Podcasts about Physicalism

Dr Nir Lahav PhD, is a Physicist from Bar-Ilan University, now at Cambridge University. His field of study is in Neuroscience and Consciousness studies. He uses network theory, non linear dynamics and chaos. He developed The Relativistic Theory of Consciousness - a new physical theory in order to solve the hard problem of consciousness. He is also developing a model for chaotic neural networks in collaboration with Zachariah Neemeh, his 2022 paper ("A Relativistic Theory of Consciousness") was chosen as one of the most influential articles of the year by Neuroscience News. TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:18) - Definition of Consciousness (5:44) - A Relativistic Theory of Consciousness (15:48) - The Equivalence Principle & the Zombie Argument (21:42) - Physicalism vs Reductive Materialism (28:56) - Nir's Exploration of Relativity & Consciousness (37:20) - How to test the Relativistic Theory (future experiments & predictions) (42:08) - Emergentism, Functionalism, & Cognitive Frames of Reference (53:25) - Cognitive Maps & Consciousness (1:00:00) - Animal/AI Consciousness (minimal conditions) (1:03:30) - Free Will & Determinism (1:12:55) - Is the Universe be Conscious? (from a Relativistic Approach) (1:22:18) - From Absolutism to Relativism (1:31:20) - Future work (1:33:10) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - Nir's Website: https://www.lahavnir.com/ - Nir's Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610723001128 - Nir's "GoFundMe": https://gofund.me/b37c00d5 CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodysolution - YouTube: https://youtube.com/mindbodysolution - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.

WATCH: https://youtu.be/jW2C3ZNzijE Chris Fields, PhD., is an independent scientist interested in both the physics and the cognitive neuroscience underlying the human perception of objects as spatially and temporally bounded entities. He began his career as an experimental physicist, obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science (University of Colorado, Boulder, 1985), and was an early developer of automated DNA sequence analysis tools and systems for the Human Genome Project. He has published over 150 refereed papers in nuclear physics, artificial intelligence, molecular biology and cognitive psychology. He holds U.S Patent # 5355435 (1994) for an integrated circuit chip that simulates a mammalian cortical neuron. Dr. Fields was the founding Scientific Director of the National Center for Genome Resources (Santa Fe, NM) and the founding Chief Scientific Officer of Molecular Informatics Inc. His particular interests include quantum information theory and quantum computing on the one hand, and creative problem solving, early childhood development and autism-spectrum conditions on the other. TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:20) - Consciousness (5:27) - Minimal Physicalism (12:40) - Complexity & the Free Energy Principle (FEP) (15:59) - The Mind-Body Problem (19:00) - The Proxy War of Consciousness (24:59) - Quantum Mechanics & Spacetime & Consciousness (36:13) - Quantum theories of consciousness (39:30) - Folk Psychology & the Observer Effect (43:35) - Chris' view on Free Will (45:30) - Teleology (49:44) - Panpsychism (55:38) - Inexplicability & Humility (1:00:40) - Illusionism to Panpsychism to Idealism (1:06:10) - Consciousness collaborations (1:10:50) - Make the smallest assumptions as possible (1:12:45) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - Chris' Website: https://chrisfieldsresearch.com/ - Chris' Active Inference Lecture Series: https://youtu.be/SV0glS6stuA?feature=shared - Chris' Publications: https://tinyurl.com/2a8f5a2k CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.

WATCH: https://youtu.be/3WLdL5zT6eY Professor David Papineau is a British academic philosopher. He works as Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London and the City University of New York Graduate Center, and previously taught for several years at Cambridge University, where he was a fellow of Robinson College. He did a BSc in Mathematics at the University of Natal, followed by a BA and PhD in philosophy at Cambridge. After academic posts at Reading, Macquarie, Birkbeck, and Cambridge, he joined King's College London in 1990. From 2015-21 he spent half of each year at the Graduate Center of CUNY in New York. he was President of the Mind Association in 2009 and the Aristotelian Society in 2014. He has written widely on epistemology, metaphysics and the philosophy of science and mind. My books include: For Science in the Social Sciences (1979), Theory and Meaning (1990), Reality and Representation (1987), Philosophical Naturalism (1992), Thinking about Consciousness (2002), Philosophical Devices (2012), Knowing the Score (2017), and The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience (2021). TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:23) - History of the Mind-Body Problem (5:14) - Robert Lawrence Kuhn's Landscape of Consciousness and Physicalism (9:43) - Illusionism (14:32) - Emergentism (16:46) - David's current thoughts about Consciousness (22:33) - Intelligence vs Consciousness (25:30) - Panpsychism (34:40) - Consciousness & Moral Standing (41:12) - Hard Problem or Easy Problems? (45:32) - Mary Thought Experiment Explained (58:59) - David's definition of Consciousness (1:05:37) - Will we ever solve the mind-body problem? (1:10:15) - David on Free Will & Daniel Dennett (1:15:25) - David's upcoming book: "Causes" (About causation, probabilities etc.) 1:18:50) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - David's Website: https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/ - David's Books: https://tinyurl.com/4e55a6k9 - David's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/47sdussx - David's X: https://twitter.com/davidpapineau CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.

SummaryIn this conversation, Chad Gross interviews Eric Hernandez about the existence of the soul. They discuss the definition of the soul, the relationship between the mind and the brain, and the arguments against physicalism. Eric presents the case for substance dualism and argues that consciousness cannot be reduced to physical properties. They also touch on the panpsychist view of consciousness and its implications. The conversation delves into the philosophy of mind and the implications for atheism and theism. In this conversation, Eric Hernandez discusses the concept of the soul and argues against physicalism and in favor of substance dualism. He presents three arguments for the existence of the soul: identity through change, indivisibility of personhood, and the argument from free will. Hernandez emphasizes that if physicalism is true, determinism is also true, which would undermine moral responsibility and intellectual integrity. He recommends J.P. Moreland's books 'The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters' and 'Body and Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis in Ethics' as resources for further study on the philosophy of mind and the soul.TakeawaysThe soul can be defined as an immaterial substance that possesses consciousness and animates the body.Consciousness cannot be reduced to physical properties, and therefore physicalism is false.Panpsychism suggests that consciousness is fundamental to reality and can arise under the right conditions.The arguments surrounding consciousness and the soul have implications for atheism and theism.The philosophy of mind is an important area of study for understanding the nature of consciousness. The concept of the soul is central to understanding human nature and consciousness.Physicalism, the belief that everything is physical, cannot account for the existence of consciousness and free will.Arguments for the existence of the soul include identity through change, indivisibility of personhood, and the argument from free will.If physicalism is true, determinism is also true, which undermines moral responsibility and intellectual integrity.Further study on the philosophy of mind and the soul can be pursued through books by J.P. Moreland.Sound Bites"I don't have a soul, but rather I am a soul and I have a body.""If physicalism is true, consciousness can't exist.""Why not just become a Christian? That's exactly the heart of the Christian worldview.""Philosophy of mind is where it's at and where it's going to be.""I am either an immaterial soul or an immaterial substance.""I am not a purely physical object. I am a soul."Chapters00:00 Introduction and Movie Discussion02:40 Interview with Eric Hernandez: The Existence of the Soul09:30 Defining the Soul and Substance Dualism19:27 Consciousness and the Mind-Brain Relationship25:06 Objections to Dualism and the Panpsychist View31:43 Justin Schieber's View on Consciousness36:28 Moral Obligation and Implications for Atheism and Theism37:28 Understanding the Concept of the Soul39:26 Challenging Physicalism and Arguing for Substance Dualism44:32 Three Arguments for the Existence of the Soul50:02 The Implications of Determinism for Moral Responsibility and Intellectual Integrity58:01 Recommended Resources for Further Study on the Soul================================We appreciate your feedback.If you're on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

The phenomenon of consciousness challenges the presumption that everything in the universe is purely physical. It indicates that meaning is to be found beyond the material.

Welcome to Theories of Everything's Rethinking the Foundations Series featuring Raphaël Liogier. Raphaël Liogier is a distinguished sociologist and philosopher, specializing in the study of beliefs, secularization, and the interplay between spirituality and modernity. Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Join TOEmail at https://www.curtjaimungal.org Links: - Raphaël Liogier's Book Khaos - https://amzn.to/4bWc7pQ - Rethinking the Foundations (YouTube Playlist) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOYgTu7P4nfjYkv3mkikyBa - Q&A - Thumbnail Photograph of Raphael by © Saâd A. Tazi Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Origins of Science 04:50 - What Are Human Beings? (Anthropology) 10:05 - Why Humans Create Obstacles 16:13 - Epistemology / Determinism / Astrology 33:00 - The Traditional Man & Paradigm Shifts 36:39 - Current Phase of Science 40:41 - Physicalism / Totalism 49:29 - Zombie Science 59:46 - Metaphysical Foundation of Science 01:09:00 - What is the Universe? 01:18:03 - Outro / Support TOE Support TOE: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Follow TOE: - NEW Get my 'Top 10 TOEs' PDF + Weekly Personal Updates: https://www.curtjaimungal.org - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_ - 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 #science #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

François RecanatiPhilosophie du langage et de l'espritCollège de FranceAnnée 2023-2024Colloque - Transparency, Indexicality and Consciousness : Transparency and A Posteriori PhysicalismColloque organisé par François Recanati, Professeur du Collège de France, chaire Philosophie du langage et de l'espritIntervenant(s)Gregory Bochner, Collège de FranceAccording to a posteriori physicalism, the apparent gap between consciousness and the physical world has its source not in the nature of consciousness (ontological gap), but only in features of the concepts we use to think about our conscious experiences (epistemic gap). It would be true that phenomenal consciousness is physical, but this would be knowable only a posteriori, due to the semantics of phenomenal concepts. While a posteriori physicalism thus postulates that the link between phenomenal and physical knowledge is in some sense opaque, Kripke had argued that phenomenal knowledge should in some sense be transparent, and recent objections to a posteriori physicalism draw on the Kripkean thesis of transparency. In this talk, I seek to disentangle two relevant transparency theses on behalf of the a posteriori physicalist: the comparative transparency of mental content ("Boghossian's transparency") (Frege, Boghossian) and the thesis that phenomenal concepts reveal the essence of the experience they denote ("revelation") (Kripke, Chalmers, Nida-Rümelin, Goff). In a first part, I present my own compatibilist response to the conflict between externalism and Boghossian's transparency. The "pragmatic two-dimensionalism" it involves – which combines ideas from Lewis, Stalnaker, and Recanati – rejects the (Fregean) claim, common to all brands of what I call "classical two-dimensionalism," that what plays the role of mode of presentation is also what fixes reference. In a second part, I compare the roles of the two transparency theses in the knowledge argument and related cases. I argue that Boghossian's transparency plays a neglected yet essential role in epistemic arguments against physicalism. The most fundamental conflict these arguments highlight is really one between Boghossian's transparency, classical two-dimensionalism, and a posteriori physicalism. In the third and final part, I argue that classical two-dimensionalism (and the way it forces us to pose the problems) is the culprit. It becomes possible to maintain Boghossian's transparency and a posteriori physicalism once we endorse the pragmatic sort of two-dimensionalism I advertize.

This interview with me was hosted by Dr Tony Nader on his wonderful podcast "Consciousness Is All There Is" where we discussed the various pros and cons of different theories of consciousness. If you enjoy MBS, you will love the content on Dr Nader's channel, so please check it out, like his content, and subscribe! Let's grow the Consciousness Community! Special thanks to Dr Nader for allowing me to repost this wonderful discussion. It was recorded a year ago, and many of my views have changed (slightly) since then, however I believe it is still worth the watch/listen. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:39) - Physicalist Theories of Consciousness (Multiple Drafts Theory, Cortical Conductor Theory, Global Workspace Theory, Integrated Information Theory etc.) (9:59) - Illusionism vs Emergentism (22:55) - States of Consciousness (27:52) - Limitations of Physicalism (34:32) - Panpsychism & Idealism (48:34) - AI Consciousness (55:21) - Limitations of Idealism & Panpsychism (58:39) - Practical/Ethical Implications of Theories of Consciousness (1:03:55) - Passionate Curiosity with Reasonable Skepticism (avoiding Dogma) (1:06:56) - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - Tony's Website: https://www.drtonynader.com - Tony's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrTonyNader - Tony's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtonynader - Tony's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTonyNader CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields.

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We experience Dr Phillip Goff in his natural habitat as he defends Panpsychism against both the direct questioning of students and curated comments from his most relentless Internet critics.  Gabriel was forced to not read about Panpsychism so he could approach it from pure, undistilled logic, and be the Elizabeth of Bohemia to Goff's Descartes.  Sam - a fan of Physicalism - forces Goff into responding to questions that may be avoided in the bureaucracy of The Joe Rogan Experience.  Will attempts to steer the conversation toward answering the question and being interesting, occasionally expressing his admiration for our Special Guest.

In this episode, Kyle and Randy discuss the philosophy of the soul and its implications for religious belief, the lived experience of faith, and even ethics. Kyle is a materialist, which means he thinks humans are physical objects, and Randy leans towards dualism, which involves belief in a soul or non-physical part of a human being. Are there any good arguments either way? What do most philosophers think? What are the implications for religion? Does any of it matter? What does it have to do with Donald Trump? This one is definitely on the headier, more philosophical side, so strap in and try to check your assumptions at the door.The bourbon we tasted in this episode is the exquisite cinnamon bomb RD1 Brazilian amburana-finished straight bourbon.To skip to the interview, go to 8:40. You can find the transcript for this episode here.Content note: this episode contains some profanity.=====Want to support us?The best way is to subscribe to our Patreon. Annual memberships are available for a 10% discount.If you'd rather make a one-time donation, you can contribute through our PayPal. Other important info: Rate & review us on Apple & Spotify Follow us on social media at @PPWBPodcast Watch & comment on YouTube Email us at pastorandphilosopher@gmail.com Cheers!

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Interpreting Quantum Mechanics in Infra-Bayesian Physicalism, published by Yegreg on February 12, 2024 on The AI Alignment Forum. This work was inspired by a question by Vanessa Kosoy, who also contributed several of the core ideas, as well as feedback and mentorship. Abstract We outline a computationalist interpretation of quantum mechanics, using the framework of infra-Bayesian physicalism. Some epistemic and normative aspects of this interpretation are illuminated by a number of examples and theorems. 1. Introduction Infra-Bayesian physicalism was introduced as a framework to investigate the relationship between a belief about a joint computational-physical universe and a corresponding belief about which computations are realized in the physical world, in the context of "infra-beliefs". Although the framework is still somewhat tentative and the definitions are not set in stone, it is interesting to explore applications in the case of quantum mechanics. 1.1. Discussion of the results Quantum mechanics has been notoriously difficult to interpret in a fully satisfactory manner. Investigating the question through the lens of computationalism, and more specifically in the setting of infra-Bayesian physicalism provides a new perspective on some of the questions via its emphasis on formalizing aspects of metaphysics, as well as its focus on a decision-theoretic approach. Naturally, some questions remain, and some new interesting questions are raised by this framework itself. The toy setup can be described on the high level as follows (with details given in Sections 2 to 4). We have an "agent": in this toy model simply consisting of a policy, and a memory tape to record observations. The agent interacts with a quantum mechanical "environment": performing actions and making observations. We assume the entire agent-environment system evolves unitarily. We'll consider the agent having complete Knightian uncertainty over its own policy, and for each policy the agent's beliefs about the "universe" (the joint agent-environment system) is given by the Born rule for each observable, without any assumption on the correlation between observables (formally given by the free product). We can then use the key construction in infra-Bayesian physicalism - the bridge transform - to answer questions about the agent's corresponding beliefs about what copies of the agent (having made different observations) are instantiated in the given universe. In light of the falsity of Claims 4.15 and 4.17, we can think of the infra-Bayesian physicalist setup as a form of many-worlds interpretation. However, unlike the traditional many-worlds interpretation, we have a meaningful way of assigning probabilities to (sets of) Everett branches, and Theorem 4.19 shows statistical consistency with the Copenhagen interpretation. In contrast with the Copenhagen interpretation, there is no "collapse", but we do assume a form of the Born rule as a basic ingredient in our setup. Finally, in contrast with the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation, the infra-Bayesian physicalist setup does not privilege particular observables, and is expected to extend naturally to relativistic settings. See also Section 8 for further discussion on properties that are specific to the toy setting and ones that are more inherent to the framework. It is worth pointing out that the author is not an expert in quantum interpretations, so a lot of opportunities are left open for making connections with the existing literature on the topic. 1.2. Outline In Section 2 we describe the formal setup of a quantum mechanical agent-environment system. In Section 3 we recall some of the central constructions in infra-Bayesian physicalism, then in Section 4 we apply this framework to the agent-environment system. In Sections 4.2 and 4.3 we write down various...

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“So I had started to wonder. Perhaps God was just an idea people made up? Maybe that's enough for there to be some kind of meaning? But I was stuck. I still loved the scriptures with their teachings and narratives, but I didn't know how to square them with the physicalist assumptions I had silently taken on board.”

In this episode of the podcast, I talk with Professor John Symons.  Professor Symons is a professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas, and he works in metaphysics and the philosophy of technology.  In this discussion, we talk about the state of physicalism and emergence in contemporary metaphysics.

Can the mind be understood independently of physical matter? On today’s episode, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor continues his conversation with Dr. Angus Menuge, Chair of Philosophy at Concordia University, about his book Minding the Brain: Models of the Mind, Information, and Empirical Science. They discuss various models of the mind-brain problem, including idealism, which posits that matter does not exist and that Read More › Source

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Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thewayfourth/?modal=admin_todo_tour YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd3KlRte86eG9U40ncZ4XA?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theway4th/  Kingdom Outpost: https://kingdomoutpost.org/ My Reading List Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21940220.J_G_Elliot Propaganda Season Outline: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xa4MhYMAg2Ohc5Nvya4g9MHxXWlxo6haT2Nj8Hlws8M/edit?usp=sharing  Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VSvC0SJYwku2U0awRaNAu?si=3ad0b2fbed2e4864 They say that looks can be deceiving.[1]More and more, I find myself believing that,As I'm torn between the facts my eyes deliver and the translation my brain extracts.[2]If what I see is what I get, that's all I have and nothing more.Still, my mind loves to conjure –illusory perceptions, cunningly woven fabrications of its inventionSo with every look I give I find I live in tensionbetween what I know and what truly is[3]They say the eyes are windows to the soulBut less and less I feel it stressed to look in two big black holesMere physical features of social creatures, there's nothing more there to beholdOr so I'm told[4]But what then of beauty?Where then does it lie, if not in the eyes of an immortalPast those black, those glassy portalsunto perspicuityinto the essence of a being[5]They say that death remedies all illsIt cures all that it kills ending pain and ending wantEnding rule of lands by tyrant gods who have all power that they flaunt[6]But this death will also daunt the meek and lowly of the earthAlongside the evil sycophant who disgraces his own birth[7]While death may cure the ills that time will build within a fallen creatureWho will cure us of this featureWhich [also] haunts and destroys all mirth[8]As now I look into the face of death I see it has no eyes[9]Indiscriminate destroyer, harbinger of all's demiseJust a windowless employer of a broken space and timeSoulless creature with no beautyPure darkness, devoid of lifeWhen I look, I don't see deceitJust pure and simple explanationEvil's embodiment repleteFor once in my life I don't feel a shred of tensionThere's not an ounce of beauty here to seeNo panacea to remedyI see no illusionNo soulNothing to make one whole[10]All I see, all there isAll there ever was, will beis a dark and damning, overbearing, torturous lucidity[11][1] I do a play on three different phrases. 1) they say looks can be deceiving, but our eyes only deliver information. That is not deceiving. What is deceiving is our interpretation based on assumptions, limited information, etc. So what I “know” isn't what always truly is. 2) Eyes being the windows to the soul is meant to say that we can read emotions and intentions in others eyes, regardless of what they say. However, I take this phrase literally. If I look into another's eyes and don't see or believe in a soul behind them, I just view them as another pile of matter. And while beauty being in the eyes of the beholder is meant to give the beholder the power of importing meaning and value, here I flip it to mean not that the power to import beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but beauty actually lies behind the one beholding (or using their eyes to see). 3) The saying is really that “time remedies all ills.” However, the accrual of enough time is simply synonymous with death and destruction, as that is what eventually happens, and what is meant in the saying. In this section I flip the intended phrase by saying that death will cure the ills time will build, which opposes the common saying.[2] It's not really the looks of things that are deceiving. Everything that enters our eyes and senses is true. It's when it gets to our brain and our thoughts that things get twisted. If my mind is so good at twisting reality, even as the facts are right in front of me, how can I trust any assessment I make of “facts?”[3] So often the things I have “known” to be true ended up not being true. There's a tension between what I feel I know, and the knowledge that what I've “known” in the past has frequently been overturned because of my twisting of reality.[4] Physicalism has many moving away from notions of the soul, and other such spiritual concepts. When I look into another's eyes I'm just looking at a conglomeration of carbon and other elements. What my brain extracts and takes as knowledge is largely a social construct.[5] But if the eyes I look into are windowless, what of my eyes? If there's no beauty in the eyes of those I behold due to there being no soul, then I'm not really a beholder myself, as I have no soul. What then of beauty? And what then of the value of others, and of my own value? What then of essence? Do I become a machine moving along purely by the laws of physics? If eyes aren't windows to souls, there is no beauty because there's nobody who can discern it. It's a chemical construct.[6] Death is the great equalizer. For those who are suffering, death is a sweet respite from pain. For those who are evil and seemingly invincible, death will bring them low and overthrow them. It eventually cures all from pain and ends the rule of the wicked.[7] But this rain, this reign of death falls on both the just and the unjust.[8] Death may be the great equalizer, but it is also the cause for joy's cessation. It is not a respecter of persons. So it may cure some ills temporarily, or in the long run, but it is a great cause of many ills. Since we are all fallen creatures, it will never cure the world of ills for good, it simply affects all eventually. But as long as the world moves on, evil and suffering will abound. Death will never cure anything. It simply puts a time limit on it – both evil and suffering, as well as joy.[9] Death has no eyes. Since eyes are the window to the soul as stated before, it's made clear that death has no soul. There is no beauty there to behold. It is not a cure all or a quick fix.[10] When looking at death, it's the one moment I feel as though there's no discrepancy between what my eyes see and what truly is. Death is truth and reality. It's pure evil, lacking a soul, lacking goodness at all. It's the only thing I know that is real.[11] The particularly horrid aspect of death is that it is hauntingly clear. It approaches me every day, and waits at my doorstep and at the doorstep of those I love. It is so clearly evident. The one thing that is the embodiment of evil is the one thing I know with certainty and see with clarity. That will torture me until the day death cures me of my fear of it.  Thanks to our monthly supporters Laverne Miller Jesse Killion ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Tim Lee is an independent journalist who formerly worked for the Washington Post, Vox, and Ars Technica, where he covered tech policy, blockchain issues, the future of transportation, and the economy. Tim currently produces the newsletter, Understanding AI, and is also a returning guest to Macro Musings. He rejoins the podcast to talk about AI, automation, and its implications for the macroeconomy and policy. Specifically, David and Tim also discuss the singularism vs physicalism debate, the possible threats posed by AI, how the regulatory landscape will be affected by AI, and a lot more.   Transcript for this week's episode.   Tim's Twitter: @binarybits Tim's newsletter: Understanding AI   David Beckworth's Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings   Join the Macro Musings mailing list! Check out our new Macro Musings merch!                                                       Related Links:   *The AI Safety Debate is Focusing on the Wrong Threats* by Tim Lee   *Congress Shouldn't Rush Into Regulating AI* by Tim Lee   *The Death of Self-Driving Cars is Greatly Exaggerated* by Tim Lee   *I Ordered Robot Takeout on Two Campuses with Wildly Different Results* by Tim Lee   *Why I'm Not Worried About AI Causing Mass Unemployment* by Tim Lee   *US Air Force Says it Did Not Run Simulation in Which AI Drone ‘Killed its Operator'* by Tom Vanden Brook and Kim Hjelmgaard   *Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity* by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson

WATCH: https://youtu.be/Toq9YLl49KM This conversation is based on an upcoming paper titled "Conscious Agents and the Subatomic World" by Donald Hoffman, Chetan Prakash & Swapan Chattopandhyay. The paper will be published on 24 June, 2023 so this is technically a "sneak peek" of what to expect. Enjoy! Donald Hoffman is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, including “The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes.” (2019). He has a TED Talk titled “Do We See Reality as It Is?". He received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for early career research, the Rustum Roy Award of the Chopra Foundation, and the Troland Research Award of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. His writing has appeared in Scientific American, New Scientist, LA Review of Books, and Edge, and his work has been featured in Wired, Quanta, The Atlantic, Ars Technica, National Public Radio, Discover Magazine, and “Through the Wormhole” with Morgan Freeman. EPISODE LINKS: - Donald's Round 1: https://youtu.be/M5Hz1giUUT8 - Donald's Website: https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ - Donald's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Donald-D.-Hoffman/e/B001HPIWAW%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Donald's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G99fnUgAAAAJ&hl=en - Donald's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/oYp5XuGYqqY CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:44) - Working with Prakash & Chattophadhyay (2:49) - Conscious Agents and the Subatomic World (8:03) - Markovian Dynamical entities beyond Space-Time (10:25) - Donald's new paper (Coming out on 24 June 2023 - link to follow) (11:39) - "CANets" (Conscious Agent Nets - Similar to the Twitterverse) (14:51) - Scientific Community's response to Don's work (19:29) - Don's view of Physicalism & other theories of consciousness (28:00) - Don's on Bernardo Kastrup's work (31:24) - Conscious agents - Decorated Permutations - Particles in Spacetime (35:55) - Erwin Schrödinger's "Mind & Matter" (40:27) - Mathematical Realism (43:11) - A step-by-step run through of each Precise Hypothesis from Don's latest paper. These include 6 very detailed explanations of each hypothesis. (44:28) - Hypothesis 1 (48:59) - Hypothesis 2 (1:17:21) - Hypothesis 3 & 4 (1:28:38) - Hypothesis 5 & 6 (1:37:47) - Future experiments & the wonder of scientific enquiry (1:52:49) - The difference between Don's Idealism (Conscious Realism) & Panpsychism (1:58:42) - Addressing Counter Arguments & Final Thoughts in General (2:10:00) - Conclusion Website · YouTube

***** UPDATE ***** This essay was published by the Essentia Foundation! https://www.essentiafoundation.org/simple-code-in-the-mind-of-god/reading/ ***** Essay reading that can be thought of as pt2 or v2 for ep10 Emergent Idealism essay Wolfram's explanation of the Ruliad: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2021/11/the-concept-of-the-ruliad/ Kastrup's interpretation of quantum mechanics through the lens of idealism: https://youtu.be/LQ5Jx-twm1Q Thanks to Dr. Samuel Zinner for helping me out on this. Here's an interesting interview he did with Gregory Chaitin along a similar vain: https://www.youtube.com/live/ht3jxGPhHo8 Dr. Zinner unofficially approved my essay for publication, we'll see if the Essentia Foundation accepts this one

Frank Jackson is Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. He is best known for the knowledge argument and Mary's Room—its accompanying thought experiment—but has published widely in the philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language. Frank and Robinson discuss conceptual analysis—or the philosophical technique of examining the meaning, content, or definition of a concept to resolve questions about it—as well as physicalism, reference in the philosophy of language, the knowledge argument, and more. Much of the material discussed in this episode can be found in greater depth in Frank's 1998 book, From Metaphysics to Ethics: A Defence of Conceptual Analysis. OUTLINE: 00:00 Introduction 5:42 Growing Up in a Household of Philosophers  11:06 What Is Conceptual Analysis? 16:01 Physicalism, the Location Problem, and Conceptual Analysis 21:00 Conceptual Analysis and the Sorites Paradox 25:48 A Priori Physicalism 38:13 Physicalism in Math and Elsewhere 43:31 Color and the Location Problem 54:10 Ethics and the Location Problem 1:06:49 Metaphilosophy 1:13:13 Naming, Language, and Mind 1:30:05 One-Spaceism and Two-Spaceism 1:39:12 Mary's Room and the Knowledge Argument Robinson's Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

Our sensory experiences make up the fabric of our worlds. It's a fabric that keeps us warm; a fabric that makes the world worth living in. If you couldn't hear the cry of your new-born child, if you couldn't taste your grandfather's famous brussels sprouts at Christmas, or feel the embrace of your lifelong partner, then your life wouldn't just include less experiences, but less meaning. Given the value we place on our sensory experiences, it seems important that we understand the nature of them. What is happening, exactly, when we hear, taste, and feel? What are sensory experiences made of? In this episode, we'll be exploring the nature of sensory phenomenology with Dr Laura Gow, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool. Formerly of Warwick University, Cambridge University, and the University of Antwerp, Dr Gow – whose work focuses on the philosophy of perception and the metaphysics of consciousness – is one of the UK's leading phenomenologists. From hallucinations and colour to empty space and silence, Laura's research covers a broad range of topics, but in this episode we'll be focusing on transparency. According to the transparency view, when we undergo a perceptual experience, the only properties we're aware of are located externally. There are no perceptual properties, says Gow, inside of us – despite what it may seem. This episode is produced in partnership with the Philosophy and the Future project at the University of Liverpool. For more information about philosophy at Liverpool, head over to www.liverpool.ac.uk/philosophy. Contents Part I. Everything is Clear Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links Laura Gow (website) Laura Gow, Colour (paper) Laura Gow, Everything is Clear (paper) Laura Gow, Empty Space, Silence, and Absence (paper) Laura Gow, A New Theory of Absence Experience (paper) Laura Gow, Perceptual Experience and Physicalism (paper) Laura Gow, The Limitations of Perceptual Transparency (paper)

Our sensory experiences make up the fabric of our worlds. It's a fabric that keeps us warm; a fabric that makes the world worth living in. If you couldn't hear the cry of your new-born child, if you couldn't taste your grandfather's famous brussels sprouts at Christmas, or feel the embrace of your lifelong partner, then your life wouldn't just include less experiences, but less meaning. Given the value we place on our sensory experiences, it seems important that we understand the nature of them. What is happening, exactly, when we hear, taste, and feel? What are sensory experiences made of? In this episode, we'll be exploring the nature of sensory phenomenology with Dr Laura Gow, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool. Formerly of Warwick University, Cambridge University, and the University of Antwerp, Dr Gow – whose work focuses on the philosophy of perception and the metaphysics of consciousness – is one of the UK's leading phenomenologists. From hallucinations and colour to empty space and silence, Laura's research covers a broad range of topics, but in this episode we'll be focusing on transparency. According to the transparency view, when we undergo a perceptual experience, the only properties we're aware of are located externally. There are no perceptual properties, says Gow, inside of us – despite what it may seem. This episode is produced in partnership with the Philosophy and the Future project at the University of Liverpool. For more information about philosophy at Liverpool, head over to www.liverpool.ac.uk/philosophy. Contents Part I. Everything is Clear Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links Laura Gow (website) Laura Gow, Colour (paper) Laura Gow, Everything is Clear (paper) Laura Gow, Empty Space, Silence, and Absence (paper) Laura Gow, A New Theory of Absence Experience (paper) Laura Gow, Perceptual Experience and Physicalism (paper) Laura Gow, The Limitations of Perceptual Transparency (paper)

  In this episode of Smarter, Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Donald Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a professor at the University of California — Irvine, and  the author of “The Case Against Reality”.  He studies consciousness, visual perception, and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments.    Hosts Boomer Anderson and Dr. Ted Achacoso unraveled what made Dr. Hoffman study consciousness; the different theories of consciousness, conscious agents, amplituhedron, reality, space time, psychedelics, his book “The Case Against Reality”, and so much more!   What we discussed: 00:00:35 - About Dr. Donald Hoffman 00:02:31 -  Dr. Hoffman's COVID-19 Experience 00:06:27 - Dr. Hoffman's Desire to Study Consciousness and Reality 00:16:56 - Dr. Hoffman's Parents' Reaction to His Changed Point of View 00:19:35 - Physicalist Framework (Local Realism), Epiphysicalist (Conscious Realism) Framework 00:20:15 - Physicalist Framework  00:22:07 - Physicalism and Science 00:27: 25 - Implications of Finding Structures Beyond Space-time 00:29:28 - The Amplituhedron 00:40:07 - The Evolution 00:47:19 - Integrated Information Theory and Global Workspace Theory 00:50:58 - Dr. Hoffman's Proposed Theories 00:56:51 - Consciousness as Defined by Conscious Realism 01:02:30 - Nature of Reality 01:05:24 - How His Theories Interface With Spiritual Teachings 01:11:50 - What Are The Impacts Of Dr. Hoffman's Theories And His Hospitalization Due To COVID-19 01:15:20 - Impacts of Dr. Hoffman's Theories of Consciousness to Other Belief Systems 01:18:25 - Can Psychedelics Evolve  Pointers  01:21:20 - Dr. Hoffman's Meditation 01:31:07 - More About Dr. Hoffman and His Works 01:31:57 - A Preview of His Upcoming Journal   Find out more from Smarter, Not Harder: Website: https://troscriptions.com/blogs/podcast | https://www.homehope.org Instagram: @troscriptions | @homehopeorg   Find out more about Dr. Donald Hoffman: Twitter: https://twitter.com/donalddhoffman Website: http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ TEDTalk: “Do We See Reality as It Is?” Books:  “The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes”  “Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See” “Observer Mechanics: A Formal Theory of Perception”   Get 10% Off Your Purchase of Metabolomics Module by using PODCAST10 at https://www.homehope.org   Get 10% Off your Trosciptions purchase by using POD10 at https://www.troscriptions.com   Get daily content from the hosts of Smarter Not Harder by following @troscriptions on Instagram. 

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When did consciousness first evolve? If physicalism is true, we'd expect it to have evolved gradually, just as other biological phenomena evolved gradually. The complex physical states produced over the course of biological evolution came about little by little over time, so it's unsurprising that they admit of borderline states. But how could this be the case with experiences, feelings, and sensations? It's easy to see how it'd be the case with particular types of experiences, but how could it be the case with experience itself? The transition from feeling nothing to feeling something couldn't have been gradual. No matter how minimal a conscious experience is, if it's “like something” to exist – anything at all – it's not like nothing at all. It might be indeterminate what you're feeling, but not whether you're feeling. On reflection it seems hard to imagine anything other than a sharp borderline between wholly non-experiential reality and experiential reality. On the other hand, complex physical states admit borderline cases. If we remove one atom at a time from a given brain state, it will eventually be vague or indeterminate whether or not the organism is still in that physical brain state. So if consciousness is just a kind of physical state, then we'd expect consciousness to follow suit. But since it seems impossible that there could be a borderline case of consciousness – it's either like something for a creature or like nothing – then we have reason to think that physicalism is false.  Michael Tye - Vagueness and the Evolution of Consciousness  David Papineau's review of Vagueness and the Evolution of Consciousness in NDPR Nino Kadic - Phenomenology of Fundamental Reality YouTube Listen to our sister show, Counter Apologetics here Support at patreon.com/counter or patreon.com/waldenpod  Music by ichika Nito and used with permission. Transcript  Twitter @waldenpod @OnPanpsychism linktr.ee/emersongreen / timestamps / 00:00 The vagueness argument 04:18 Which creatures are conscious? 06:18 The sharpness of consciousness 10:09 The vagueness of biological phenomena 12:41 The sharpness of consciousness (cont.) 20:14 Weak emergence 21:42 The advantage of vagueness arguments

Dr. Brian Cutter joins me to discuss his paper, ‘Psychophysical Harmony: A New Argument for Theism‘, coauthored with Dr. Dustin Crummett. After talking about epiphenomenalism and why William James' argument against it works against all views in philosophy of mind (with the lone exception of Type-A materialism), we explain why psychophysical harmony seems so improbable. … Continue reading CA108 Psychophysical Harmony, Physicalism, & God w/ Brian Cutter →

Thank you so much for being here with us today with two of my dear friends who are both pioneers in consciousness. Donald Hoffman received a PhD from MIT and is a Professor emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California Irvine. His research on perception, evolution and consciousness received the Trillium Award of the US National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of the best selling book, The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid The Truth from Our Eyes. We also have Dr. Jude Currivan, who is a Cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist, author, and co-founder of Whole Worldview. She was previously one of the most senior busineswomen in the UK and has a master's degree in physics from Oxford. Specializing in quantum physics in cosmology, as well as a PhD in anthropological archeology from the University of Redding researching ancient Cosmology, she has traveled to nearly 80 countries and worked with Wisdom Keepers for many traditions. Her extensive experience and knowledge of world events, systems and trends has led her to speak on transformational reforms in the UK, US, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Jude also has a bestselling book that is already on the bestseller list before it even launches, called The Story of Gaia.In this interview with Drs. Hoffman and Currivan, you'll discover:-Differences in perspective lead to healthy discussion and broadening of worldviews...02:11-The bottom has fallen out from physicalism...06:50-The notion of "agent" regarding consciousness vs. physicalism...17:02-There is no "theory of everything"...26:05-We're co-creators of the universe...34:13-Mind and consciousness is not what we have, but what we are...40:42-Profound guidance from Gaia and spiritual beings...48:22-And much more...Resources mentioned:The Story of Gaia by Jude CurrivanThe Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid The Truth from Our Eyes by Don Hoffman

Bernardo Kastrup is a metaphysical idealist, arguing that universal phenomenal consciousness is all there ultimately is. He holds a Ph.D. in computer engineering and another in philosophy. Bernardo is also the executive director of the Essentia Foundation. Bernardo's website: https://www.bernardokastrup.com/Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Mu_Podcast Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/lucasperry Video episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaCij4vXwpATwitter: https://twitter.com/LucasFMPerry Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:42 Bernardo's metaphysics 4:15 What does it mean for something to be a transpersonal mental process10:11 What is it like to be nature at large?12:20 Is the consciousness that underlies the inanimate universe like dust or completely unified? 16:55 How is it that mind at large fragments into particular beings?22:40 How can we remember our original state if it's formless/contentless? 28:39 What is it like to be the field when it's completely at rest? 32:17 Is there formless or contentless consciousness? 39:25 The great void state43:13 Being and seeing god 45:40 Knowledge without intermediation of a mental model 48:03 The role and place of introspection 52:38 Physicalism robs us of meaning as the entities outside of us are their own ends 56:58 Is there a necessary relationship between truth and freedom from suffering 59:28 What it means to be set free 1:08:50 There is freedom is seeing what you think you are doesn't exist 1:10:22 Surrender and defeat 1:19:16 Embracing duality and the western background 1:35:40 The importance of suffering 1:47:05 The maturation of religion1:52:45 A spontaneous unfolding can still follow a telos1:56:50 The telos of universal mind2:01:43 Innocence, evil, and the asymmetry between truth and illusion2:12:06 The spirit of our technology and artificial consciousness 2:20:05 The binding problem of consciousness and substrate independence 2:50:30 Testing for consciousness in machines 3:07:35 AGI timelines 3:11:07 Imbuing machines with values 3:08:10 Clarifying intuition pumps for idealism3:18:45 Outro

WATCH: https://youtu.be/PFHiMYKubrU Dr Tony Nader, MD, PhD, MARR, is a Medical Doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD. in Neuroscience), and a globally recognised Vedic Scholar. Dr Nader is an author and fellow podcaster, with his book titled: "One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness" and his podcast titled: "Consciousness Is All There Is". As Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's successor, Dr Nader is head of the international Transcendental Meditation® organisations in over 100 countries. From the Americas to Asia, from Europe to Africa, Dr Nader guides the Transcendental Meditation program and its advanced practices, and the practical applications of this technology in all areas of national life – education, health, business, defense, agriculture, and more. Dr Nader's vision is to bring happiness, health, and peace to the minds and hearts of the whole world family. His experiences as a teacher, father, leader, scientist, and doctor have inspired his dedication to all global citizens – and his commitment to opening their awareness to the important things in life, from a truly profound perspective. To help remove conflicts in society, so that higher values and beautiful goals become the guiding light of everyone, is his total focus. CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:27) - What is consciousness? (4:10) - Scientific vs philosophical understanding of the mind (10:56) - Eastern approach to the mind (12:52) - Tony's shift from Physicalism to Idealism (18:20) - Objective Idealism vs Panpsychism (22:29) - Basic units of consciousness (30:50) - Conscious quarks vs conscious humans (range of consciousness) (36:59) - From altered states of consciousness to quantum mechanics (47:16) - Consciousness is all there is (a journey) (1:01:39) - Practicality of extreme idealism (1:11:06) - Donald Hoffman's Idealism (Conscious Realism) (1:15:17) - Linguistics & semantics (1:17:38) - Transcendental meditation & religious/spiritual beliefs (1:29:41) - Psychiatric/neurological conditions & other states of mind (1:32:51) - Free Will & Determinism (1:35:47) - Tony's Philosopher Mount Rushmore (1:37:52) - Tony's final thoughts & reflections (1:39:51) - Love, connection & unification (1:41:36) - Conclusion Website · YouTube

WATCH: https://youtu.be/PFHiMYKubrU Dr Tony Nader, MD, PhD, MARR, is a Medical Doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD. in Neuroscience), and a globally recognised Vedic Scholar. Dr Nader is an author and fellow podcaster, with his book titled: "One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness" and his podcast titled: "Consciousness Is All There Is". As Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's successor, Dr Nader is head of the international Transcendental Meditation® organisations in over 100 countries. From the Americas to Asia, from Europe to Africa, Dr Nader guides the Transcendental Meditation program and its advanced practices, and the practical applications of this technology in all areas of national life – education, health, business, defense, agriculture, and more. Dr Nader's vision is to bring happiness, health, and peace to the minds and hearts of the whole world family. His experiences as a teacher, father, leader, scientist, and doctor have inspired his dedication to all global citizens – and his commitment to opening their awareness to the important things in life, from a truly profound perspective. To help remove conflicts in society, so that higher values and beautiful goals become the guiding light of everyone, is his total focus. CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (0:27) - What is consciousness? (4:10) - Scientific vs philosophical understanding of the mind (10:56) - Eastern approach to the mind (12:52) - Tony's shift from Physicalism to Idealism (18:20) - Objective Idealism vs Panpsychism (22:29) - Basic units of consciousness (30:50) - Conscious quarks vs conscious humans (range of consciousness) (36:59) - From altered states of consciousness to quantum mechanics (47:16) - Consciousness is all there is (a journey) (1:01:39) - Practicality of extreme idealism (1:11:06) - Donald Hoffman's Idealism (Conscious Realism) (1:15:17) - Linguistics & semantics (1:17:38) - Transcendental meditation & religious/spiritual beliefs (1:29:41) - Psychiatric/neurological conditions & other states of mind (1:32:51) - Free Will & Determinism (1:35:47) - Tony's Philosopher Mount Rushmore (1:37:52) - Tony's final thoughts & reflections (1:39:51) - Love, connection & unification (1:41:36) - Conclusion Website · YouTube · YouTube

David Albert and Justin Clarke-Doane are both professors of philosophy at Columbia University. While David is one of the world's most respected philosophers of physics, Justin has staked his own claim as the authority on the intersection between mathematics and ethics. Though this episode was unfortunately plagued by some audio problems, it proved an exciting glimpse into a debate between two leading thinkers. Before a heated discussion concerning the nature of moral facts in a physical world, David, Justin, and Robinson discuss the problem of absolute vs. relative space, physics's potential to swallow up other disciplines, and the sophisticated relationship between physics proper and the philosophy of the same. Instagram: @robinsonerhardt TikTok: @robinsonerhardt Twitch: @robinsonerhardt --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

WATCH: https://youtu.be/W5Fi4Gsy3kw Philip Goff is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Durham University, UK. His main research interest is consciousness, although he also has a sideline in political philosophy (taxation, globalisation, social justice). He blogs at Conscience and Consciousness, and his work has been published in The Guardian and Philosophy Now, among others. He is the author of Consciousness and Fundamental Reality (Oxford University Press, 2017) and Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness (Vintage, 2019), and the co-editor of Is Consciousness Everywhere? Essays on Panpsychism (forthcoming, 2022). He is now working on a book exploring the middle ground between God and atheism, and is the co-host of the 'Mind Chat' podcast. CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:00) - The Mind-Body Problem (3:35) - Influential philosophers of mind (8:49) - Panpsychism & Non-Duality (17:34) - Physicalism (21:08) - Panpsychism & spirituality/secularism (25:50) - Anil Seth's consciousness as a controlled hallucination (31:09) - Limitations of Scientism (38:05) - Heterophenomenology & quasi-phenomenal experiences (45:57) - Idealism vs Panpsychism (51:25) - Differences in culture & its implications on values, morals & ethics (55:20) - Practical implications of Panpsychism (e.g. abortion, veganism etc.) (1:01:19) - Best arguments against Panpsychism (1:05:28) - Integrated Information Theory (1:10:20) - Roger Penrose, Rupert Sheldrake & other theories of consciousness (1:16:00) - Mysterianism (1:19:05) - Panpsychist reading recommendations (1:22:26) - Philip's new book & the links between religion & atheism (1:26:04) - Cosmic teleology (1:35:38) - Taking one step closer to the Mind-Body Solution (1:38:39) - Conclusion Website · YouTube · YouTube

WATCH: https://youtu.be/W5Fi4Gsy3kw Philip Goff is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Durham University, UK. His main research interest is consciousness, although he also has a sideline in political philosophy (taxation, globalisation, social justice). He blogs at Conscience and Consciousness, and his work has been published in The Guardian and Philosophy Now, among others. He is the author of Consciousness and Fundamental Reality (Oxford University Press, 2017) and Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness (Vintage, 2019), and the co-editor of Is Consciousness Everywhere? Essays on Panpsychism (forthcoming, 2022). He is now working on a book exploring the middle ground between God and atheism, and is the co-host of the 'Mind Chat' podcast. CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Instagram: https://instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:00) - The Mind-Body Problem (3:35) - Influential philosophers of mind (8:49) - Panpsychism & Non-Duality (17:34) - Physicalism (21:08) - Panpsychism & spirituality/secularism (25:50) - Anil Seth's consciousness as a controlled hallucination (31:09) - Limitations of Scientism (38:05) - Heterophenomenology & quasi-phenomenal experiences (45:57) - Idealism vs Panpsychism (51:25) - Differences in culture & its implications on values, morals & ethics (55:20) - Practical implications of Panpsychism (e.g. abortion, veganism etc.) (1:01:19) - Best arguments against Panpsychism (1:05:28) - Integrated Information Theory (1:10:20) - Roger Penrose, Rupert Sheldrake & other theories of consciousness (1:16:00) - Mysterianism (1:19:05) - Panpsychist reading recommendations (1:22:26) - Philip's new book & the links between religion & atheism (1:26:04) - Cosmic teleology (1:35:38) - Taking one step closer to the Mind-Body Solution (1:38:39) - Conclusion Website · YouTube

In this interview, I talk with Charles Taliaferro about dualism, the mind, and problems with physicalism. Charles Taliaferro is an American philosopher specializing in theology and philosophy of religion. He is an emeritus professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Faithful Research, and a member of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. His Books: https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Taliaferro/e/B001IYXGBC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share -------------------------------- GIVING -------------------------------- Please consider becoming a Patron! Patreon (Thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8jj_CQwrRRwwwXBndo6nQ/join

A few scattered thoughts about internet materialists, underdetermination, neuroscience, the evolution of consciousness, qualia microscopes, and the hard problem of consciousness. YouTube Consider supporting the show on Patreon here or Counter Apologetics here Listen to our sister show, Counter Apologetics here Music by ichika Nito and used with permission. Twitter @waldenpod @OnPanpsychism linktr.ee/emersongreen

How can we know that we are more than our physical bodies? Dr. William Hasker Joins me on this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast to go over his unity of consciousness argument against physicalist theories of mind. If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/parkers_pensees If you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: https://paypal.me/ParkersPensees?locale.x=en_US Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: https://teespring.com/stores/parkers-penses-merch Check out my blog posts: https://parkersettecase.com/ Check out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles: https://www.youtube.com/c/ParkerSettecase Check me out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trendsettercase Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkers_pensees/ Time Is Running by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6203-time-is-running License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/parkers-pensees/support

Pat and Jim discuss some interesting research on psychedelics and what implications this has for wider worldview debates, especially physicalism. QnA to follow! Please like, comment, share, and subscribe! Visit our new website at http://www.philosophyforthepeople.com  

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: AXRP Episode 14 - Infra-Bayesian Physicalism with Vanessa Kosoy, published by DanielFilan on April 5, 2022 on The AI Alignment Forum. Google Podcasts link This podcast is called AXRP, pronounced axe-urp and short for the AI X-risk Research Podcast. Here, I (Daniel Filan) have conversations with researchers about their research. We discuss their work and hopefully get a sense of why it's been written and how it might reduce the risk of artificial intelligence causing an existential catastrophe: that is, permanently and drastically curtailing humanity's future potential. Late last year, Vanessa Kosoy and Alexander Appel published some research under the heading of “Infra-Bayesian physicalism”. But wait - what was infra-Bayesianism again? Why should we care? And what does any of this have to do with physicalism? In this episode, I talk with Vanessa Kosoy about these questions, and get a technical overview of how infra-Bayesian physicalism works and what its implications are. Topics we discuss: The basics of infra-Bayes An invitation to infra-Bayes What is naturalized induction? How infra-Bayesian physicalism helps with naturalized induction Bridge rules Logical uncertainty Open source game theory Logical counterfactuals Self-improvement How infra-Bayesian physicalism works World models Priors Counterfactuals Anthropics Loss functions The monotonicity principle How to care about various things Decision theory Follow-up research Infra-Bayesian physicalist quantum mechanics Infra-Bayesian physicalist agreement theorems The production of infra-Bayesianism research Bridge rules and malign priors Following Vanessa's work Daniel Filan: Hello everybody. Today, I'm going to be talking with Vanessa Kosoy. She is a research associate at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, and she's worked for over 15 years in software engineering. About seven years ago, she started AI alignment research, and is now doing that full-time. Back in episode five, she was on the show to talk about a sequence of posts introducing Infra-Bayesianism. But today, we're going to be talking about her recent post, Infra-Bayesian Physicalism: a Formal Theory of Naturalized Induction, co-authored with Alex Appel. For links to what we're discussing, you can check the description of this episode, and you can read the transcript at axrp.net. Vanessa, welcome to AXRP. Vanessa Kosoy: Thank you for inviting me. The basics of infra-Bayes Daniel Filan: Cool. So, this episode is about Infra-Bayesian physicalism. Can you remind us of the basics of just what Infra-Bayesianism is? Vanessa Kosoy: Yes. Infra-Bayesianism is a theory we came up with to solve the problem of non-realizability, which is how to do theoretical analysis of reinforcement learning algorithms in situations where you cannot assume that the environment is in your hypothesis class, which is something that has not been studied much in the literature for reinforcement learning specifically. And the way we approach this is by bringing in concepts from so-called imprecise probability theory, which is something that's mostly decision theorists and economists have been using. And the basic idea is, instead of thinking of a probability distribution, you could be working with a convex set of probability distributions. That's what's called a credal set in imprecise probability theory. And then, when you are making decisions, instead of just maximizing the expected value of your utility function, with respect to some probability distribution, you are maximizing the minimal expected value where you minimize over the set. That's as if you imagine an adversary is selecting some distribution out of the set. Vanessa Kosoy: The nice thing about it is that you can start with this basic idea, and on the one hand, construct an entire theory analogous to classical pro...

Late last year, Vanessa Kosoy and Alexander Appel published some research under the heading of "Infra-Bayesian physicalism". But wait - what was infra-Bayesianism again? Why should we care? And what does any of this have to do with physicalism? In this episode, I talk with Vanessa Kosoy about these questions, and get a technical overview of how infra-Bayesian physicalism works and what its implications are. Topics we discuss, and timestamps: 00:00:48 - The basics of infra-Bayes 00:08:32 - An invitation to infra-Bayes 00:11:23 - What is naturalized induction? 00:19:53 - How infra-Bayesian physicalism helps with naturalized induction 00:19:53 - Bridge rules 00:22:22 - Logical uncertainty 00:23:36 - Open source game theory 00:28:27 - Logical counterfactuals 00:30:55 - Self-improvement 00:32:40 - How infra-Bayesian physicalism works 00:32:47 - World models 00:39-20 - Priors 00:42:53 - Counterfactuals 00:50:34 - Anthropics 00:54:40 - Loss functions 00:56:44 - The monotonicity principle 01:01:57 - How to care about various things 01:08:47 - Decision theory 01:19:53 - Follow-up research 01:20:06 - Infra-Bayesian physicalist quantum mechanics 01:26:42 - Infra-Bayesian physicalist agreement theorems 01:29:00 - The production of infra-Bayesianism research 01:35:14 - Bridge rules and malign priors 01:45:27 - Following Vanessa's work The transcript Vanessa on the Alignment Forum Research that we discuss: Infra-Bayesian physicalism: a formal theory of naturalized induction Updating ambiguous beliefs (contains the infra-Bayesian update rule) Functional Decision Theory: A New Theory of Instrumental Rationality Space-time embedded intelligence Attacking the grain of truth problem using Bayes-Savage agents (generating a simplicity prior with Knightian uncertainty using oracle machines) Quantity of experience: brain-duplication and degrees of consciousness (the thick wires argument) Online learning in unknown Markov games Agreeing to disagree (contains the Aumann agreement theorem) What does the universal prior actually look like? (aka "the Solomonoff prior is malign") The Solomonoff prior is malign Eliciting Latent Knowledge ELK Thought Dump, by Abram Demski

This is an excerpt from our physicalism episode with Donnchadh O'Conaill, a researcher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

This week Keir and Jasmine take a dive into physicalism with Donnchadh O'Conaill, a researcher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. We explore the issues that zombies (bodies with no brains) and ghosts (brains with no bodies) pose for physicalism. We find out if physicalists should be checking under their beds at night or walking confidently into the dark... For more information and links to relevant papers, please visit the Thoughts website: https://www.thoughtsuofg.com/episodes/episode-34-physicalism-and-the-spooky-side-of-metaphysics/

The prevailing philosophical paradigm underpinning the physical sciences is materialism, also known as physicalism. Simply, everything that exists is material in some sense. However there are many concepts which seem immaterial so how are these reconciled? In this episode we briefly explore materialism and it's issues. Show notes https://www.britannica.com/topic/On-the-Nature-of-Things-by-Lucretiushttps://www.britannica.com/topic/materialism-philosophyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2013.00065/fullSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thehereandnowpodcast)

Tasshin talks with Andrés Gómez Emilsson (@algekalipso) about his work at the Qualia Research Institute, reducing suffering, psychedelics, jhanas, cessation, and more. Andrés on Twitter Qualia Research Institute on Twitter Qualia Computing If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting Tasshin and the Reach Truth Podcast on Patreon.

Michelle and Mark discuss Physicalism vs. One Mind theory of consciousness, the nature of consciousness, and how we can reorient our consciousness individually so that collectively we can reach a more elevated state. Mark Gober is an international speaker and the author of "An End to Upside Down Thinking" (2018), which was awarded the IPPY best science book of 2019. He is also the author of "An End to Upside Down Living" (2020) and "An End to Upside Down Liberty (2021), and is the host of the podcast "Where Is My Mind?" (2019). Additionally, he serves on the Board of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and the School of Wholeness and Enlightenment. Previously, Gober was a partner at Sherpa Technology Group in Silicon Valley and worked as an investment banking analyst in New York. He has been named one of IAM's Strategy 300: The World's Leading Intellectual Property Strategists. Gober graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he wrote an award-winning thesis on Daniel Kahneman's Nobel Prize-winning "Prospect Theory" and was elected a captain of Princeton's Division I tennis team. https://markgober.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-gober-bb957220/ https://www.facebook.com/markgoberauthor/ https://www.instagram.com/markgober_author https://twitter.com/MarkGoberAuthor    

In episode 7 of Quantum Consciousness, Justin Riddle introduces the fundamental mysteries surrounding metaphysics. What is reality? Do you exist? Are concepts real independently of humans or are they creatively constructed? The topics for discussion are behavioralism, functionalism, and the emergence of "physicality" from a universe of wave-functions.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://footnotes2plato.com/2019/09/29/physicalism-and-its-discontents-a-study-in-whiteheads-panexperientialist-alternative-draft/