Conversations on consciousness, philosophy of mind, non-dualism, phenomenology, and the hard problem.
Curated by: Curt Jaimungal (139 videos)
Chris Langan is "the world's smartest man" (highest recorded IQ) who invented the Cognitive Theoretic Model of the Universe. Bernardo Kastrup is a computer scientist and philosopher who is a proponent of Analytical Idealism. Both have been on TOE before, and links are below. Sponsors: - Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/theories It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! - Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code [EVERYTHING20] at https://MANSCAPED.com! #manscapedpod - Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off Every episode days early, ad-free, plus my essays: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch CONTEST: - Physics and Consciousness Contest #PaCE1: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w LINKS TO GUESTS' WORK: - Chris Langan's CTMU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CTMURadio - Chris' Substack: https://chrislangan.substack.com - Chris' CTMU Website: http://www.CTMURadio.com - Bernardo Kastrup's Essentia Foundation: https://www.essentiafoundation.org/ PREVIOUS APPEARANCES: - Chris Langan on TOE: https://youtu.be/N-bRM1kYuNA - BK on TOE: https://youtu.be/lAB21FAXCDE - BK with John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/UWcTmeAs44I - BK with Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/kJmBmopxc1k DEALING WITH THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL: - ACT Therapy podcast (Lilian Dindo): https://youtu.be/L_hI7JNsbt0 - Karl Friston (Part 2): https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M - Diana Pasulka: https://youtu.be/E5MuTHUbMUs - A H Almaas: https://youtu.be/6JlKf1QAvXA TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:00 Is LaMDA alive? Can computers be conscious? 00:06:48 Lambda calculus, the mental world, and the physical 00:13:08 Computation, reality, metaphysics, and Penrose 00:25:53 Schopenhauer, the will, and representation 00:35:22 Disagreements on free will and indeterminism 01:01:41 Jesus vs. Buddha vs. Vedics 01:12:34 Consciousness is something we *do*? Consciousness is not important? 01:16:49 Analytical Idealism and other theories 01:19:35 Nondualism and Love as "fundamental" is nonsense 01:24:51 Fear vs. Love 01:32:49 Personal stories of existential dread from Chris and Bernardo 01:45:36 Some truths will eviscerate you. Some lies will utterly deceive you. 01:56:23 Plato's Cave is real, not illusory 02:03:52 What does Chris value most? 02:06:08 What does Bernardo value most? * * * Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.