26:07 - The Case For Believing In No Self1:31:10 - Why Dismiss The Notion Of Consciousness Selecting Possibilities?1:33:17 - Experience Without An Experiencer?1:36:29 - Let's Assume I'm Wrong1:41:56 - Timothy's Twitch Handle1:42:21 - Closing Thoughts
I Dont Believe In Atheism, A Conversation With Ryan Mulrenin Consciousness Matters 2021-02-26 | I don't believe in atheism and Ryan is an agnostic. I justify and explain myself and see if I can make a persuasive argument in favour of theism, that mind is the origin of all things.Think of me as an a-atheist if you will.Referenced Videos:How do you explain consciousness? | David Chalmersyoutu.be/uhRhtFFhNzQThe Meta-Problem of Consciousness | Professor David Chalmers | Talks at Googleyoutu.be/OsYUWtLQBS0Derren Brown Mind Control | Animal Heaven | Channel 4youtu.be/1UpUcgPP-YYGrandeuryoutu.be/zMwXBzuPH9cThumbnail Photos:Atheism Logopixabay.com/vectors/atheist-atheism-symbol-icon-884127Skycommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clouds_(5).jpg
The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware, Kurzgesagt Consciousness Critiqued Consciousness Matters 2021-01-08 | Once in a while someone tries to explain the origin of consciousness in scientific terms. Kurzgesagt has tried to do that in the episode titled 'The Origin of Consciousness - How Unaware Things Became Aware'. I'll be analysing and critiquing their argument. Will their claims stand up to scrutiny?Bob's Source Code:github.com/ConsciousnessMatters/ArtificialBobConsciousnessVideos Referenced:The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Awareyoutu.be/H6u0VBqNBQ8Kinetochore and Mitosisyoutu.be/IvJrDsRuWxQIs Consciousness Doing Anything (Making Sense with Sam Harris)youtu.be/87Gd_E_TNCIJohn Cleese: Philosophy, Spirituality & Political Correctnessyoutu.be/jr4wo0fG8kQImages:Richard Dawkinscommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Dawkins_no_Fronteiras_do_Pensamento_Porto_Alegre_(18207784825).jpgSam Harriscommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TT4_7749-3566899238-O_(15374983126).jpgRupert Sheldrakeen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Sheldrake#/media/File:Sheldrake_TASC2008.JPGReferenced Material:frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02134/full#supplementary-material
Bernardo Kastrup, Book Club Idealism Q&A Consciousness Matters 2020-09-30 | Bernard Kastrup, Book Club Q&AA lot of the time I produce scripted and edited content to convey what I've learnt as best as I can. Today it's a special episode as after a 4 minute introduction it hands off to a uncut recording of the Bernardo Kastrup Book Club (bernardokastrupbookclub@gmail.com). We've read 4 of his books so far and have questions. I've got a couple of my own. There are 5 themes to the conversation tonight and the time indexes are as follows:0:00:00 - Introduction for Consciousness Matters subscribers and those new to Idealism and why we need to take it seriously.0:03:40 - New To Bernardo's Work? Don't Panic - Help Playlist (Playlist link featured below in Help Section)0:03:56 - Book Club Q&A Introduction Begins0:05:35 - Theme 1. Exploring Mind0:39:38 - Theme 2. The Relationship Between Mind And Matter1:05:35 - Theme 3. Will & Free Will1:20:46 - Theme 4. Anomalous Experiences, NDE's, OBE's, Psi, Reincarnation1:46:38 - Theme 5. Meaning & Purpose2:17:27 - Final ThoughtsThank you so much to the Bernardo Kastrup Book Club for some great conversations and challenges, your thoughts and ideas over the last two months.😆 Help Section - Feel Lost? 😆If this is the first time of running into Bernardo's ideas for you, then you may find the following playlist an excellent introduction to Bernardo's work. Having which, you may well further enjoy hearing Bernardo answer the book club questions.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWvmPFBWToaK13hRduzGMheDj5W-TDoxj#Idealism #PhilosophyOfMind #ConsciousnessWood Effect:Image by Michael Schwarzenberger from PixabayTV Photo:Image by Pexels from PixabayBernard Kastrup Book Club:bernardokastrupbookclub@gmail.com
Reincarnation & NDEs, An Academic Montage Consciousness Matters 2020-09-01 | There's a great deal of confusion about what academic evidence is available and is not available to support ideas of reincarnation and near death experiences as real phenomena. It is perfectly legitimate to question the evidence, to state that it's inconclusive or in some way insufficient, but is it really ok to simply deny it's existence? How common is this basic denial in academic circles?Source Video Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWvmPFBWToaKEzcta49TmRqU38ZIb2QHiClips Used For Criticism & Review:Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Afterlife, Origins of the Earth and Extreme Weatheryoutu.be/4x2ZrklQQYUProf. Dr. Christopher Bache - Scientific Evidence for Reincarnationyoutu.be/JlCMfEOmsrYDarwin Day in Tyler, TX 2020 Keynote address by Dr. Steven Novella, Science Denial (2 12 20)youtu.be/JC5WLbOOVwIMichio Kaku on Life After Death, Creationism and Scientific Evidence of Geological Timeyoutu.be/z-sBp4D9dMUOz Talk: Dr. Sam Parniayoutu.be/tHcZc-JJEFwDeath Is Not Finalyoutu.be/h0YtL5eiBYwQ&A "What Happens To An Atheist When They Die?" Richard Dawkins and Cardinal Gyoutu.be/4p2BBojD87YSex: An Evolutionary Perspective | Bret Weinstein & Heather Heyingyoutu.be/iOd0hnmFR3cIs There Life after Death? Fifty Years of Research at UVAyoutu.be/0AtTM9hgCDwAre Brain and Mind the Same Thing? | Episode 1005 | Closer To Truthyoutu.be/2i9UPTDUFJoDr Parnia on Near Death Experiencesyoutu.be/gkTh6wNlYaoRichard Dawkins Reveals How Science Really Works: Imagination, Intuition, Evidence, and Truthyoutu.be/Un_m2NGvSKQSam Harris: On Deathyoutu.be/d_Uahu9XNzUMusic:F. Schubert. "Ave Maria" in Ukrainian translation by Yuri Otroshenkо. Performed by Anna Kolesnik-Ratushnacommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schubert_Ave_Maria_ukr.ogaNote:The soundtrack after the introduction (0:12) is copyright under creative commons attribution and share alike, the rest of the sound track is not due to licensing restrictions of royaly free music providers and as such rests under regular copyright restrictions.Social Media:Twitter@ConsciousnessM3Facebook@consciousnessmattersMinds@consciousnessmattersParler@ConsciousnessMatters
Whats Required For Science To Explain Consciousness? Consciousness Matters 2020-08-19 | If science can improve our ability to change the world, can we use that same power to understand ourselves? Of course it can with psychology and biology, but can that understanding reach out to consciousness as well?What's causing the problems we find at the moment? Are we really stuck, or have we made a mistake? I explore these questions in this episode.Image Attributions:Rene Descartes:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Frans_Hals_-_Portret_van_Ren%C3%A9_Descartes.jpgScience Clipart:freesvg.org/science-explosionStandrd Model of Particle Physics:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_physics#/media/File:Standard_Model_of_Elementary_Particles_Anti.svgDavid Chalmers:youtu.be/uhRhtFFhNzQSean Carrollen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Carroll#/media/File:Sean_Carroll_2017.jpgDonald Hoffmanen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_D._Hoffman#/media/File:Donald_Hoffman.jpgClips Used For Criticism & Review:Neil deGrasse Tyson Clip From:youtu.be/40YIIaF1qiwSean Carroll Clip From:youtu.be/Myl_gnRxh94Donald Hoffman Clip From:youtu.be/6eWG7x_6Y5U
The Mind Body Problem Quiz Show Consciousness Matters 2020-06-27 | You know mind... you know body... how does that work? This is the mind body problem Quiz Show! As I lack a studio audience, please feel free to record reactions to the show yourself including clapping and laughing wherever you actually feel like, ideally with headphones on to get your reactions clearly on the mic without too much background sound and if I get enough I will mix them together into a virtual audience and do another revision with that mixed in. Just link to your reaction in the comments.Image Attributions:Bernado Kastrup:youtu.be/J1hRn7kmPpMSam Harris:youtu.be/BjMhLhXCircDavid Chalmers:youtu.be/uhRhtFFhNzQDeepak Chopra:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Deepak_Chopra.jpgDonald Hoffman:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Donald_Hoffman.jpgRene Descartes:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Frans_Hals_-_Portret_van_Ren%C3%A9_Descartes.jpgPlato:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Plato_Silanion_Musei_Capitolini_MC1377.jpgThomas Nagel:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Thomas_Nagel_(cropped).jpgDaniel Dennett:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Daniel_Dennett_in_Venice_2006.pngRoger Penrose:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Roger_Penrose_9671.JPGStuart Hameroff:youtu.be/R5DqX9vDcOMWood texture for Irreducible Ivity book background:pexels.com/photo/wood-timber-brown-lumber-139306
Exceptional Conscious Experiences Consciousness Matters 2020-06-14 | Many of us are fascinated by Exceptional Conscious Experiences. We sometimes are led to believe that these experiences are impossible or that they do not stand up to scrutiny. This lecture will give an outline of the scientific investigation into Exceptional Conscious Experiences including Telepathy, Near Death Experiences (NDEs), Tantra (Psi Based Empathy), Out of Body Experiences (OBEs), Mystical Experiences, Psychedelic Mystical Experiences, Reincarnarion & Presentiment.For more on impossible things that turned out to be possible:newscientist.com/article/dn13556-10-impossibilities-conquered-by-scienceRecommended Viewing List:Neil deGrasse Tyson on death and near death experiences92nd Street Yyoutu.be/y5qEBC7ZzVQStephanie Arnold & Tricia Barker - Two Veridical Near-Death ExperiencesIANDSvideosyoutu.be/FHLJmn0f46oAre Child Reincarnation Stories Real?Seekeryoutu.be/s_8wl0u4aVEJohn Cleese Interviews Dr. Jim Tucker re: DOPS Research into Children's Past Life MemoriesUVA Division of Perceptual Studiesyoutu.be/0Aoew3jKMb4The Science of ReincarnationThink Anomalousyoutu.be/jZOKljH6pBkAn Introduction to Paranormal Psychology - with Chris FrenchThe Royal Institutionyoutu.be/Jve3p0ws-nIQ&A - An Introduction to Paranormal Psychology - with Chris FrenchThe Royal Institutionyoutu.be/pW_F9VazZqkThe Extended Mind: Recent Experimental EvidenceGoogleTechTalksyoutu.be/JnA8GUtXpXY"Science and the taboo of psi" with Dean RadinGoogleTechTalksyoutu.be/qw_O9QiwqewPresentiment: "Feeling" the FutureThink Anomalousyoutu.be/xWinUxW9HAgSensing the Future | Precognition and ScienceInstitute of Noetic Sciencesyoutu.be/famOBwD2K3gTantric energy tested by scienceSomananda Tantra Schoolyoutu.be/AIR1lBHS2Pg
Are We Trapped In the Matrix? Consciousness Matters 2020-06-06 | Throughout history humans have believed things that have turned out to be false and in retrospect, seem silly. So what are the beliefs of our time that seem reasonable to us now that our descendants will have debunked and find amusing? Why is it as humans that we are susceptible to false beliefs?Recommended Viewing List:Leonardo DiCaprio & The Nature of Reality: Crash Course Philosophy #4CrashCourseyoutu.be/IV-8YsyghbUWhy do we believe things that aren't true? | Philip Fernbach | TEDxMileHighTEDx Talksyoutu.be/jobYTQTgeUERupert Sheldrake - The Science Delusion BANNED TED TALKrevolutionloveevolveyoutu.be/JKHUaNAxsTgNASA Physicist: "Science Is a New Dogmatic Religion" (Tom Campbell)Red Pill Philosophyyoutu.be/UxMPXpYqtlAWhy Materialism Is BaloneyBernardo Kastrupyoutu.be/eehz5YKnBf4John Wilkins - Physicalism & MaterialismScience, Technology & the Futureyoutu.be/8Xn5w_KcdIIAre We Living in a Simulation? – 8-Bit PhilosophyWisecrackyoutu.be/JB3v3bDba5g
The Demonstrable Power of Free Will Consciousness Matters 2020-06-05 | Free will, one of the most interesting and controversial ideas in philosophy. People claim to debunk the idea of free will, I believe I have demonstrable proof that you can verify for yourself.Recommended Viewing List:Determinism vs Free Will: Crash Course Philosophy #24CrashCourseyoutu.be/vCGtkDzELAIJoe Rogan - Does Free Will Exist?JRE Clipsyoutu.be/rZCB3skWIxcDeterminism vs Free Will | Jordan PetersonManOfAllCreationyoutu.be/hSIDXNvMWCUCloser To Truth - Big Questions in Free WillCloser To Truthyoutu.be/9uRTjfhIf4MFree Will - DebunkedRationality Rulesyoutu.be/j4Oyi1T-HmUThe Mystery of Free Will: Donald Hoffmanscienceandnondualityyoutu.be/cT7hf8NOEk4
Unifying Science & Consciousness Consciousness Matters 2020-06-01 | We have a story of science and a story of consciousness, but how do we reconcile these stories? This is part of the Rational Spirituality crash course.Recommended Viewing List:The Standard Model - with Harry CliffThe Royal Institutionyoutu.be/MRwRNMgOGL0A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean CarrollThe Royal Institutionyoutu.be/5hVmeOCJjOUEmergence – How Stupid Things Become Smart TogetherKurzgesagt – In a Nutshellyoutu.be/16W7c0mb-rEHow do you explain consciousness? | David ChalmersTEDyoutu.be/uhRhtFFhNzQWhat is Panpsychism? | Rupert Sheldrake, Donald Hoffman, Phillip Goff, James LadymanThe Institute of Art and Ideasyoutube.com/watch?v=B7KaNnFij2Q&t=80sConsciousness and the Mystery of Existence - Documentary about Consciousness and Reality (2020)metaRisingyoutu.be/_2DyvF03isMGrandeurRationality Rulesyoutu.be/zMwXBzuPH9c
The Rational Truth About Consciousness Consciousness Matters 2020-04-22 | We're all conscious and we feel like a subject experiencing the world, but some scientists would like to disagree. Surprisingly the rational truth finds serious problems with what's intellectually fashionable.Important Note:Since the uploading of this video, I've seen further statements from both Sean Carroll & Richard Dawkins that contradict earlier statements that they are illusionists. Just be aware that they say contradictory things on this matter.Article References:Has Science Shown That Consciousness Is Only An Illusion?mindmatters.ai/2019/01/has-science-shown-that-consciousness-is-only-an-illusionThe Consciousness Illusionaeon.co/essays/what-if-your-consciousness-is-an-illusion-created-by-your-brainIs Consciousness Just An Illusion?bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39482345
Irreducible Ivity: Sam Harris Book Preview Consciousness Matters 2020-04-02 | Disclaimer: The following video may contain comedy.Irreducible Ivity, a guide to irreducible subjectivity without the subject, is the latest in Sam's fine literary works, providing philosophical consideration for the modern intellectual.I'm delighted to announce an exclusive preview of the book, but without giving away any serious spoilers. Just enough to whet your appetite!Please do sincerely check out Sam's books: samharris.org/books
