In this video I take a closer look at the definition of free will. This is the second part in a new series on the concept of free will.
Patreon: patreon.com/nexusvoidThe Gods of Ancient Egypt Were REAL (Bicameral Mind)Nexus Void2024-09-30 | In this video I discuss how the Bicameral Mind implies that the Gods of Egypt were, in some sense, real. Based primarily on The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind.
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/nexusvoidThis Presentation on Emergence will Blow your Mind - Why Reductionism is FALSENexus Void2024-08-28 | References: Ellis, George F. R. (2020). Emergence in Solid State Physics and Biology. Foundations of Physics 50 (10):1098-1139. Rosas, F. E., Mediano, P. A. M., Jensen, H. J., Seth, A. K., Barrett, A. B., Carhart-Harris, R. L., & Bor, D. (2020). Reconciling emergences: An information-theoretic approach to identify causal emergence in multivariate data. PLoS Computational Biology, 16(12), e1008289–e1008289. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008289 Schmickl, T. (2022). Strong Emergence Arising from Weak Emergence. Complexity (New York, N.Y.), 2022(1). doi.org/10.1155/2022/9956885 van Hateren, J. H. (2015). Active causation and the origin of meaning. Biological Cybernetics, 109, 33–46. van Hateren, J. H. (2021). A mechanism that realizes strong emergence. Synthese (Dordrecht), 199(5–6), 12463–12483. doi.org/10.1007/s11229-021-03340-zHow Archetypal Symbolization Strengthens ConsciousnessNexus Void2024-08-25 | Learn about the connection between language and consciousness: youtube.com/watch?v=2hTShowbifM
This video uses The Origins and History of Consciousness and The Master and His Emissary to elucidate the deep psychological significance of Elden Ring. Elden Ring depicts the state of the human mind through its fascinating story and characters, and my job is to show you how.
Chapters: 0:00 Introduction to Elden Ring 1:29 The Greater Will, Queen Marika, and the Golden Order 2:55 The Shadow Archetype 6:13 The Giants 7:55 The Dragons 11:02 The Moon 12:59 Night of the Black Knives and the Master and Emissary 16:13 The Demigods 17:39 Queen Rennala, the Mother Archetype 21:50 Ranni, the Anima 26:45 Radahn, the Animus 30:55 Blaidd the Shadow 31:45 The Serpent 36:24 Morgott, the King 37:43 The Shadow of the Golden Order 42:23 Malenia, Feminine Chaos 45:57 Miquella, the Divine Child 54:49 Mohg and the Great Mother 1:01:32 The Fire Giant 1:03:20 The Pre-Egoic State 1:05:45 The New OrderFighting Malenia, Blade of her twin brother who is still a baby for some reasonNexus Void2024-05-30 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1The Archetypal Origins of Consciousness (Erich Neumann and the Origins and History of Consciousness)Nexus Void2024-05-16 | #Erichneumann #carljung #archetypes #collectiveunconscious #consciousnessStrong Emergence Explained - Why Determinism DOES NOT Disprove Free WillNexus Void2024-04-30 | In this video I summarize all of the research I have been doing about the concept of Strong Emergence and I explain why all of this points to the conclusion that determinism does not contradict free will.
van Hateren, J. H. (2021). A mechanism that realizes strong emergence. Synthese (Dordrecht), 199(5–6), 12463–12483. doi.org/10.1007/s11229-021-03340-z
Hao, Z., Liu, J., Wu, B., Yu, M., & Wegner, L. H. (2021). Strong Emergence in Biological Systems: Is It Open to Mathematical Reasoning? Acta Biotheoretica, 69(4), 841–856. doi.org/10.1007/s10441-021-09423-1
0:00 Was I WRONG About Free Will? 2:17 Why Determinism is in Conflict with Free Will 4:54 Emergence Explained 6:10 Weak Emergence Explained 7:28 Strong Emergence Explained 14:50 Conway's Game Life shows Weak and Strong Emergence 15:44 Theoretical Constructions of Strong Emergence 17:28 How Randomness and Determinism Imply Strong Emergence 20:30 Why EVOLUTION is Strongly Emergent 26:26 Incompleteness, Undecidability, and Self-Reference 31:37 Why Evolution Needs Undecidability 33:15 Strong Emergence in Particle Physics 34:45 Why Ohm's Law is Strongly Emergent 37:05 Semiconductors are Strongly Emergent 41:13 Other Examples of Strong Emergence in Nature 42:52 Is Free Will Strongly Emergent?Studying Emergence, Undecidability, and Free WillNexus Void2024-04-25 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1Studying Emergence, Undecidability, and Free WillNexus Void2024-04-25 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1Studying Emergence, Undecidability, and Free WillNexus Void2024-04-24 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1How CONSCIOUSNESS gives you Free WillNexus Void2024-04-01 | Previous installments in the series are viewable from the links below.
Patreon: patreon.com/nexusvoidEntering the Golden City - Nexus Void Playss Elden RingNexus Void2024-03-29 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1How Sentience Gives You Free WillNexus Void2024-03-22 | Previous installments in the series are viewable from the links below.
Jung and Psychic Realism: youtube.com/watch?v=MbSBqpICAnwWhy you Should Believe in Free WillNexus Void2024-03-07 | In this video I explain why the belief that you have free will is better for your mental and physical health. In turn, not believing in free will can be quite harmful. This is the beginning of a new series on free will where I will systematically explain why free will exists.
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Ng, J. Y. Y., Ntoumanis, N., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M., Duda, J. L., & Williams, G. C. (2012). Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 7(4), 325–340. doi.org/10.1177/1745691612447309
Vohs, K. D., & Baumeister, R. F. (2009). Addiction and free will. Addiction Research & Theory, 17(3), 231–235. doi.org/10.1080/16066350802567103Nexus Void Streams Elden RingNexus Void2024-02-17 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1The Origins of Ancient Egypt and How Horus Became the First King of Ancient EgyptNexus Void2024-02-09 | Videos about the bicameral mind:
0:00 The Origins of Ancient Egypt 3:25 The Rise of Horus 7:03 The Narmer Palette 8:46 Marriage of Horus and Neith 10:05 Wars and Internal Strife 11:14 The Ascendancy of SethThe BICAMERAL MIND and the Secret History of Ancient EgyptNexus Void2024-02-02 | Videos about the bicameral mind:
0:00 Introduction to the gods of history 4:47 The Origins of Ancient Egypt 8:17 The Rise of Horus 13:32 The relationship between gods and men 18:15 Horus, Neith, and Ptah 21:12 Internal Strife in the Kingdom 22:20 The ascendancy of SethNexus Void Takes on Volcano ManorNexus Void2024-01-13 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1I watched OPPENHEIMER 5 Times: A Philosophical Review and Discussion by Nexus VoidNexus Void2024-01-10 | Support me at paypal: paypal.com/donate/?business=G8RSN2W7NFR5N&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=CAD
In this video I discuss Oppenheimer, which has become one of my favourite movies of all times which has important ideas to offer to the discussion about nuclear weapons.Nexus Void Takes on Volcano ManorNexus Void2023-12-30 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1The TRANSCENDENT FUNCTION: Carl Jungs Technique for TRANSCENDING CONSCIOUSNESSNexus Void2023-12-20 | Patreon link: patreon.com/nexusvoid
In this video I discuss Jung's paper on the Transcendent Function which can be found in volume 8 of his collected works.Nexus Void Plays Elden RingNexus Void2023-12-18 | Support the stream: streamlabs.com/nexusvoid1The BICAMERAL MIND: Fascinating Piece of Evidence from Ancient EgyptNexus Void2023-12-15 | patreon: patreon.com/nexusvoid
This video is about the Ancient Egyptian Ka, how it is understood, and the evidence for a new interpretation of the Ka.
Sources: Luxor Temple and the Cult of the Royal Ka," Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 44, no. 4 (1985): 251
This video is to celebrate reaching 10,000 subscribers on youtube! In it, I answer the questions you folks left for me in the last video.Is Religion the Opposite of Science?Nexus Void2023-09-23 | The purpose of this video is to refute the idea that science is the opposite of religion.
Definition of Science: Wilson, E.O. (1999). "The natural sciences". Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge (Reprint ed.). New York: Vintage. pp. 49–71. ISBN 978-0-679-76867-8.
Epistemic symmetry: Kastrup, Bernardo (2018). Conflating Abstraction with Empirical Observation: The False Mind-Matter Dichotomy. Constructivist Foundations 13 (3):341-361.
What the main constituents of religious texts are: Charles Elster (2003). "Authority, Performance, and Interpretation in Religious Reading: Critical Issues of Intercultural Communication and Multiple Literacies". Journal of Literacy Research. 35 (1): 667–670.
Mayan myth about the origins of the moon: Carrasco, David; Aveni, Anthony; Boone, Elizabeth; Chance, John; Flash, William; Manzanilla, Linda; Taylor, William, eds. (2001). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Vol. 3. New York: Oxford. p. 22. ISBN 0-19-514257-8.
Creation stories are really about the origins of consciousness: Neumann, E. (1954). The origins and history of consciousness. Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Mythology is a fundamental constituent of religious texts: Leeming, David (2005). The Oxford Companion to World Mythology (ePub ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515669-2.
Significance of the Exodus myth to the Israelites: Russell, Stephen C. (2009). Images of Egypt in Early Biblical Literature. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-022171-8.
Deeper meaning of the myth of Demeter and Persephone: Agha-Jaffar T. Demeter and Persephone : Lessons from a Myth. McFarland & Co.; 2002.
Historicity of the Mahabharata: HC Raychaudhuri, Political History of Ancient India, pp.27ff.
Historicity of the Iliad: Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Trojans and their Neighbours. Taylor & Francis. pp. 36–39. ISBN 978-0-415-34959-8
Alexander the Great: Green, Peter (2007). Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age: Volume 1 of Universal History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Religion of Alexander the Great: Lily Ross Taylor: The cult of Alexander in Alexandria. In: Classic Philology. Vol. 22, 1927, pp. 162–169.
Religion is largely proscriptive: Religion and Science, John Habgood, Mills & Brown, 1964, pp. 11, 14–16, 48–55, 68–69, 87, 90–91.
Why science can't generate proscriptive claims: Cohon, Rachel. "Hume's Moral Philosophy". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 ed.). Archived from the original on 25 May 2023
Benefits of Mindfulness meditation: Chen, Bin ; Yang, Ting ; Tao, Lin ; Song, Yuqing ; Liu, Ying ; Wang, Yan ; Xiao, Lei ; Xu, Changxia ; Chen, Hong. BMJ open, 2022, Vol.12 (4), p.e058686-e058686, Article e058686
Connection between Christianity and Healthcare: Agnew, John (12 February 2010). "Deus Vult: The Geopolitics of Catholic Church". Geopolitics. 15 (1): 39–61. doi:10.1080/14650040903420388
Funerals and Religion: Hoy, William G. (2013). Do Funerals Matter? Purposes and Practices of Death Rituals in Global Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415662055.
Marriage and religion: "The origins of marriage". The Week. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2019.Carl Jungs Psychology of the Shadow Archetype: The Hidden POWER of your Dark SideNexus Void2023-07-28 | Thank you for watching the video, I would really appreciate it if you could support me on Patreon. By doing so, you will get access to our private discord server when you can speak with me directly: patreon.com/nexusvoid
In this video I discuss Carl Jung's concept of the shadow archetype and break it down in detail.
0:00 Intro 0:53 Origins of the archetypal shadow 1:57 The dynamics of social animals 3:05 the birth of culture, law, and morality 4:18 the development of the ego 5:49 symbols of the shadow 6:39 the formation of the personal shadow 7:49 distinguishing the personal unconscious and the personal shadow 9:26 why we can't hide our shadows forever 12:11 Shadow projection 14:53 shadow integrationUnveiling Heideggers Secrets: Exploring What is Metaphysics? | A Mind-Bending Philosophy AnalysisNexus Void2023-07-05 | Consider supporting me at Patreon: patreon.com/nexusvoid
In this video I discuss Martin Heidegger's essay "What is Metaphysics?" and attempt to explain what he meant.The 1916 Irish UprisingNexus Void2023-06-18 | @nexusvoid314The FREUDIAN Unconscious vs the JUNGIAN UnconsciousNexus Void2023-06-14 | Check out my patreon page: patreon.com/nexusvoid
In this video I explain why I haven't been able to put out content and what I want to do to change that.Whats it like being in Canada Today? The Perspective of Two Tamil CanadiansNexus Void2023-05-12 | Check out Shadow's Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCG_4FNWHp-ooQ0Sl44v6Vig
0:00 Introduction 3:58 The state of Canada today 8:24 Shadow's experiences in Sri Lanka 12:12 On dealing with trauma 18:10 what it's like being in Canada as an immigrant 21:32 does Canada make us softer? 25:00 discussion of racism 32:49 liberal ideology in the education system 40:48 psychology of climate change 44:16 the purpose of education 54:23 what is Canadian identity? 1:04:20 how covid changed Canada 1:20:58 the state of therapy in CanadaThe Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1937)Nexus Void2023-05-04 | The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression which was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Italian Invasion (Amharic: ጣልያን ወረራ), and in Italy as the Ethiopian War (Italian: Guerra d'Etiopia). It is seen as an example of the expansionist policy that characterized the Axis powers and the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations before the outbreak of the Second World War.Archetypes of the ANIMUS (Father, King, Hero, Warrior, Wise Old Man, Spirit)Nexus Void2023-04-11 | Please consider supporting me at Patreon: patreon.com/nexusvoid
In this video I discuss the archetypes associated with masculinity.Carl Jung on Schizophrenia and Abaissement #shortsNexus Void2023-04-05 | ...