Consciousness, Emergent Vs Fundamental (with David Long) @ConsciousnessMatters

Consciousness Matters 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 FUNDAMENTAL

0:00:00 - Introduction

0:02:36 - Context Is King - Let's Meet David Long
0:03:01 - Planting A Flag - False Equivalency? & Is Emergentism A Relative Fact?
0:03:43 - Why We're Having This Talk
0:04:05 - 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 Theory
0:09:53 - Integral Theory Started Off As Idealist - Ken Wilber
0:11:32 - 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 David
0:26:36 - David Share's A Bit More Of His Path So Far
0:27:34 - Religion Has Some Validity
0:35:45 - Joseph Campbell Makes Me Think Of Jordan Peterson
0:45:16 - I Welcome The Challenge To My Point Of View

0:45:45 - CONSCIOUSNESS - EMERGENT VS FUNDAMENTAL

0:50:33 - 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 Theory
1:03:17 - Evolution Vs Creationism Issue
1:09:04 - What Persuades Me Consciousness Is Fundamental?
1:11:15 - David Responds With Emergence Argument
1:12:09 - Parsimony Arguments For Idealism
1:17:21 - Can Consciousness Be Weakly Emergent?
1:23:30 - Understanding Illusionism
1:24:48 - Does A Consciousness Dimmer Switch Work?
1:30:56 - Does The Hard Problem Imply The Meta Problem?
1:31:56 - Sam Harris & Free Will
1:42:45 - Do People Misuse Emergence As An Argument?
1:45:20 - David Suggests Some Things Aren't Reducible
1:53:36 - Where Am I Making A Mistake In My Thinking?
1:58:36 - David: I Don't See How Consciousness Would Go All The Way Down
1:59:05 - When Do Things Seem Conscious?
2:01:54 - Parsimony As An Argument For Idealism
2:07:28 - 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 Reductionism
2:18:48 - Trying To Reach Conclusions On Our Disagreement

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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 FUNDAMENTAL

0:00:00 - Introduction

0:02:36 - Context Is King - Let's Meet David Long
0:03:01 - Planting A Flag - False Equivalency? & Is Emergentism A Relative Fact?
0:03:43 - Why We're Having This Talk
0:04:05 - 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 Theory
0:09:53 - Integral Theory Started Off As Idealist - Ken Wilber
0:11:32 - 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 David
0:26:36 - David Share's A Bit More Of His Path So Far
0:27:34 - Religion Has Some Validity
0:35:45 - Joseph Campbell Makes Me Think Of Jordan Peterson
0:45:16 - I Welcome The Challenge To My Point Of View

0:45:45 - CONSCIOUSNESS - EMERGENT VS FUNDAMENTAL

0:50:33 - 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 Theory
1:03:17 - Evolution Vs Creationism Issue
1:09:04 - What Persuades Me Consciousness Is Fundamental?
1:11:15 - David Responds With Emergence Argument
1:12:09 - Parsimony Arguments For Idealism
1:17:21 - Can Consciousness Be Weakly Emergent?
1:23:30 - Understanding Illusionism
1:24:48 - Does A Consciousness Dimmer Switch Work?
1:30:56 - Does The Hard Problem Imply The Meta Problem?
1:31:56 - Sam Harris & Free Will
1:42:45 - Do People Misuse Emergence As An Argument?
1:45:20 - David Suggests Some Things Aren't Reducible
1:53:36 - Where Am I Making A Mistake In My Thinking?
1:58:36 - David: I Don't See How Consciousness Would Go All The Way Down
1:59:05 - When Do Things Seem Conscious?
2:01:54 - Parsimony As An Argument For Idealism
2:07:28 - 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 Reductionism
2:18:48 - Trying To Reach Conclusions On Our Disagreement

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 Ident
0:14 - Philip's Conversations
1:05 - Coming Up... Trying to be a smart arse
2:34 - An Introduction to Philip's Work in Panpsychism
5:55 - Philip's Collaboration with Keith Frankish
7:53 - What Is Illusionism?
15:27 - Turning the tables on Illusionism
17:24 - The argument from consciousness From Cause, Not Qualia
19:04 - I experience, therefore I am. I tell you about that, therefore I do.
22:19 - The Laws of Nature
25:46 - Defending Panagentialism
26:14 - Not just freewill but will itself
32:19 - Helen Steward, Defender of Freewill (Mind Chat Episode)
33:52 - Jonathan Lowe, objective value, platonic numbers.
37:08 - David Hume & Causation
41:36 - Aren't Qualia Arguments Also Causal Arguments?
46:27 - Conscious Causality By Evolution
51:38 - Scientists Who Don't Believe In Weak Physicalism
54:45 - A Strange Ethical Situation
55:51 - Philip's Take On Moral Responsibility
59:00 - 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 Think
1:14:42 - Galileo's Error & How Panpsychism Solves It
1:16:40 - End Credits

Clips Used For Criticism, Summary & Review:

Alex O'Connor - Is Everything Conscious?
Within Reason #27
youtu.be/RlY7wDDpjpQ

The Joe Rogan Experience - #1739 - Philip Goff
open.spotify.com/episode/3MVGr23zEtyaKeIc3S5nAi

Lex Fridman - Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism,
and the Philosophy of Mind | Lex Fridman Podcast #261
youtu.be/BCdV6BMMpOo

Mind Chat - Sean Carroll & Philip Goff Debate
'Is Consciousness Fundamental?'
youtu.be/rCPCyri1rXU

Skeptic - Michael Shermer with Philip Goff —
Galileo’s Error:
Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness
youtu.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 @SeekingI

0:00:00 - Introduction
0:02:49 - Rationality, Science & Philosophy
0:06:10 - What Seeking I Does & Addressing Criticism
0:11:48 - The Issues Explaining NDEs Materialistically
0:18:22 - The Problem of Veridical Perception
0:20:26 - Anomalous Experiences & Consciousness
0:23:44 - Illusionism
0:32:25 - Is This Wishful Thinking?
0:39:48 - Physics Vs Consciousness
0:41:44 - Strange Experiences
0:44:38 - Natural Vs Supernatural
0:48:13 - Science Problems
0:52:58 - The Reassuring Safety Blanket of Physicalism & Materialism
0:56:33 - Physics Is Fine, But We Must Add Consciousness
0:59:47 - Sam Parnia's NDE Study
1:01:15 - Other Evidence & Terminal Lucidity
1:08:13 - Examples of Veridical Perception
1:16:25 - Past Life Reports From Children
1:23:22 - Evidencial Mediumship
1:24:56 - "Peak in Darien" Experiences
1:26:49 - Psi Phenomena
1:29:51 - 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/QEDcon

If 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 introduction
0:01:09 - Saturday highlights for context
0:05:17 - Title sequence
0:05:34 - Sunday chat, what we can agree on regarding consciousness
0:06:22 - The inner world objection
0:08:05 - The niave view of the world
0:10:13 - Souls vs the mind is what the brain does
0:14:09 - Cottrell's zombie
0:18:40 - What is illusionism?
0:20:27 - Perceptual consciousness & intereospective consciousness
0:25:09 - Comparing illusionism to panpschism and idealism
0:31:56 - The subject of experience
0:36:14 - Opening up dialogue between sides
0:37:46 - The active subject wager
0:39:23 - How can emergent things be causal?
0:56:34 - The God Delusion & The You Delusion
1:37:34 - Addressing the 2nd transduction problem with quantum mind theories
1:55:48 - The central point of contention
1:56:46 - Do androids feel pain?
2:02:15 - The power of the dollar, the vim
2:07:40 - The freewill of batteries
2:19:26 - Summarising and reflecting on the conversation so far
2:20:19 - Any mentions?
2:22:14 - Before closing
2:22:38 - End credits

Image Attributions:

Gold texture used in the illusory triangle in the thumbnail
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Panpsychism, Philip Goff Q&A

Consciousness Matters 2021-12-17 | With special thanks to the Bernardo Kastrup Book Club
bernardokastrupbookclub@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 #PhilipGoff

0:00:00 - Philip Goff on Joe Rogan
0:01:01 - Channel Introduction
0:01:17 - Nour Introduces Philip Goff
0:03:28 - 1. Idealism Vs Panpsychism
0:31:04 - 2. Causality & Consciousness
0:54:20 - 3. Panpsychism & Science
1:01:48 - 4. Free & Open Q&A
1:32:13 - Episode Credits

Philip Goff
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Sean Carroll
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Blotter Art Oldschool Smiley Sheet
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Philosopher Philip Goff on Galileo Excluding Consciousness From Science
youtu.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 - Introduction
0:03:53 - What's Tom's perspective? Philosophers are wrong.
0:16:36 - Entertaining Idealism or Dualism
0:20:05 - Consciousness Causes Our Conversations About Consciousness
0:23:29 - Tom Disagrees - Novel Testable Predictions
0:27:25 - Tom Won't Take Illusionism Off The Table
0:31:07 - Attempting To Argue Consciousness Causes Things
0:35:08 - Imagining Consciousness Isn't Causal
0:40:03 - Why Physicalism Instead of Agnosticism?
0:50:43 - Matter, Energy & Consciousness, Order Of Operations
0:57:10 - Arguing Consciousness From Epistemology
1:01:12 - The Influence Of David Chalmers
1:03:47 - Tom's Objection To My Epistemology Argument
1:05:25 - There Are No Causal Things Above Physics
1:06:12 - Ghosts That Trip People Up
1:11:53 - Back To Where Consciousness Belongs

Image Attributions:

Richard Dawkins
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Article References:

Has Science Shown That Consciousness Is Only An Illusion?
mindmatters.ai/2019/01/has-science-shown-that-consciousness-is-only-an-illusion

The Consciousness Illusion
aeon.co/essays/what-if-your-consciousness-is-an-illusion-created-by-your-brain

Is 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 Universe
to.pbs.org/3osvY8U
pbs.org/video/moyers-company-neil-degrasse-tyson-science-religion-and-universe

What is the God of The Gaps?
youtu.be/cYFFqVIngXU

A Theist & An Atheist Figure Something Out (With Timothy Matthew Johnson)
youtu.be/Wgq2z4pkM_k

The God of the Gaps
youtu.be/DdTDBq7ko5Y

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Atheist or Agnostic? | Big Think
youtu.be/CzSMC5rWvos

Answering a Priest’s Open Letter
youtu.be/OmEBz3G_5DQ

Image Attributions:

Bedside Table:
Wood photo created by mrsiraphol - www.freepik.com

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 Introduction
0:00:51 - Conversation Starts, Preparation & Declaration of Open Mindedness By Myself
0:01:36 - Timothy Matthew Johnson Introduces Himself
0:11:40 - I Introduce Myself In Kind
0:13:44 - Timothy Pick's Up The Fascination About Consciousness
0:15:09 - I Explain That Getting Philosophy Of Mind Right Is Very Important To Me
0:15:24 - Timothy On Free Will
0:17:10 - Brains Correlate With Consciousness
0:19:46 - Solving The Hard Problem of Consciousness With Panpsychism
0:27:51 - Solving The Hard Problem of Consciousness With Idealism
0:31:41 - How Idealism Relates To Theism
0:31:41 - Steelmanning Theism With Minimal Theism (Part 1 of 4)
0:34:28 - Timothy's False Dichotomy Of Theism & Atheism
0:38:21 - Steelmanning Theism With Minimal Theism (Part 2 of 4)
0:40:22 - Fabian Cuello's Argument For Theism
0:46:59 - Is The Word Supernatural Even Useful?
0:52:01 - Claims Remaining From Scripture
0:58:53 - 1st Party Vs 3rd Party God Claims
1:01:33 - Falsifiability
1:03:42 - Bayesian Approaches
1:05:26 - Steelmanning Theism With Minimal Theism (Part 3 of 4)
1:06:22 - The Meta Problem Of Consciousness
1:10:53 - Timothy's Stance On There Being No Self
1:15:11 - Divergence Point, I Start To Fail To Understand Timothy's Position
1:17:04 - Steelmanning Theism With Minimal Theism (Part 4 of 4)
1:24:08 - David Chalmers, Sean Carroll & Philosophical Zombies
1:26:07 - The Case For Believing In No Self
1:31:10 - Why Dismiss The Notion Of Consciousness Selecting Possibilities?
1:33:17 - Experience Without An Experiencer?
1:36:29 - Let's Assume I'm Wrong
1:41:56 - Timothy's Twitch Handle
1:42:21 - 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 Chalmers
youtu.be/uhRhtFFhNzQ

The Meta-Problem of Consciousness | Professor David Chalmers | Talks at Google
youtu.be/OsYUWtLQBS0

Derren Brown Mind Control | Animal Heaven | Channel 4
youtu.be/1UpUcgPP-YY

Grandeur
youtu.be/zMwXBzuPH9c

Thumbnail Photos:

Atheism Logo
pixabay.com/vectors/atheist-atheism-symbol-icon-884127

Sky
commons.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/ArtificialBobConsciousness

Videos Referenced:

The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware
youtu.be/H6u0VBqNBQ8

Kinetochore and Mitosis
youtu.be/IvJrDsRuWxQ

Is Consciousness Doing Anything (Making Sense with Sam Harris)
youtu.be/87Gd_E_TNCI

John Cleese: Philosophy, Spirituality & Political Correctness
youtu.be/jr4wo0fG8kQ

Images:

Richard Dawkins
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Sam Harris
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Rupert Sheldrake
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Sheldrake#/media/File:Sheldrake_TASC2008.JPG

Referenced 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&A

A 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 Begins
0:05:35 - Theme 1. Exploring Mind
0:39:38 - Theme 2. The Relationship Between Mind And Matter
1:05:35 - Theme 3. Will & Free Will
1:20:46 - Theme 4. Anomalous Experiences, NDE's, OBE's, Psi, Reincarnation
1:46:38 - Theme 5. Meaning & Purpose
2:17:27 - Final Thoughts

Thank 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 #Consciousness

Wood Effect:
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TV Photo:
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Bernard 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=PLWvmPFBWToaKEzcta49TmRqU38ZIb2QHi

Clips Used For Criticism & Review:

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Afterlife, Origins of the Earth and Extreme Weather
youtu.be/4x2ZrklQQYU

Prof. Dr. Christopher Bache - Scientific Evidence for Reincarnation
youtu.be/JlCMfEOmsrY

Darwin Day in Tyler, TX 2020 Keynote address by Dr. Steven Novella, Science Denial (2 12 20)
youtu.be/JC5WLbOOVwI

Michio Kaku on Life After Death, Creationism and Scientific Evidence of Geological Time
youtu.be/z-sBp4D9dMU

Oz Talk: Dr. Sam Parnia
youtu.be/tHcZc-JJEFw

Death Is Not Final
youtu.be/h0YtL5eiBYw

Q&A "What Happens To An Atheist When They Die?" Richard Dawkins and Cardinal G
youtu.be/4p2BBojD87Y

Sex: An Evolutionary Perspective | Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
youtu.be/iOd0hnmFR3c

Is There Life after Death? Fifty Years of Research at UVA
youtu.be/0AtTM9hgCDw

Are Brain and Mind the Same Thing? | Episode 1005 | Closer To Truth
youtu.be/2i9UPTDUFJo

Dr Parnia on Near Death Experiences
youtu.be/gkTh6wNlYao

Richard Dawkins Reveals How Science Really Works: Imagination, Intuition, Evidence, and Truth
youtu.be/Un_m2NGvSKQ

Sam Harris: On Death
youtu.be/d_Uahu9XNzU

Music:

F. Schubert. "Ave Maria" in Ukrainian translation by Yuri Otroshenkо. Performed by Anna Kolesnik-Ratushna
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Note:
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.

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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.jpg

Science Clipart:
freesvg.org/science-explosion

Standrd Model of Particle Physics:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_physics#/media/File:Standard_Model_of_Elementary_Particles_Anti.svg

David Chalmers:
youtu.be/uhRhtFFhNzQ

Sean Carroll
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Carroll#/media/File:Sean_Carroll_2017.jpg

Donald Hoffman
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_D._Hoffman#/media/File:Donald_Hoffman.jpg

Clips Used For Criticism & Review:

Neil deGrasse Tyson Clip From:
youtu.be/40YIIaF1qiw

Sean Carroll Clip From:
youtu.be/Myl_gnRxh94

Donald 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/J1hRn7kmPpM

Sam Harris:
youtu.be/BjMhLhXCirc

David Chalmers:
youtu.be/uhRhtFFhNzQ

Deepak Chopra:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Deepak_Chopra.jpg

Donald Hoffman:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Donald_Hoffman.jpg

Rene Descartes:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Frans_Hals_-_Portret_van_Ren%C3%A9_Descartes.jpg

Plato:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Plato_Silanion_Musei_Capitolini_MC1377.jpg

Thomas Nagel:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Thomas_Nagel_(cropped).jpg

Daniel Dennett:
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Roger Penrose:
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Stuart Hameroff:
youtu.be/R5DqX9vDcOM

Wood 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-science

Recommended Viewing List:

Neil deGrasse Tyson on death and near death experiences
92nd Street Y
youtu.be/y5qEBC7ZzVQ

Stephanie Arnold & Tricia Barker - Two Veridical Near-Death Experiences
IANDSvideos
youtu.be/FHLJmn0f46o

Are Child Reincarnation Stories Real?
Seeker
youtu.be/s_8wl0u4aVE

John Cleese Interviews Dr. Jim Tucker re: DOPS Research into Children's Past Life Memories
UVA Division of Perceptual Studies
youtu.be/0Aoew3jKMb4

The Science of Reincarnation
Think Anomalous
youtu.be/jZOKljH6pBk

An Introduction to Paranormal Psychology - with Chris French
The Royal Institution
youtu.be/Jve3p0ws-nI

Q&A - An Introduction to Paranormal Psychology - with Chris French
The Royal Institution
youtu.be/pW_F9VazZqk

The Extended Mind: Recent Experimental Evidence
GoogleTechTalks
youtu.be/JnA8GUtXpXY

"Science and the taboo of psi" with Dean Radin
GoogleTechTalks
youtu.be/qw_O9Qiwqew

Presentiment: "Feeling" the Future
Think Anomalous
youtu.be/xWinUxW9HAg

Sensing the Future | Precognition and Science
Institute of Noetic Sciences
youtu.be/famOBwD2K3g

Tantric energy tested by science
Somananda Tantra School
youtu.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 #4
CrashCourse
youtu.be/IV-8YsyghbU

Why do we believe things that aren't true? | Philip Fernbach | TEDxMileHigh
TEDx Talks
youtu.be/jobYTQTgeUE

Rupert Sheldrake - The Science Delusion BANNED TED TALK
revolutionloveevolve
youtu.be/JKHUaNAxsTg

NASA Physicist: "Science Is a New Dogmatic Religion" (Tom Campbell)
Red Pill Philosophy
youtu.be/UxMPXpYqtlA

Why Materialism Is Baloney
Bernardo Kastrup
youtu.be/eehz5YKnBf4

John Wilkins - Physicalism & Materialism
Science, Technology & the Future
youtu.be/8Xn5w_KcdII

Are We Living in a Simulation? – 8-Bit Philosophy
Wisecrack
youtu.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 #24
CrashCourse
youtu.be/vCGtkDzELAI

Joe Rogan - Does Free Will Exist?
JRE Clips
youtu.be/rZCB3skWIxc

Determinism vs Free Will | Jordan Peterson
ManOfAllCreation
youtu.be/hSIDXNvMWCU

Closer To Truth - Big Questions in Free Will
Closer To Truth
youtu.be/9uRTjfhIf4M

Free Will - Debunked
Rationality Rules
youtu.be/j4Oyi1T-HmU

The Mystery of Free Will: Donald Hoffman
scienceandnonduality
youtu.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 Cliff
The Royal Institution
youtu.be/MRwRNMgOGL0

A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll
The Royal Institution
youtu.be/5hVmeOCJjOU

Emergence – How Stupid Things Become Smart Together
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
youtu.be/16W7c0mb-rE

How do you explain consciousness? | David Chalmers
TED
youtu.be/uhRhtFFhNzQ

What is Panpsychism? | Rupert Sheldrake, Donald Hoffman, Phillip Goff, James Ladyman
The Institute of Art and Ideas
youtube.com/watch?v=B7KaNnFij2Q&t=80s

Consciousness and the Mystery of Existence - Documentary about Consciousness and Reality (2020)
metaRising
youtu.be/_2DyvF03isM

Grandeur
Rationality Rules
youtu.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-illusion

The Consciousness Illusion
aeon.co/essays/what-if-your-consciousness-is-an-illusion-created-by-your-brain

Is 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