This is Going to Hurt. Everything You Know is False. | Annaka Harris on Impact Theory
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What if everything you think you know about yourself is wrong? Most people have the intuition that they have a self separate from their body and brain, and that they can control their experience with conscious will. But what if that isn’t true? Best-selling author Annaka Harris is devoted to challenging our deepest intuitions about the nature of consciousness and the self. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, she discusses experiments on the cutting edge of physics and neuroscience, and explains why those experiments matter. The result is a fascinating conversation that will leave you questioning some of your most cherished, comforting intuitions.
SHOW NOTES:
Consciousness is exactly as mysterious as it seems to be [2:29]
Annaka defines what consciousness is [4:54]
Tom and Annaka discuss the story of Phineas Gage [6:31]
Annaka talks about the difference between consciousness and high level thought [9:14]
There is a basic level of consciousness that doesn’t involve awareness of consciousness [11:35]
Challenging intuitions is a basic element of the scientific method [14:58]
Is there outer evidence of conscious experience? Is consciousness doing anything? [18:46]
Upending comfortable intuitions is eventually a freeing experience [20:57]
Annaka explains how the brain binds disparate signals to make them seem congruent [22:23]
Annaka and Tom discuss how much unconscious brain functioning we take for granted [27:09]
Annaka describes the false sense of self and conscious will [29:53]
We make decisions before we are aware of them [33:41]
Annaka discusses the question of whether or to what extent plants are conscious [35:30]
Trees take care of their own kin, and defend their kin [40:48]
What if consciousness is a field like gravity? [43:39]
Annaka describes the double slit light experiment [46:13]
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Measuring an event can change the past [51:41]
Annaka discusses problems with the views that consciousness emerges from life [54:25]
Annaka shares the impact she wants to have on the world [1:03:06]
QUOTES:
“There’s something jarring about learning that the things that feel most true to you about reality are possibly not structured that way.” [21:29]
“We feel that consciousness is behind our willed actions, when in fact, there is a lot of neuroscience to suggest that it’s actually the reverse. It’s at the end. That all this processing happens, a decision gets made, and we’re kind of the last to know.” [31:54]
“We have no evidence that consciousness is due to complexity.” [1:00:24]
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Can i just say Sam Harris is so lucky to have found a wife who's into this stuff? I wanna chat for hours and hours about consciousness with people too but I just don't know anyone who wants to even spend more than 10 minutes on the topic LOLOOL.
They are a super attractive neuroscientist/philosopher power couple. So jealous.
I know the feeling ;-)
I think he found a rare gem. Just get on the NYT best seller’s list and a couple Ted talks and maybe you’ll have a power friend set you up with another likeminded power person lol. Let’s be honest, we couldn’t hang with her.
feel you !
Welcome to the Club! Buddy! ;-) It is really tough to find such people in the daily private life..and btw. some women with scientific backgrounds happen to be extremely sexy ;-)
Please have her back for a longer talk. So good!
Once I was having a very deep conversation with a friend who, at one point needed a book to refer to, to finish a point he was making. As he left I spoke to his Mentally Handicaped Daughter that had been listening to us talking. I noticed that she was following the conversation. Now, mind you this young woman (23yr old) had suffered from cerebral palsy her whole life. She had the "Brain Function" of a 5yr old.
After he left I looked her straight in the eye and said, "You understand exactly what we are talking about, don't you.?" She said, "Yyyyeeesss..."
At that moment I knew that there was a 23yr old woman trapped inside that hindered body. Fully intact. She just could not communicate it.
Her "Consciousness" was fully aware.
So freaky
Vulcaneer900, your ignorance is showing. VERY FEW persons with so-called "cerebral palsy" have any cognitive or mental or psychological impairment. They typically have great difficulty speaking, which is caused by their inability to control the muscles for speech, and thus people ASSUME they are "mental" or whatever.... Most persons with so-called cerebral palsy are mentally normal. Or they WOULD BE, if they weren't so oppressed, abused, misunderstood, etc.,etc.,etc.,
And, you really don't know exactly what so-called "cerebral palsy" **IS**, do you?
90%+ of the time it's a PHYSICAL BIRTH INJURY, and NOT any kind of "mental" problem....
@@silentumexcubitor6747 Well, thank you for that Special Insight, Dr. excubitor.
How old is the Genius trapped inside of you.?
@@Vulcaneer900 Thank-you for asking. Ancient. (There's nothing "trapped" inside me....) I've had 3 close friends with cerebral palsy. That "young woman" you're talking about is PROBABLY NOT actually "Mentally Handicapped" as you put it. "She had the Brain Function of a 5yr old"....????....wtf?.... I seriously doubt that. Cerebral palsy rarely, if ever, involves
any legitimate "mental handicap", unless they have the great misfortune to be taken to a psychiatrist, who usually puts them on neuro-toxic psych drugs. So feel free to be as butthurt as you want, - I'm trying to insult you, because you deserve it. Your comment itself was incredibly RUDE, CONDESCENDING, and IGNORANT. You don't know squat about cerebral palsy. The most typical cause is the umbilical cord getting wrapped around the neck during the birth process, resulting in a lack of oxygen to the CNS. In the healing process, the body sacrifices conscious neuro-muscular control for the sake of the "mind-brain", which is usually pretty "normal", whatever that is. Despite your expressed lack of education and your glaring ignorance, I also deemed you worthy of a little EDUCATION. I'm no genius, but I AM very well self-educated. Plus the 3 close friends I've had, who had cerebral palsy, and told me ALL about it..... You're welcome..... Live long and prosper, eh?....
@@silentumexcubitor6747 OOOh, a Trekie Too. Big surprise.?
All jabs aside, I was talking about "Consciousness" As it is separate from the brain. But you missed that point. The whole video is about "Consciousness".
Nuff Said.! Go Away Now.!
Wooo !!! Very leading edge, forward thinking individual. I believe there is a universal cosmic consciousness we are unable to see or understand. It's a complete level beyond our own. Some are tapping in through L.O.A.
Satire
"The brain is not a closed system" I love that ❤
Pan Opticonsciousness, it is, but it will be stolen and rebranded. The math is "mine," but all will feast on it. Solipsism is not solipsistic if it is a collective conscious phenomenon. Entropy is the fact that the brain has CONSCIOUS processing inputs and outputs (NOT a closed system), to the extent that the substance or property leaves a trace. and this is the thing science needs to miss to keep talking, but not to me. They are denying everything; now that there is a gun to their heads psychically, let us see how fast they can grow up.
@@dsm5d723 You will be assimilated,
So who is making the decision? Who asked this question four seconds before I typed it? Sounds like science is catching up with spirituality
Yes science and spirituality have actively been put out of balance. Balance is the future UNITY IN DIVERSITY, TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER. Join us as we do our little bit using our music and messages to shine some light in these challenging times. Blessings from New Zealand.
The experiences before those 4 seconds
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@@tripzville7569 what do you mean unity in diversity?
And science is starting to realise that it’s been heading down a road with a dead end… however that took 2000 years to acknowledge in the example of Copernicus saying the world wasn’t flat. Science changes it’s outlook one funeral at a time, such is the power of the ego
I would contend that there is consciousness in every atom of the physical universe... it's interesting and entertaining to listen to "smart" people attached to "knowledge" speak on this subject. We are spiritual beings having a human experience... we swim in the evidence everyday. Stay free🙏❤️🇺🇲
Unbelievable!!! Great information 👍🏻
Its a bliss to hear like every new genracion , re discover the holy spirit. Love It 🤩
Rediscover the holy spirit?
@@ariahhumphreys hello ! Sorry about my spelling. Inglés Is not my lengwitch. Its about what words you use to difine the elemental . The consept you constract depends on the información that you can think with. Anciant wisdom Is to compare with new contempery details of awarenis. Its More amount of wired details now in ( sience ) ciencia. Conshisly
@@ariahhumphreys you Will find out. Its the same
Compare with ancient wisdom
I am not the voice in my head. I am the stillness that defines the voice.
you are energy, you express and define yourself in this reality through the things you enjoy doing and the thought patterns which occupy your mind, thoughts are energy in its rawest form, because everything physical derives from thought or consciousness, "all is mind, the universe is mental" - the kyballion
@@marcr3170 Can you explain the difference between a thought and a feeling? Not trying to be difficult. I would like to better understand. I have always thought that our brain was something of a tool in which we are able to navigate the physical , our binary reality. That there was more to me than that.
@@johnunderwood9575 I recommend you direct further questions to me.. as i am a real teacher and everyone else here doesn't really know anything. LOL 0 uh seriously. The Kybalion was written by beings on the metaphysical/moral/intellectual NATURAL LOVE path which stalls or terminates in 6th sphere.
NATURAL LOVE beings have not received divine_love which transforms your soul over time to a new divine_type (& adds new chakras to your spirit_body) and makes that soul legitimately IMMORTAL with the capacity for infinite growth including progression from 6th to 36th sphere soul_realms. To put this into perspective, Buddha and Lao-Tzu are still in 6th sphere. And virtually everyone on this thread will discarnate to middle-ish planes of 1st sphere. - You are a FEELING half-soul. Your sexual preference (hetero or homo) is determined by the gender of the other half of you.
The mind is really a product of your spirit_vessel. Both your spirit and material Earth vessels are mere EFFECTS. All cause and real healing occurs by addressing emotions and feelings resident in your half-soul... which is YOU... a free-will consciousness.
Sometimes the stillness is not you either
Yet these words were uttered by the voice you claim you-re not.
I’m 43. I remember in 7th grade, a friend’s science project revolved around talking positively to one set of plants, talking negatively to another and having a third set of plants she considered her control group. The control group grew at one rate. The group that received positive feedback grew distinctly taller and faster in comparison to the control while the group that was spoken to negatively did not grow nearly as quickly or as well as even the control group. There’s either a consciousness or “intelligence” to plants. Whatever word you want to associate is fine, but it’s definitely an experience nevertheless.
Although I believe that the plants responded to her emotions, I have heard that they could be responding to the carbon dioxide from our breath when we get up close to them and speak to them. How ever, that doesn’t explain the ones spoken to negatively.
The negaitivr talking could have been shorter.
@@ordinator. interesting. I never considered that to be a possibility. However, the control group received no conversation and grew at a faster rate than the group that was spoken to negatively.
No study confirm what you said
@@GuillaumeDenryargument from anecdote 😂
Whoever is reading this, one day you will be living your dreams! Congratulations to you 🙏💫🌟
Shaun Jeter b-but i have ligma
Thank you 🙏
anonymous anonymous you’re welcome! ❤️
You too!
Richard Mercado 🙏❤️
The fact that i can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, Share abit of knowledge and it becomes another's, Smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.
Lot of talk with little being said
@@R3N3G it's not little being said, it's little being understood.
what about anxiety issues
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@@R3N3G lots of I THINK ,I THINK and I THINK in this conversation. Very Blah indeed !
“When the people fear their government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty” - Thomas Jefferson
Thought provoking! Replace the word government with the word leaders. Either way you land you end in chaos.
He also said that the flames of liberty must be fanned with the blood of patriots. Stating that bloodshed is means to maintain freedom sounds like propaganda. How many lives have been lost through the belief in this statement? Indoctrination of belief systems is just a method of control. When you truly examine Jefferson you'll find he was not what is taught in school. This not to say that your choice of historical quotes was not valuable. It is a so well know quote that Anonymous and the movie V for Vendetta have used a variation those words. Unfortunately the government doesn't fear it's people nor does it's masters. I'm sure you are well aware of that governments have only served up their people instead of serving them.
@It Doesn't Matter You are absolutely correct it doesn't matter what history tells us. It is just perception of what history tells us. History tells us that faces on money and carvings in stone do in no means change the current predicament sociaty faces. Einstein a freemason said reality is just a well maintained illusion. Does his statement make him a better person. One might say he was of great value to sociaty. Without his equations would the development of atomic bombs have been possible? Everything is just a matter of perception.
So lets stand up and scare these goverments
This quote didn't end well...
Love reading the comments. Surely looks like a large segment of humanity is interested in exploring consciousness itself. I am one of these types and glad to know I am in good company.
The ego knows how to hide, while fooling you into thinking it's not there anymore.
...and other people's egos know that they can convince you to be stupid enough to agree with the notion.
Mick0722MX when the new age movement is just another religion created by the d3vil
Who told you it's not there.
@@ohsoleohmio sigh...why is everything about religion and the devil...that shit getting old.
All the while it( ego) never even really existed. Just concepts and thoughts and beliefs , false self .
"Everything you know is false" - ? You don't know what I know. BS clickbait title.
On one of my ceremonies with Ayahuasca I was given an experience of being a snail. It was really weird experience but at that moment as a snail ... I felt moving, I felt the ground, my snail body and being just in simple presence.
Its a bit hard to explain haha
"It's a bit hard to explain haha." I think we are born reveling in the present and just being, but are forced to conform as an obedient part of a society. Maybe. "Being just in simple presence." I think you just did explain. 💯
@MMARE369 You should look up Dr. Eban Alexander and listen to his discussion of his conscious experiences while in a coma. You will LOVE his discussion.
this chic in this talk cant even experince being unmarried. Married Dumbasses wearing Wedding rings..
I became a Wolf!
No Joke!
In a Ceremony in Brazil.
In Sao Paulo State Countryside.
Powerful!
Cannot Explain too!
@@incorrigiblycuriousD61
I don't think society has much to do with it.
Early humans would not have survived by just "being".
Hunting, for example, requires looking to the future and planning a course of action, as well as using experience from the past to hunt more effectively.
Perhaps a mushroom can just "be", but a human cannot.
Finding Sams voice almost a decade ago completely changed my life. His wife is equally interesting, intelligent & fascinating. What a power couple. Thanks for the content!
They must spend an awful lot of time together because they talk _exactly_ the same.
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In a book called SuperNature by Lyall Watson he speaks of a study done using oysters which are taken inland from the ocean, put in a tidal simulating tank, and kept in a lab with no windows. Those oysters adjusted the time they opened according to the new position of the moon as it was in the new location, without ever being able to see it. Consciousness. ❤
After watching these videos for over a month and buying into all the books and promotions I realized I'm just a tool to make these master manipulaters richer. Thanks for making me feel a part of something bigger!
See hermetics🙏
the old indian saying - everything exists in the web of life - consciousness
That was before everything became artifice or illusion.
“We behave based on what we believe. So we might be behaving our lives away based on false or inaccurate or disempowering beliefs.” - John Assaraf on another great episode of Impact Theory
People do this all the time with religion. I like to call it the bane of civilized society because it is such an obviously self-falsifying concept and yet so many people have such flawed thought processes that they can't see the lunacy that religion is.
Correct but wen u see it's all thought bullshit programming by the elite, advertising, consumerism. The inside out revolution michael neil taught me so much
@@darrenwalshe8513 -- I've never heard of Michael Neill, but I will definitely check out his books. Thanks for the reference.
@@dienekes4364 please do xx
Michael Dennis thank you
Talking never does it one has to do the work oneself. Many UA-cam influencers are basically no more than motivational speakers, people get a hit, a glow but it has no shelf life soon on to the next new kid on the block...this treadmill of seeking. It's okay to look and listen to so-called wise individuals, but analytical thought can only take one to the very periphery and is like having a meal described to you when hungry, it just doesn't cut it, one just stays hungry. For those who are earnest, there comes a time to put one's toys aside and stop running from facing this inner boredom caused by the flight to be distracted and entertained, and spend serious time in silence, witnessing one inner movie. Everything is linked to this mischievous imposter the "I" thought. No one can do it for you, as it has to be experiential...." awareness observing awareness"...cut everything to the bone...no more seeking, dreaming........this never-ending mortal dream. What a long strange trip it has been..still is....keep truckin.....
These two people are talking and for a while now and I have no idea what tha hell they’er talking about🤔😢🤔
That's a very difficult situation you are in..
Because she's not really saying anything.
That's ok, they don't know either. They both agreed to a false representation of Phineas Gage.
Just 2 more pseudo celebrities propping up each other's ego.
🤣🤣🤣You are not alone.
roelito gawilan 🤣😂🤣
I have had 2 near death experiences, a motorbike crash and a stroke. Both times I was floating and flying but I couldn't move. And when I started breathing again it was very painful and my body felt like a Ricketty Old Steam Engine Pumping Blood and coming back to life !!!! And I didn't black out at all and was aware of what was going on around me !!!! The strange thing was it was a very pleasant experience both times !!!!
I'm a New Scientist reading geek, and lifelong atheist... but... there are things I have experienced that cases me to cling to science as if it's a life preserver. There is just too much of it for me now at 50 to keep ignoring. Noting as concrete as your, but here is a short story for you.
Back as a 20yo I took up ninjitsu. Just a martial art in the local community centre. About a year in the sensei decided to do a 'quiet night' where we would do sensory training rather than physical. I wasn't all that interested and just assumed by 'sensory' he meant being more reactive to sound or light or something physical. But later he mentioned "Kuji Kiri". So after some meditation we knelled with him behind. We were meant to reach out with out senses (hearing I thought) to hear him about to attack me from behind.. with a sword. I was to roll out of the way of danger and he would stop mocing when he saw me move. A few more senior students took thsi test and failed. I moved in to position not know what I was doing, so I assumed I would fail too. But, I tried as hard as I could to hear a sound like a rustle of his clothes... it was dead silent... so I tried SO HARD to hear him coming, muscle primed to jump... and then I heard the sound (I have goosebumps writing
emembering this). I heard a sound so overpowering it made me jump. The sound was like a cross between screeching tyres before a car crash and a Trumpet. The sound scared the crap out of me. I blasted out of the kneel and rolled clear. The whole class was looking at me astonished as the teacher had only moved an inch when I moved. I had assume I failed as I turned around the the katana was still over his head.
The teacher was impressed and I think kind of sad. This was exactly what SHOULD be happening to pass the 5th dan test which I was nowhere near and I think for him it wasn't working out well. That sound! It was as abrupt and someone clapping cymbals together next to your ears... but there was no sound anyone could hear. But... where did that come from?
I've carried that for my whole life. I cannot rationally come up with an explanation to this even 30 years later.
@@nathanielacton3768 What I'm wondering is, what would make you're sensei sad or feel that it wasn't working out well? Is it not his goal to teach this stuff? So you'd think he'd be proud and happy. O_o
@@51MontyPythonYeah he was, but I know that he had been trying to achieve this for a few years and did not grasp most of the time. Then, somehow I just tried it once and somehow it just worked effortlessly.
The key to understanding that is that he was traveling to Japan to meet with Hatsumi and submit himself for the 5th Dan test, and this test was the main barrier for most people passing.
Here is how Wikipedia describes it: "In order to attain fifth dan (godan), fourth dan practitioners must submit to a sakki (or godan) test before the sōke to establish that they are able to sense the presence of danger and evade it, which is considered a fundamental survival skill.[7][37] After passing this test, a practitioner is considered to be under the protection of the Bujin, or Guiding Spirits, and is entitled to apply for a teaching license (shidōshi menkyo). "
In the schools I trained int there was from long memory 9 green belts, 9 brown the 10-15 blacks. So, like 30 ranks. I was 3 off the bottom and already passing the hardest test to get in to the top 5... without anywhere near the actual skill, and I wasn't a particularly fast learner either.
Try a third…
@@ypey1 Idiot !!!
Questioning the foundations of reality can be frightening unless you have the optimistic belief that the outcome will be positive.
Coming from a religious mind after 36 years it's freeing to know that none of it is true. The frightening part is that your well-being is in your own hands. Seeing the many people suffering terminal illnesses and knowing no one can help you, but you is frightening. Knowledge is our lifeline.
Beliefs are traps. Instead investigate your fears as they occur with complete unfiltered attention (not analization) and ask yourself "does fear exist at all?". The problem is you have to see it for yourself.
@@ode_to_apathy I'm right there with you. I started to doubt and ask where all the blessings were for us who were obeying to the best of our abilities. After a lifetime of doing what is right because "God is watching" I quit. I love doing what is right, but I've shot my own foot many times for apparently no reason. I feel free in a way, yet lost as to the rhyme or reason for our existence. I was telling my wife that I went to a haunted hospital once and took pictures. There were what looked like a dozen faces starting and smiling. I showed it to a handful of people as proof. It was unbelievable. One day those photos just disappeared. I wonder what that was. I hope we don't just hang out as spirits where/when we die.
@@ode_to_apathy Well my approach to Christianity was to study the books myself and use as many tools to get the actual meaning. The old testament states that when one dies he simply ceases to exist in any realm. Death is just the absence of life. I got that from Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Job, Genesis, to name a few. Hell was translated from the word grave or a pit. It was very easy to understand and follow once I did word studies and used a transliteration. This contradicts the esoteric teachings of the new testament, which hints at a metaphysical afterlife. This makes no sense with the teachings of the resurrection. I can go on and on. Even without the tools it was easy to pick apart, such as thought crimes being taught to be careful of where the old testament implies that only actions and words can make one guilty. On a personal note I've seen metaphysical things/beings a few times. I didn't do drugs and I was with my ex in one case and with my brother in another incident and they both saw what I saw. After they admitted that they saw something I would play it smart and ask what they saw before I would say anything else. They would describe exactly what I saw. I don't believe in the spirit realm, but these things are very difficult to explain. I saw these things with garments, so how could a transparent or spirit being wear anything? Maybe they were multi-dimensional beings. I don't know. The Christian boat for me has sailed.
Good or bad
Just ways to frame
What is inevitable
And for That reason
Best be accepted and adapted to, optimistically.
"...I like to be clear that we really don't know...." The ancient Vedic scriptures say that if you discuss reality at the speed of mind for eternity you will still never arrive at the truth. Yep. We really don't know. At least we know that ! :)
Never forget that a RICH life can only be defined by YOU. It's easy to get tricked into believing that something someone else has is the right thing for you. Especially in this day and age when you get bombarded with information from social media, TV and the internet.
Very good, and very true. What you said made me think a lot about what I am going through and experiencing in life right now. I finished a final exam last night, and want to travel now. That makes me feel rich, to see and meet the world.
She cant even explain conscientious ffs...yet writes books on it ☹
@@LiftOffLife so? Knobody can at this moment in time. If you insist that people stop writing books on problems that have not yet been solved - in other words being resentful that you have to think as opposed to being given what you should think right off the shelf, prettily packaged and easily digestible - then Lord knows why you are even here to begin with since you seem to view thinking as a boring and pointless activity.
@@markburianyk6556
Your just backing her because...Wahman!
@Sagar Giri, add "am" to "I". It makes you really "you".
We aren’t simply the sum total of our life experiences, but rather our perceptions of those experiences.
ehich are always being affected by our past
which lol
Well, and what we DO with them, right?
@@sgarrett9446 Agreed.
I am an addictions counselor and really intrigued by this discussion. I'm definitely going to have to get this book!!! Also, I have believed for many years that the universe is alive. When I hear people say that life is a rare phenomenon that just happened to find its way to this planet via happenstance of chemical processes, I disagree wholeheartedly. I believe that the universe is consistently seeking ways to express its consciousness in any possible way, the more complex, the more interesting for the organism. All of us are part of "her."
We are all One but at the same time each of us is so unique.
Gaia is arguably the truer God in a sense....🤔
"It"
I approached this with an open mind. At least I believe I did. But I just felt like this conversation was just a bunch of navel-gazing. It was word salad. Intuition... blah-blah-blah consciousness blah blah profoundly fundamental blah blah spiritual blah blah intuition. The word intuition was the most mind-numbing thing I heard in this particular conversation. Everything was an intuition. And no, there was nothing exciting about any of this. Absolutely zero science, just word salad. I'm usually a fan of Tom Bilyeu, but I feel he was just playing along with her and playing a word game, stringing a bunch of words together.
As soon as you try to pinpoint truth it's already gone, it's ever changing... One cannot catch it or hold it, one can only be in a state of presence to experience it here and now. Any thoughts or words about it are making truth disappear. One cannot show others truth, one can assist them to find it for themselves... 💜
The most underrated comment. It's the truth of our existence. Next, you need to deal with the void of that discovery.
It's not useful to give the word truth an esoteric definition and to make the claim that it is basically not accessible and impossoble to communicate it. The three keys to truth are curiosity, critical thinking and pattern recognition.
WORD
So you also after the period when you try to explain profound things to others... ;)
Instead of "assist" I would say "give an idea" or" lit up the light" maybe. That's all. Everyone of us have to start to walk the road ourself. You're right indeed.... 🟣
Tao de ching?
When you gonna have mr Bruce Lipton on the show tom? I would like to see that
I love those three brilliant minds. Dispenza, Lipton and Braden.
YES!!!
Yes!! Lipton, Dispenza and Braden!! Brilliant mind that keep me naturally high!!
YES! Long time waiting for him. He has a HUGE message about subconscious mind for our millennial generation.
I truly believe if we take serious some of the methods he shares about how to reprogram our subconscious mind, we can make a HUGE IMPACT on our near future. The same way Wim Hof is doing. But for any reason, Dr Bruce Lipton message is taking to long to spread out and get practical feedback from our community. Maybe he needs some guiding and digital marketing help, as Wim Hof's son did with WHM app & website - so we can tangible the results. Maybe you can help here, Tom.
And don't forget: it took 10 years to Wim Hof be taken seriously and his method be accepted by the community. I hope Bruce Lipton methods don't take so long.
Absolutely!
Amazing conversation. I'm down. Consciousness seems to be built into the fabric of the universe. It brings a whole new level to mindfulness meditation now - getting back to the literal centre of the universe.
With diligent study of the brain, I think you will discover that the brain alone produces consciousness, and that consciousness is not built into the fabric of the universe.
It absolutely amazes me how science is now acknowledging what the ancients knew thousands of years ago…and that her unanswered questions have answers,but diving that deep…I don’t think she’s ready to even accept because it means acknowledging and accepting that there’s only one true creative source for all of creation
Quit lying to yourself and if you think it's going to yield soul, spirits, and other lies. Once you're gone, you gone. No blackness, no thinking, and you gone forever after death. I only personally like religion because it keeps people calm, keeps me calm, and helps quell crazy people from accosting everybody else. Some kind of order is far better than none, chaos, and destruction at the end of slippery slope. Humans are inherently "evil".
sorry no.
Spot on 👌🏼
Tom this was a great interview! Very informative. I particularly liked your clarifications. This made things much simpler. From one teacher to another, you are a great educator.
why thankyou for all the praises. hmmmm i am special arnt i?
@@AngiePussmasterhi User, I'm certain that you are worthy of accolade in your own right. God bless!
I've seen through observations that people think they are using the reasoning for their activities when it's mostly subconcious reactions and then they rationalize it afterward. We lie and delude ourselves continually to feel good about ourselves.
What I feel I am deriving from this very interesting exchange is that many scientists define maximum "consciousness" as mostly at the human level. From there, it can only go in the direction of "less". So when we get to a rock, we cannot discern consciousness in the mode of human consciousness. It is therefor most alien, as in "incomprehensible" to a human. Does this really lead to a logical conclusion that a rock cannot possess any consciousness? I truly would doubt that. Humans are not the gold standard against which all else should/must be measured. We are comparable to a type of cell in a body, which we can call the Universe.... At our level, the human body, there are brain cells, heart cells, intestinal cells, skin cells... and so on and so forth. They are fulfilling different functions, but sustain the same body. Moreover, before differentiating to become specialized cells for all the different organs, they were all "stem cells", meaning, no differentiation at all. From the base level of stem cell, they end up specializing, and supporting the same body, as a collective. So which ones then are more important than which others? Or more conscious than others?
We do not know what gravity is, but we describe its effects. We do not know what electricity is, but we describe its effects, and we even make use of it. We do not know what light is, either, but we know how to describe it and use it. We even say there is a "field", but not one single scientist has ever shown that field or explained its nature. There is a dimensional shift between knowing what something is and describing how it manifests. Same goes for consciousness in all of its various degrees of manifestation.
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Its one....
I used to believe what these people believe. Now I know there is far more to our existence and our consciousness than neurons and chemicals.
You mean you think there is.......
@geoffreyporter530 Actually, there are TWO of them...👀👀
If you have faith, we are here for a purpose. Find what you need to fulfill your purpose.
There's a moment in life where you think you are smart and you know what you are talking about...then you watch an episode like this and you're like...shit idk nothin!
Thomas Jones, M.S. lol. Yep. The more I learn the more questions I have.
Thomas Jones, M.S. thank God I was not the only one feeling like this
I often think of this as well, but I go a bit further down this tangential path and think that but when intelligence is based in the ability to demonstrate behaviors and characteristics that are in line with the social constructs and grand narratives of a society that has meticulously crafted out of falsehoods in order to control the masses... Yeah. That's what I'm thinking about when my insomniac brain won't shut down during the witching hour. 😶🙃
Now I know what my father meant when he said some people just sit around contemplating their navels.
love that.
what's that mean?
Had to watch for 5 min. to appreciate the comment
@@thisisdk7859 The navel is the attachment site to your mother who had a navel that attached to her mother who had a navel that ....
0 - (-1) = the beginning. See what direction I'm going?
If you count to infinity ... when do you expect to finish?
While looking for an answer that cannot be found ... you find interesting answers to other things along the way that lead to questions that cannot be found.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood ... Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I had a brain tumor removed and my son told me it changed my sense of humor. Sometimes I think I will never fully recover.
Check out the Cum Town podcast it's good for some chuckles
Consciousness is everywhere and it is God who lives in us and everywhere. The universe is consciousness and so it is within us and everywhere. A good conversation, thank you, guys.
So, you're a liar.
Hi Tom, I wish you had Eckhart Tolle on your podcast and further dive into consciousness. He says "if you're looking for consciousness, you will not find it, because the thing you're looking for is the thing that is looking" 😊🙏
The Realist! And you are that! Pleezebelievit!
lol. He is very right
No. Consciousness is the thing you are looking at shaking hands with looking at it.
I guess consciousness could be also regarded as some sort of capacity or motivation to strive for understanding the mysterious backgrounds of reality..even if you realize that you cannot handle the "basic points" or final truth, it is still a driving force within us that tells us that there is much more in our lives which is worth looking for..
@@MrEmotional33 No, that would be motivation or willpower. Consciousness is basically just the flavour- or spice layer beneath awareness. You are noticing yourself being aware of something.
just discovered this channel! the world needs more mind-opening content like this. thank you for what you do Tom!
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This is nothing but new aged nonsense. You are not gods, there is only one God. We are not all interconnected, those who are not born again are not part of the Kingdom of God. We are NOT all children of God, only those who have repented and accepted Him as Lord and Savior.
Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to eternal salvation. He is the ONLY name by which man is saved. All who perish without repentance will be condemned, as confirmed in scripture.
There is no other truth. Only Jesus Christ is the truth.
I swear all the time, but there is something odd about when Tom drops the F bomb, it just doesn't seem quite right!
for me yeah maybe, but at first it was his tennis shoes .lol Very awesome Video though.
Their is a cultural stigma attached to that word... however... that word has great versality for describing all manner of people, places, and things...
My biased opinion is that it cheapens Tom's value as a conveyer of worthy ideas and perspectives.
@@tedosmundson7326 spot on, I use it in all manner of contexts.
yeh :) same
@@tedosmundson7326 I have the same biased opinion, which obviously I believe to be correct. I just think it undermines the fact that many people find it highly offensive.
04:08 🤔 Annaka Harris challenges fundamental notions of consciousness, sparking curiosity and discomfort for some.
06:57 🧠 Consciousness should be distinguished from high-level cognition; even basic experiences exist without complex thought.
08:22 🧠 Phineas Gage's case demonstrates how consciousness and personality can be affected by brain damage.
10:11 🌌 Annaka Harris delves into the mysteries of consciousness, combining fascination with a quest for understanding.
11:20 🤯 Challenging intuitions about consciousness is crucial for scientific progress; it's akin to past paradigm shifts in understanding.
15:12 🤯 Annaka emphasizes the importance of questioning our intuitions about consciousness for scientific advancement.
19:10 🤯 Annaka introduces two key questions: Is there empirical evidence of consciousness through behavior? Does consciousness drive behavior?
21:57 🤯 Annaka explores how upending intuitions about reality can lead to a profound and liberating experience, akin to a spiritual revelation.
23:03 🧠 Consciousness Exploration
- The need to explore consciousness transcends whether our current understanding is correct; it's imperative to think outside our intuitive boundaries.
23:16 🌌 Profound Impact of Delayed Measurement
- The delayed measurement experience in physics, exemplified by the double-slit experiment, evokes a deeply spiritual revelation, challenging fundamental perceptions of reality.
23:31 ❓ Profound Unfamiliarity
- A fundamental lack of understanding can lead to a sense of unfamiliarity with the world, prompting a reevaluation of everything we perceive.
23:44 🎥 Educational Resources on Double Slit Experiment
- Online animations provide accessible explanations of the double-slit experiment, aiding in comprehending this complex concept.
23:58 🤯 Mind's Double-Slit Analogues
- Analogous to the double-slit phenomenon, aspects of the mind involve binding and conscious ownership of experiences, challenging our preconceived notions.
24:12 🧩 Understanding Binding
- Binding, a neuroscientific phenomenon, synchronizes sensory signals arriving at different times, creating a seamless present-moment experience.
24:26 ⏳ Disorders and Failure of Binding
- Agnosia, a condition affecting binding, highlights instances where the brain fails to integrate sensory information, leading to challenges in perception.
24:40 🖐️ Finger Agnosia and Signal Confusion
- Conditions like finger agnosia showcase the brain's struggle to differentiate sensory inputs, blurring distinctions between touch, sight, and sound.
24:54 🎾 Tennis as a Binding Example
- In activities like tennis, sensory signals (sight, sound, touch) arrive at different times, but binding creates the illusion of simultaneous experiences.
25:09 ⚡ Conscious Will in Action
- Conscious will emerges from complex processing, allowing us to navigate the world, influencing our actions and decisions.
25:21 👁️ Sight vs. Sound in Processing Speed
- Different sensory signals (sight, sound, touch) vary in processing speed, challenging our perception of events as simultaneous.
25:34 🌐 Binding: A Complex Neural Process
- Binding weaves together sensory signals, enabling a cohesive present-moment experience, despite temporal disparities in signal arrival.
25:50 🤖 Brain's Response to Information
- The brain is not a closed system; external ideas and stimuli alter its structure and processing, influencing conscious experiences.
26:02 🧠 Disorders Impacting Binding
- Disorders like agnosia disrupt the brain's binding process, leading to challenges in recognizing objects and spatial relationships.
26:15 🤨 Recognizing Faces: Prosopagnosia
- Prosopagnosia, or face blindness, exemplifies a condition where individuals struggle to recognize familiar faces, highlighting complexities in neural processing.
26:28 🤔 Reflecting on the Nature of Consciousness
- Deepening understanding of brain processes invites reflection on the nature of consciousness, potentially reshaping our perspectives on self and reality.
46:18 🌌 Annaka Harris first encountered the delayed measurement experiment while discussing the double slit experiment. She was astounded by the implications of quantum mechanics.
47:14 📊 The delayed measurement experiment involves measuring the path of a photon around a black hole, potentially altering its past. This challenges our understanding of time and reality.
48:38 🌊 The double slit experiment demonstrates that light can behave as both a wave and a particle. When observed, it behaves like particles, but without measurement, it shows wave-like interference patterns.
51:13 🧠 Emergence of consciousness is challenging to explain due to its internal, subjective nature. Even in locked-in syndrome, where communication is impossible, conscious experience persists.
53:22 🔄 John Wheeler's thought experiment with the delayed measurement suggests that measuring a photon's path around a black hole could retroactively change its history, posing profound questions about causality.
54:31 🌿 Pansychism proposes that consciousness is a fundamental property of matter, with different levels of consciousness combining to create complex organisms. This challenges the idea that consciousness is exclusive to humans.
55:12 🐜 Monica and Tom discuss the challenge of identifying when consciousness emerges in living beings. Monica suggests that a nervous system may play a crucial role in processing consciousness.
57:44 🎥 Monica highlights the limitations of relying on external observation and behavior to determine consciousness. Locked-in syndrome exemplifies how conscious experience can exist independently of outward signs.
59:18 🌐 Emergence, as a concept, relies on external observation and is often attributed to complexity. However, this approach may not be sufficient to explain the nature of consciousness in the universe.
01:03:22 💡 Annaka Harris aims to inspire more awe and curiosity about consciousness, challenging common intuitions. She emphasizes the need to question assumptions and explore the mysteries of existence.
3 Facts - We are born, We eat the knowledge and information given to us, We spew out and want to convince others what we have been “fed”...
She's not challenging everything.
"We all have a tendency to think that the world must conform to our prejudices. The opposite view involves some effort of thought, and most people would die sooner than think-in fact, they do so."
-Sir Bertrand Russell
"Universal literacy was supposed to educate the common man to control his environment. Once he could read and write he would have a mind fit to rule. So ran the democratic doctrine. But instead of a mind, universal literacy has given him rubber stamps, rubber stamps inked with advertising slogans, with editorials, with published scientific data, with the trivialities of the tabloids and the platitudes of history, but quite innocent of original thought. Each man's rubber stamps are the duplicates of millions of others, so that when those millions are exposed to the same stimuli, all receive identical imprints. It may seem an exaggeration to say that the American public gets most of its ideas in this wholesale fashion. The mechanism by which ideas are disseminated on a large scale is propaganda, in the broad sense of an organized effort to spread a particular belief or doctrine."
- Edward L. Bernays, Propaganda: Sigmund Freud's nephew, named one of The Top 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century by Time Magazine.
Depends
Do you spew?
Some of the information that we receive is accurate and worthy of transmitting to others.
So very nice to see that 'pre Covid' hug! I miss those.
You fear what you are TOLD to fear. Very obedient aren't most people. it apparantly doesn't matter the truth is being suppressed and the truth is IN the CDC's own documents, just NOT on the news. They see us as stupid and too lazy to READ or research or simply watching and listening to other doctors speaking out. Cognitive dissonance is too strong and runs deep. The ego will do anything and EVERYTHING not to admit it's been deceived.
so hug someone .. its all lies .... listen to this woman. Everything is an illusion..... like the vaccine being a cure. It actually is creating the variants .... live your life!!
@@tooshay7396 amen, the liars are people like you dismissing the seriousness of this pandemic
@@kazzj62 lol variants showed up 9 months before the first vaccine became available. nobody said it was a cure, take your jab and be quiet
She’s a smart lovely person. BUT. If you’re looking for examples, stories, lots of studies and facts - this is not a good video for you. It mostly feels like one of those conversations we all have with our friends when we’ve had a few.. nothing particularly new or shocking to people who like to read, explore and advance. Plus, she’s not a scientist, she’s an author. Just to keep in mind.
Thanks for saving my time
I’m not a critic. I’m not. But, when you say the f word, especially toward a classy woman like this. I’ve seen you do it before in front of respectable men and women. It just shows no class. It’s like you’ve got to be stupid, (just for a moment) for some reason.
I’m not perfect. I am indeed criticizing you for something I do and have done. They overlook it. They give you Grace. But, trust me… it’s like an insult to some of those who don’t even mention it. You likely don’t care. But, at least I said it. Now I don’t have to say it again. I enjoy your content.
Update guys! Completed reading another book. Book count: 232 :D
What is you top 3 so far?
bnsgokugreat 👍
In how long? Recommended?
@@vesnapazin8293 1) Unthetered soul 2) Mindset 3) Lies my doctor told me!
@@mixingrecords Started on August 2018 :)
Reminds me of a text from MV Summer's book I read recently:
"Now you have become a product of your society, a product of the expectations of society and a product of your own personal thinking. But you have lost contact with the deeper thread and meaning of your life. And even if you are successful and achieve your goals, it will be empty, and the joy will be short lived, and they will come at a great price of time, energy and effort. And the rewards will be momentary and fleeting. This realization, which is so denied and avoided, is the beginning of a greater promise for you." (Building the Bridge to a New Life)
I hope these texts can help other people too, who also are searching for their meaning and purpose in life. You can read it online for free.
Thank you Jari!
This connection to purpose is so important.
Thank you, Jari.
I genuinely resonate with this. Over and over again I received what I thought I wanted, only to find it hollow and without substance. Learning that I have a purpose in this life has truly set me free from so much that has held me back for decades. Thank you for sharing this here.
I'm 62 yo. "What is consciousness?" Has been my biggest interest as long as I can remember. Feels so good to listen to others talk about it. I'm learning now that I am not alone in this. Thank you for this wonderful conversation! 🙏
Wow, it was hard enough growing up with this kind of interest in the 90's I can't imagine doing it in the 7....oh wait..it was probably more accepted back then, or I guess it depends where you lived and what your friends were into?
@@UntangledKnots If you were it hippie, it was part of the scene.
Start meditating then you will understand more. You will understand that we are NOT our bodies.
Or do Ayahuasca to spead up the process. 😂😂😂
here's a question for you to contemplate. who is the you that asks your conscious self what is consciousness?
can the tongue taste itself?
what is the sound of one hand clapping?
Contemplate these questions long enough you will arrive at an answer, but the moment you try to articulate the answer, you'll forget.
it happened to me and i wanted to laugh and cry at the same time, I wanted to share it with everyone, but the idea only lasted a few seconds.
The more she shares on these subjects, the more attractive she gets.... I dunno, I've only been able to talk to one woman like this- not nearly on this level, mind you. But, yeah. Just expressing that, I love humans with beautiful minds, friends and romantic alike. I'm glad to know there's a community who is passionate about human development. Gives me hope for the world! Bless you all!
this women has such a subtle but natural beauty im mesmerized
When it comes from the inside it magnifies the outside.
Me too! Absolutely mesmerized
It's her confidence and humility
Yes the botox fillers have that effect !
Seems to me "this woman" is a man. She's has really big hands, wide wrist and really manly features. She has more manly features than the man interviewing her. I've never seen her before yet she gives off man vibes. Js.
Just started...shes on your show, let her talk! I know you're excited but damn!
It's more of a discussion format... not necessarily a traditional interview per se, but Tom is also applying his input & questions as it relates to the topic. Has been the format for many shows. Sometimes Tom just listens more but when it's a topic he is personally interested in then he likes to discuss more than just interview.. which is perfectly fine.
She didn't say much. He could've explained things a lot better than she did and she's the 'expert'..
@@roblu9933 exactly. Thanks, I tried to put it more diplomatically but essentially, this!!
@@roblu9933 she certainly tried to say more than he let her say. Especially in the 1st half. But how good was she at subtlety changing that dynamic by the 2nd half when she took that stage and said a lot with fabulous explanation.
I remember being called crazy when I was around 13 years old for expressing the idea that consciousness might be fundamental to the universe. Now it's almost a trendy idea, but it's nice to see someone like Annaka who is actively trying to approach the idea scientifically. Science and faith don't have to contradict. Faith just picks up where the science is lagging and later when it catches up we can get a more concrete picture.
Science and spirituality are one
Thers stuff tht i think about about wen i was in 2 grade its now coming tru
The Universe is whatever you want it to be !!!! Faith will be true if you really believe, the same as if you are Miserable, your life will be Hell.
@@DJK-cq2uy This concept is from Donald Hoffman, Edward Witter, Michio Kaku and other very clever scientists !!!!
who ever said science and faith are contradictory? you have to have some faith in the scientific method to follow it. belief in "science" is a faith in its own way.
Found this such a fascinating conversation. Thanks Tom for having Annaka on the show.
I had a NDE or near death experience as a child. I was aware of another dimension around me where energy beings spoke to me. I heard them and felt them. I knew there was no such thing as death then. You should be having people with near death experiences on your show. Like Eben Alexander. He had a NDE and remembers it very well.
I used to communicate with somebodies in my dreams as a child. Who, I have no idea. I visualized them in my dreams as My Little Ponies (adorable in retrospect!). I still remember the last dream I spoke to them. They told me it would be the last time we spoke and I cried and threw a tantrum which didn't bother them or annoy them at all, but they never did come to speak with me again. I hope one day I'll be able to know what that was all about.
Pants gettin warm?
@@amouramarie me too...Santa Claus told me so
I've had 2 near death experiences. A motorbike crash when I was 18 yrs and a stroke when I was 40 !!! It felt like I was Flying on both Occasions, and I didn't want to come back !!!
Useless ideas can attract more possibility of success. Creative ideas will dominate the world because creative idea seems useless at first sight.
My consciousness is telling me that the entire interview was garbage !
I really cant get enough of your shows! Gosh, in a perfect world, you would bless us with daily impactful interviews. I find myself replaying some of my favorite episodes every day. My morning begins with Impact Theory (my AM motivation). Thank you Tom & team!
Tia N. Jones here too
@OverzealousPoodleWhopper WORD! "The more you come to someone else seeking advice, the more you sell yourself out to never solve your own problems and become your own person." Beautifully stated truth.
True!!
And therefore when I hug a tree and send it love, it's going out to ALL the Trees!
What's really crazy, is the "communication" is "managed" through a vast network of mycelium (fungi)... a completely separate "species", forming a relationship of symbiosis between all of the various tree species and the mycelium, which all work together and in support of each other for a host of different purposes.
For contrast... look at us.
@@user-lo9cw6pq7j ...
Paul Stamets (as far as I know) is pretty much the "top dog" in mycology... but, I don't really keep myself current on the matter.
I have a few friends who are really into that though, who mention various things from time to time.
"A 'species' of mushroom was developed that will digest the material that cigarette filters are made from." (Those never go away on their own)
"Another 'species' was developed which can digest plastics."
And most interestingly, "A 'species' was (or is being) developed which could potentially feed on radioactive wastes, leaving no traces of radiation, and even resulting in mushrooms which are edible."
Those are just a few samples my friends have told me of.
On the "freakier" side... there is a mushroom "breed" whose life cycle involves attracting a certain ant to eat it, and it then grows into the ant's brain and essentially "hijacks" the ant ,eventually killing the ant. I don't recall the details very well, but, I believe it does this so that the ant transports it to a new food source to "inoculate".
Any who... if mycology is of interest, Paul Stamets is a great source of information to dive into.
Yes!!
I will never cut my grass again.
Because everything and everyone is connected..
It's all conjecture. However my consciousness never wants to hear "um" ever again.
Absolutely, there is nothing scientific about it, she stated as a starter that her intent is to disprove a reality she doesn't like, because she doesn't understand, because this is yet another moron they promote to us as a genius, like that other asshole Einstein.
She is literally explaining that they can hypnotize masses into anything and they bloody do it due to their massive media outlet reach that independent youtubers don't have.
Ben Adams so what’s the real answer?
@@donwarner6925 there is no real answer yet. Right now it's all guessing, hypothesizing new age nonsense. Anyway, what difference does it make. Humans don't think about or care about this subject, or quantum physics or how big the universe is or where it came from. The only thing the majority of people care about is money. We're in an economic matrix where we are the batteries that keep the corporate machine working.
Could be worse, she could of used "like" Instead of um.....
"Um", lol, i didn't notice until you pointed it out
The discussion is lengthy but no new updates nor answers are provided in this video.
Can someone address the fact that this girl is so damn beautiful!!!!!!
Annaka and Sam keep tiptoeing around observations about consciousness that were made 2500 years ago - in Greece, India, in the Far East, and no doubt in many other places. The texts that exist from those times are distorted by translational, cultural, and simply age related factors. The core message is the same - if you know what to look for. Consciousness is the basis of what we are, and also the source of peace and joy. It's a gift, a wonderful gift. We don't need to achieve - it's just here for everyone, if we let our minds be open.
The obstacle to this insight isn't "intuitions" - it is ego. Science doesn't help a lot - academic/intellectual careers tend to promote extremely strong egos.
Exactly right. Science is so far behind.
We all need to meditate to achieve awareness and to understand who we are. I have noticed that people more openly talk about NDEs, OBEs and etc…which is a great thing for all of us.
Everything starts with mindset, its ALL an INSIDE job!
Good one :D
@Mafia's Finest TV my man Mafia!! keep crushing it
Imagine her being married to Sam Harris.
most underrated comment :))
There is no difference between inside and outside
Massive oversight in my opinion is that consciousness is not necessarily the same as "awareness". Where it gets incredibly complex is to understand that our nervous system is likely an interface that connects our body with "consciousness" -> the field that connects everything. And as she said consciousness is on a continuum and we can experience different levels. There is also a subconscious level in the human Psyche. The subconscious is often seen as just the automatic processing that happens without our awareness. But I believe it is actually a higher state of consciousness. We access it to some extent in dreams, but the information needs to be "translated" in its essence to something we can process with our understanding in this place of reality. It comes at us with emotions and images and storylines. Humans have known for a long time that stories are powerful, because they can transmit ideas in a way that enters our subconscious. That is often where real change and agency occurs. So the conclusions she draws are much too simplistic and ignore a lot of other factors. Time is also an illusion in itself that likely does not play the same role in the larger consciousness, so the experiments about the brain signaling you will move your hand before you decide to do are incredibly flawed when interpreting them from a limited standpoint. When I was much younger I also believed in a more deterministic world. Quantum mechanics challenged that. Then I experienced some extreme states of consciousness (Psychosis due to extreme stress), where at one point I even became aware of my awareness of consciousness, which is hard to even describe. But when you go there you can observe/experience a lot about our universe. I encourage everyone interested in consciousness to explore the subconscious. And start thinking about what the heck dreams are and experiment with lucid dreaming and alternate states of consciousness. If you have a lot of trauma or lack a sense of trust/grounding/security in the world be cautious and get guidance. Going into other states of consciousness without also being grounded in this reality (Psychosis) is a horrifying experience. All the best!
Very true, conflating awareness & consciousness is an example of taking for granted sensory input as reflective of reality, instead of constructive, similar to projecting concepts of self into dreams.
@@Gnaritas42 What would be "evidence" for you? There is plenty of observations in science that point to this as a way reality works. Look into quantum mechanics for example, even just the double slit experiment calls for a model where consciousness is a sort of "outside" property to matter. Now you can dismiss this, but there are studies on OBE's and past life experiences that are also science, as science is about observing our world and trying to explain what is happening. Look into all the accounts of people with NDEs too, even neurologists, people who had no brain activity. Then look into the morphic resonance field. Or even how many ancient cultures or even beliefs in countries today (like Japan) believe there is a universal consciousness that connects everything. There are many angles from which to look at this. Some I am sure you would dismiss out right. But I think in search for truth we need to try and take into account as many data points as we can.
Dude you talk too much. She is the genius invited on your show. Let her talk. You might want to try to reign in some of your ego to make room for others that really do think, rather than try to sound and be an intellectual. You just don’t have the skills. Shame such an illuminated mind should be interviewed by such a narcissist. I am certainly going to dig deeper onto her research, so thanks for opening that door. Unfortunately, I won’t subscribe to you. I hope you get over yourself..
He literally wrote a book called "ego is the enemy". I think your statement is way too harsh even if you are right.
The illusion of free will is so powerful that I do not believe it is possible to truly accept that it is an illusion. We cannot perceive our behavior in a way that is not based on the belief that we are choosing how we behave.
Aye. True, but free will vs no free will is based on nothing isn’t it?
Compared to what?
It’s a baseless conversation.
Both are concepts.
Btw, I had no choice but to type this out.
We can seem to choose what we choose but we cannot choose what we will choose. 😋
"will" and "free" is already a contradiction: As soon as you will/want something you are not free anymore..!
@@ultrafeel-tv haha! Good one. I’d never heard that perspective before.
@@ultrafeel-tv and ultimately, there is no one here to will or be free. There is just this-whatever this is.
Free will is only free when it’s aligned with divine will 🙏🏼
Sorry Sam, but I'm in love with your wife. ;-)
Our own consciousness constantly creates the surrounding reality around us. I don’t know if we can learn to control this process consciously and manage reality the way we want. Yes, quantum physics provides clues to this possibility. 😊
🎉🎉🎉
I suspect that to experience consciousness on the level that would allow manipulation of phenomena (reality) one would have to transcend the phenomenological realm by recognizing it as illusory. There would then be no point in manipulating it since it did not exist in the first place.
Couple people sitting round educating on consciousness and neither one has attained it. I am not conscious myself. I'm working on it. I can however observe rather quickly those who are and those who are not. Ive gotten that far.
@@sonder6434 He appears to be a grown man but comports himself as a teenager. All the cutesy chin-tucks and head wobbles, random expansive gestures, voice raising an octave and in odd places...and why all the 'fucks' all over the place? It is so annoying to me. It's also demeaning to the guest and devalues their subject matter. He looks like he learned online conversational techniques at the Alex Tsakiris School of Interviewing .
That's why it comes across as clinical and superficial on such a deep, rich subject.
you can see the focus and intelligence in her eyes without big ego
And those eyebrows are killer.
How can we distinguish between a conscious thought and a subconscious program?
In the way Annaka terms consciousness (also my preferred conception), the difference is simply whether or not it is experienced.
When my son was a young teenager. he was riding his bicycle and was struck unconscious by a car. He later told me he saw himself standing by the side of the road looking at himself under the bicycle and the car. He said to me, `I thought I was dead`. This only proves to me that the soul or spirit is the conscious part of us.
Exactly, I was so disappointed that this didn’t come up at all during the conversation, the fact that we aren’t able to ‘see’ and process information with just our eyes and brain!
@@Airbnb_Portishead exactly, this is were the answer reveals itself, were the creator shoes his hand for just a brief second, a telepathic experience, a NDE, etc...you found the answer because you were brave enough to ask the relevant question.
But the soul or spirit has no so called sin or condemnation as to religion dogma because we are under the control of our human nature to go against it well you create hell to your human existence.
So many ooohhs and aaahhs! I especially related to the discovery that decision-making in your brain actually comes before your conscious of the idea. Because for me, especially when stress is high. I get these ideas and then I have to stop myself after the idea itself has surfaced and I say oh no I can’t do that for moral reasons. My conscious doesn’t make the decision it observes it after the fact
You'll really start a mindblow when you realize the decision to not do it came just as mysteriously as the initial decision to do something. O.O
Tom, thank you for bringing the outliers, the challengers, the doers, the thinkers and the lovers! Awesome stuff.
I can't get over how smart and beautiful she is. Wow
I can't get over how much botox she has in her forehead. Wow
Shes mart but not wise.
I can.
An interesting question is: how complicated can something's cognition be without it becoming conscious? Is it possible that some humans can behave just like other humans but not actually have a visceral experience of consciousness?
Consciousness is first. Cognition comes after consciousness develops more complex systems in which to experience. A consciousness may choose to develop a system(physical) that appears similar to others, but may want to get lost in the experience and to do so only requires a narrowing of focus that ignores, temporarily, the visceral experience of consciousness however that would never actually be without being a consciousness.
I don't actually like calling the base existence consciousness. God defined it as intelligences. He also said they are not created nor destroyed, meaning that they don't originate with him and he can't get rid of them either. But for any two of them, one will be more intelligent than the other and that he is more intelligent than they all. His work and joy is to help all other intelligences gain full potential. Calling that intelligence instead of consciousness is semantics, but it helps me conceptualize the process of gaining more intelligence by adding experience through more and more complex systems.
In my observation this does seem quite possible.
Very interesting question…I need to think about this. Thx.
That is the zombie-question, see Chalmers´work.
explaining something no one will ever understand, what a fantastic job.
If it is "something no one will ever understand", it can't be explained. As long as we don't understand it, nobody can possibly know if it can be understood.
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Ha!ha!
Thank you Tom for providing a wonderful forum in which so many diverse, enlightened people can come and share with all of us what they have learned. You are a beacon in the night, lighting the way for others. Much appreciated:)
Everything is God stuff--including us. Great probing video.
Consciousness is NOW. The never ending state beyond the realms of the human mind.
I keep coming back to your interviews because I deeply appreciate your tact, intelligence, understanding, and capabilities as an "interviewer", as it's done so naturally it's like you've been good friends with everyone you have on.
Your intelligence specifically is refreshing, as you really do your homework and always seem to be able to grasp and deeply understand so many ideas and information that would often seem difficult to many or most. Yet you're able to explain or get them to explain things so easily.
There's something really special about you, Tom! So grateful for your channel.
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Wish he would address convid, cerveza bug with one or more of the 35,000 doctors and scientists who have signed a statement backing Nobel prize winner and thw CREATOR of the PCR test stating it can NOT DETECT ANY VIRUS and you CAN NOT CATCH A VIRUS, PERIOD. And the ma$k does not protect you from getting something the CDCs own document says, they have not isolated the sars COVID 2 virus. Also the CDC's documents state that 94% of announced cerveza bug deaths were actually from other things like pneumonia, heart attacks, respiratory disease and from pre existing conditions and the remaining 6% of the deaths were from the seasonal flu with pre existing conditions. Their immune system was so weakened that it couldn't fight back and the flu was the last straw much like when your back goes out while trying to pick up a newspaper. It wasn't the weight of the paper that caused it. It was EVERYTHING up yo that point. Will YOU have the courage to address this HF ead on without dancing around it . . or won't your handlers/friends allow it?
The level of physical, mental, and spiritual expression is a direct expression of the level of the soul. That some things are counter intuitive for a scientist, is because their materialistic training is constantly interfering. The ancients knew all of this long before "science" came along.
When it comes to contemplating consciousness I want to postulate a question.
If an ant was wondering what gravity was or why it is alive, how would you know?
If you can’t answer that question, how do you know that that has never happened?
I think that one of the assumptions we have to challenge first is our own superiority complex. I think we confuse our ability to communicate and share ideas and what we can do with our opposable thumbs with the quality of consciousness and higher level thought. It maybe that most other animals are also capable of similar depth of thought, just because we have no evidence of what they are thinking about doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.
I had exactly the same thought. She says that a worm's sensory experience is minimal. How does she know that? Because it can't be measured through "scientific" methods? So much of the debate on consciousness - as this conversation demonstrates - is guess work and conjecture, and driven not by a deep longing to humbly understand, but driven by human and "scientific" arrogance.
Sarah Schwarz - yes exactly!
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I would like to know more. If the "arrogant" scientific method isn't the way to understand consciousness, then what is the path to true understanding in your opinion?
@@rehannoon8709 I don't have the answers, but the approach is totally convoluted We can't seek to understand consciousness without acnowledging the soul. I don't believe that the soul or consciousness are tangible in any way because they belong to another realm. These "scientists" are making a claim that they can understand this realm completely independently of divine knowledge. This for me is impossible, no matter how advanced the science or the tech. BTW this is meant generally and not specifically to this lady. I really couldn't listen until the end.
@@sarahschwarz9972 I understand what you mean. That scientists think they have all the avilable resources to make assumptions and conclusions, when there could be a whole realm of visions, objects, feelings, really any sensory or thought experience that we as humans do not have access to, not as long as we are detached from our "higher selves" that could perhaps have the capabilities to reach what you call divine knowledge. However, believing that this divine kniwledge exists and that their is another realm besides the physical is also an assumption itself, so I believe that scientists deserve the credit for the discoveries they are making on this realm, because they have no way to access knowledge in any other way. As long as they realize at the end of the day that the knowledge they have accumulated only represents the portion of reality that can be percieved by us, and might not be the true reality of the universe, the scientific method is leading us somehwere in my opinion although I am not entirely sure where.
If all of humanity cannot contribute to what we call consciousness, then that level of consciousness will fall far short of what it could be.
i like to think that the plan is find and define a feeling for every possible action and experience that can be had, that until every possible type of experience has been felt how can one truly decide what is right or wrong and why
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Some contributions may subtract, still fall short of Nirvana.
is funny I watched two interviews and they both asked the same question. what am I suppose to do with that? lol
Alan Watts would say, there's nothing you can do, there is no you.
Foot Note: The men in World War One trenches had to over ride the body's desire to survive and run in to a hail of bullets so we could contemplate what is real, on a couch 100 years later. Thank you
I would like to hear a discussion about the theological implications about the double slit experiment.
Fun thing I noticed: in English, you become more conscious, or it's a mystery how you go about to get there, and in French, on fait une prise de concience, so the literal translation, is that you take a pinch of it....Not sure what to make of that
... a roadblock is not a block that builds a road. It's what prevents you getting past it.
She can put 20 sentences together without saying anything
....that was my impression....lots of blather and word salad without actually saying anything of importance.....
This interview is so empty. Total waste of time. She has absolutely no idea what she wants to say.
My exact thought! Brilliant! 🤣
Consciousness is such a familiar and pervasive concept in East that when West elevates someone who knows the concept , it is not very impressive 🥱. She didn’t say much .
Most people instinctively believe they have a distinct "self" that exists independently of their body and brain-a core identity that governs their actions and thoughts with conscious will. It feels natural to think, “I am in control of my experience, my thoughts, and my choices.” But what if this sense of self is an illusion?
Modern neuroscience and philosophy challenge the idea of a separate self, suggesting that what we perceive as a coherent "I" is actually a byproduct of complex brain processes. Our thoughts, emotions, and decisions are often driven by unconscious mechanisms, with our conscious mind merely observing or rationalizing after the fact. Free will, in this view, becomes less a force guiding our actions and more a narrative we tell ourselves to explain behavior that’s already been set in motion by neural activity.
Interestingly, this is not a new concept. For thousands of years, spiritual and philosophical traditions, like Advaita Vedanta in Hindu philosophy, Buddhism, and Taoism, have questioned the existence of a separate, enduring self. These teachings propose that the self is a construct-a temporary illusion that masks a deeper reality where individual ego dissolves into a unified consciousness. Advaita Vedanta, for example, teaches that our sense of self (the "ego") is a result of ignorance of our true nature, which is one with the infinite, undivided reality known as Brahman.
This ancient view aligns with modern ideas of selflessness and interconnectedness, as seen in discussions around neuroscience, where there is no permanent, unchanging "I" but rather a fluid, dynamic interplay of thoughts, sensations, and perceptions. The idea that "you" are separate from your body and brain may just be an illusion the brain creates-a useful story, but ultimately not the full picture.
When the belief in a separate self fades, practices like mindfulness or meditation can help individuals realize that the sense of "I" is transient, and that experiences simply arise and pass. There’s no fixed “self” pulling the strings; life happens through a network of processes, with no singular driver behind it all.
The idea challenges the core of our intuition, but both ancient wisdom and modern science seem to suggest the same conclusion: the self, as we typically understand it, may not be as real as we think.
Tom, you should look into Rupert Sheldrake. He's a biologist who proposes a field theory of consciousness and lays out some interesting arguments.
Not a field. Fields revolve around matter. Matter arises out of consciousness because consciousness has intent.
Fields do not have to have a material cause. It's an assumption that they do, in the world, however General Relativity states that the spacetime curvature around a body is independent of that body.
In other words, Fields can be virtual and still affect reality.
Before you comment, please be sure of your facts.
Although I have heard of Sheldrake, I don't know much about him, but it sounds very Deepak Chopra to me (i.e. bullshit).
@@dickhughes861 yes a field, a magnetic dielectric toroidal hyperboloid field surround all our asses, all life forms! Yes a field.
@Anthony Cooney, there's a consciousness behind duality, from an observer overseeing the divided dueling is dualism to the "causer" seeking the "effect". Consciousness is an AI feat! Is AI to you, a living being or is it artificially intelligent therefore artificially conscious? Should consciousness even be used to describe AI? It's known in the universe...yet has no life of its own.
See the quagmire or the selling out?
using consciousness to figure out consciousness is like an eyeball trying to figure out what sight is without a brain...
good one
In my perspective, the human central nervous system looks like mycelium.
Bingo!
Everything you know is false????
How would she know that? What experience taught her that?
Stardust?? Who does the arranging of Stardust? Does order come from disorder?
This is painful that people actually believe this foolishness..malarkey.
Unbelievable