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How I changed my mind about truth | Simon Blackburn full interview
Simon Blackburn discusses morality, truth and meta-ethics. How do we know if an action is objectively wrong? To watch Simon Blackburn debate morality with Slavoj Žižek and Joanna Kavenna, head to https://iai.tv/video/moral-facts-and-… Simon Blackburn makes the case for objective morality … Continue reading
You Don’t Actually Know What Your Future Self Wants | Shankar Vedantam | TED
You are constantly becoming a new person,” says journalist Shankar Vendantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impact of something he calls the “illusion of continuity” — the belief that our future selves will share … Continue reading
The “REAL” Law Of Attraction & The Neuroscience Behind It
The Law of Attraction is the belief that positive or negative thoughts can attract corresponding experiences and events into a person’s life. It is based on a very simple idea: Thoughts become things. And, it is very easy to see … Continue reading
Bridging the Gap: The Extraordinary Merge of Eastern and Western Awakening
In Zen koan practice, a person will intensely focus upon a question in a very similar manner. The Zen practitioner will try with every fibre of their being to penetrate the question with their ordinary mind and understanding, striving to … Continue reading
Structuralism: how non-being shaped the modern world
[…] n today’s crunchy, nutritious, theory-laden video, we discuss the basic problem that many people have with postmodernism and so on – namely, that it approaches the existence of things in a completely different way. The late 20th century shattered … Continue reading
AI will Not Become Conscious – Rupert Sheldrake
This clip is from the Before Skool Podcast ep. # 4 with Rupert Sheldrake. Full podcast can be accessed here: • Rupert Sheldrake … Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. … Continue reading
How Can Matter Be Made of Consciousness?
Is matter made of consciousness? It’s easy to see and feel that thoughts, feelings and sensations are made of consciousness. But how does the consciousness-only model account for objects that appear outside our own finite minds? And how can we … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Beyond Belief, Losing My Religion
Aleem Maqbool speaks to Janet Ellis about her journey to adopt humanism. Is Humanism a religion? Aleem Maqbool speaks with former Blue Peter presenter and author, Janet Ellis, about the path that led her to adopt Humanism. This sparks a … Continue reading
Why Do We Hunt Witches? feat. Megan Phelps-Roper, Nicholas Christakis, Tim Urban, and Luke Burgis
Host of The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, Megan Phelps-Roper, sits down with Yale sociologist Nicholas Christakis, author and entrepreneur Luke Burgis, and cofounder of Wait But Why, Tim Urban, to discuss the mob mentality that has subsumed college campuses, … Continue reading
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