Bernardo Kastrup Λ Susan Blackmore: Conscious Illusion?

Susan Blackmore, psychologist known for her work on consciousness, and Bernardo Kastrup, former computer scientist now philosopher, join us to discuss consciousness. This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at theoriesofeverything.org. Sponsors:
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- Bernardo Kastrup - "Why Materialism Is Baloney": amzn.to/3CzcPtR
- Bernardo Kastrup - "The Idea Of The World": amzn.to/42NzdKO
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:04 Illusionism is misunderstood
00:07:40 Who is the "illusion" happening to?
00:09:20 Bernardo's disagreements with illusionists
00:19:35 Materialism doesn't work
00:28:21 Mindfulness and mind-altering experiences aid the philosophy?
00:30:34 Why aren't you a panspsychist?
00:38:27 The regularity of the laws of nature in Idealism
00:49:45 The simplest understanding of a "dissociative boundary"
00:54:57 Telepathy in Idealism and in science
01:06:21 The "self"
01:15:04 Psi phenomenon (NDEs, Precognition, ...)
01:17:32 What would convince you to believe the opposite of what you think?
01:21:44 Bernardo witnessed the miraculous (personal story)