Is the Universe Conscious? - Panpsychism with Philip Goff @metaRising

metaRising 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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Is the Universe Conscious? - Panpsychism with Philip Goff

metaRising 2019-06-13 | 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.”

If you enjoy the Waking Cosmos podcast and would like to support it, please visit my Patreon~ patreon.com/wakingcosmos

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/wakingcosmos

Why Consciousness is Immortal | The Philosophical Proof of Life After Death

metaRising 2024-02-11 | 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.

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Aeternum by Aleks Michalski
Discovery by Scott Buckley
Dematerialized by DreamState Logic
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The Strange Evidence of Mind Over Matter and Collective Consciousness

metaRising 2023-12-23 | Do our minds affect the physical world? Does collective consciousness exist? Scientific experiments suggest the answer to these questions might be "yes."

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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

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Horizons by Scott Buckley
Chasing Daylight by Scott Buckley
Dematerialized by Dreamstate Logic
Aleks Michalski
CO.AG SI FI

Is Sentientism the Future of Ethics? A Conversation with Jamie Woodhouse | Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2023-12-19 | Is sentientism the ethics of the future? I discuss the philosophy, history and movement of sentientism with Jamie Woodhouse.

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Jamie's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@Sentientism

As mentioned in this episode, here is my conversation with the transhumanist philosopher David Pearce: on.soundcloud.com/rgJ2F

Jamie's conversation with David Pearce: youtu.be/zpjZWJGM5ak?si=a8oWS8lgoEAbBOWu

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 story

Consciousness and Cosmic Purpose | Philip Goff on the Fine-Tuning of the Universe and Panpsychism

metaRising 2023-11-16 | 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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Philip Goff's website: philipgoffphilosophy.com

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 Longtermism

metaRising 2023-07-20 | 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 Conclusion

Consciousness and Moral Realism | with Sharon Rawlette PhD

metaRising 2022-10-13 | 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.

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Sharon’s website ~ sharonrawlette.wordpress.com

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 Outro

Split-Brain Patients and the Unity of Consciousness | Documentary

metaRising 2021-12-16 | 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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This documentary is a non-profit, educational film. All footage used with permission, or in compliance with fair use/fair dealing.

Music by Scott Buckley and Aleks Michalski.
Scott Buckley’s website: https://www.scottbuckley.com.au
Aleks Michalski’s Bandcamp axen.bandcamp.com

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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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Does the Universe have a Purpose? ~ Consciousness Documentary

metaRising 2021-09-23 | Does the Universe have a Purpose? This documentary explores the possibility that conscious life is an inevitable feature of cosmic evolution. We explore different theories, including the possibility that conscious life is destined to transform the universe, and that in its final state, participates in the creation of its own existence.

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Is Consciousness Primary to Reality? (Documentary)

metaRising 2021-06-25 | Is consciousness a fundamental aspect of reality? This documentary follows and the recent return of “panpsychism” as a respectable theory in philosophy and science. Part of the Waking Cosmos series.

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SIMULATION THEORY (Documentary) - Is Reality Simulated?

metaRising 2021-03-26 | Elon Musk has argued that we almost certainly live in a simulated reality. Is he correct? This documentary explores the philosopher Nick Bostrom’s now famous Simulation Argument, and the possibility that we live in a simulation created by an advanced civilization.

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Existential Risk and Humanitys Future Potential | Toby Ord Interview

metaRising 2021-01-27 | For philosopher Toby Ord, we live in a unique time in history, when humanity’s growing technological power risks destroying our vast potential in the universe. Toby refers to our unique time as "the Precipice" Today Toby and I discuss existential risk, artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the far future of life in the universe.

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Main Website~ tobyord.com
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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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Documentary ~ The Far Future of Consciousness in the Universe

metaRising 2020-11-11 | Will our descendents exist for millions of years? What might conscious intelligent life eventually author on the cosmic stage? This documentary considers the potential of consciousness in the far future of the universe.

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DMT Entities and Higher Dimensional States of Consciousness

metaRising 2020-08-13 | Are DMT entities real? Philosopher and consciousness researcher Andrés Gómez Emilsson offers an explanation for why many DMT trip reports describe encounters with super intelligent entities.

You can listen to my full conversation with Andrés Gómez Emilsson on my channel here:
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Consciousness, DMT, and Panpsychism | Andrés Gómez Emilsson

metaRising 2020-08-07 | 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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Episode Links~
The Qualia Research Institute:
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Andrés blog, Qualia Computing:
qualiacomputing.com

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Documentary ~ Consciousness Artificial Intelligence (Conscious Super AGI)

metaRising 2020-06-19 | Could artificial intelligence ever gain true consciousness? This documentary explores what might unfold if super intelligent AI acquired consciousness, how it might see itself, and what it’s impact might be on our world and beyond.

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Related essay by Andrés Gómez Emilsson.
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Consciousness and the Mystery of Existence - Documentary about Consciousness and Reality

metaRising 2020-04-30 | An ancient idea is that the mystery of consciousness and the mystery of existence are deeply connected. Today there are a number of respected physicists and philosophers who take this possibility seriously. In this documentary, we explore the possible connection between these two great mysteries.

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Is there an Infinite Mind? | Donald Hoffman | The Case Against Reality

metaRising 2020-03-05 | Is consciousness the fundamental nature of reality? Neuroscientist Donald Hoffman discusses his theory of “conscious agents” on the Waking Cosmos podcast.

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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Cosmology and the Evolution of Consciousness | Brian Swimme Ph.D. | Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2020-01-31 | Did the universe require the evolution of conscious life? How does our evolving picture of the universe impact human life? How much do we know about the nature of reality? Cosmologist Brian Swimme joins Adrian on the Waking Cosmos podcast to discuss these subjects and more!

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Defending Panpsychism | Philip Goff Ph.D. on Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2019-11-30 | Philosopher Philip Goff believes that consciousness is fundamental to the physical world — an idea which is gaining new attention in both philosophy, neuroscience, and cosmology. Philip and I discuss this view, known as panpsychism, and what it might mean for our relationship with the world.

Philip's new book about panpsychism is available here: amazon.com/Galileos-Error-Foundations-Science-Consciousness/dp/1524747963

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Nonlocal Consciousness and Collective Mind | Roger Nelson & The Global Consciousness Project

metaRising 2019-11-22 | 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.
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The Living Universe - Documentary about Consciousness and Reality | Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2019-10-18 | Since the time of Plato, the human understanding of the universe has moved through two epoch-defining paradigms. These are the view of the universe as a great mind, moving into the view of the universe as a great machine. Today there are signs that the modern mind is moving towards an organismic view of the universe, apprehended as an evolving, self-generating, and ultimately living process.

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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This documentary is a non-profit, educational film. All footage used with permission, or in compliance with fair use/fair dealing.

Non copyright/reuse-allowed music composed by Aleks Michalski and Dreamstate Logic.
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Earthbound by Dreamstate Logic
Dematerialized by Dreamstate Logic
Apogee by Aleks Michalski
InSight by Aleks Michalski

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Dean Radin Ph.D. on Consciousness, Parapsychology, and the Observer Effect | Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2019-08-17 | 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
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The Conscious Universe with Rupert Sheldrake Ph.D. | Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2019-05-09 | 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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Rupert Sheldrake's website: sheldrake.org

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What are DMT Entities? | David Luke Ph.D. on Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2019-02-10 | Psychologist David Luke discusses his research on DMT, and encounters with intelligences / entities which seem mysteriously other to the experiencer.

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Can Psychedelics Reveal the Nature of Reality? | David Luke | Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2019-02-08 | Psychologist David Luke talks about his research on psychedelics and mystical experiences.
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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.
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Quantum Mind, Transhumanism, and Paradise Engineering | David Pearce | Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2018-12-13 | 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.
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David's website
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Dean Radin | The Esoteric Science of ESP and Psychic Abilities | Waking Cosmos

metaRising 2018-05-29 | 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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Remote Viewing and the Reality of Psychic Phenomena | Waking Cosmos | Garret Moddel Ph.D.

metaRising 2018-04-05 | 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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