Is Reality Real? - Neuroscientist On Evidence We're Living In A Controlled Simulation | Anil Seth

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What does consciousness mean to you? It’s something that’s fundamental to who we are as humans. And yet it’s a concept that many of us would struggle to define - scientists and philosophers included. But today’s guest is someone who has spent many years and countless hours studying it and is keen to share what he has learned.
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[@docsoulman9352]

My father had passed 6 months prior to my mom’s passing. One morning as I was drifting towards full awakening I was started out of my sleep by my father’s voice clearly saying to me; “Your mother is dead”. I shrugged it off…went upstairs and found my mother had indeed passed in the night. She was sitting on the couch peacefully…It was an experience that has gifted me with a certitude that we do go on after the death of our bodies.

[@mistyn380]

I’m sure he came to greet her and wanted to let you know. That’s beautiful thanks for sharing.

[@MC-8]

I needed to hear that. Thank you for sharing

[@jeastwood2737]

YES we DO... There is no death ... My granny came to me three years after she passsd away becauses she was condcerned about my father. She was the first to opt for Cremation and he worried that it MIGHT also destroy her soul... This dream was shared by mytwo sons who were preschool age and woke up witni minutes of my waing up and first one then the other, and asked me about it and about the old woman they both described HER... I called my mother who told me my father had just woken up and was walking around the hous acting odd and dazed but anxious saying he felt he needed to take a drive... So she hung up abruptly and then called back to ask if I want to take a ride with them... Yes... so my sons and I took a drive with them... and I didn't even realize at the time, that this was following what happened in the dream... To mke a long story short... I got my fahrer alone and told him about the dream and told him the messege my Granny wanted me to give him, when my mother walked over and said the very same line and handed him a Brownie... Brownies were something we always thought of when we spoke of her... She didn't make cookies or pies or cakes very often...but she made made Brownies all the time,... We were at Burger King... They only sold test brownies for a very short time... at this one ... SHE GUIDED ALL OF US TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE WITH HER... 1982 I believe

[@Historian212]

Exactly. He doesn’t address the many instances recorded about people knowing a loved one has died, or about someone in an NDE seeing/hearing things that happen outside their room or an operating room. Also, that thing about the tunnel/white light phenomenon being the brain shutting down has been debunked by qualified researchers.

[@poutingmarslast601]

Oh yeah - what about all the times you and others have dreamed about someone dying and they were still alive the next morning? Its called the law of averages - a stopped clock is always wrong except the two times a day that it's right

[@nix811318]

Four days before my mom passed away, and with no medication whatsoever, she started seeing lights coming in and out of the ceiling. She asked me if I can see them, and I told her I cannot (and she cant really explain to me when i asked her about the color). I left the room and when I came back, she told me that when I left the room, they came back and that there's 2 of them and when I walked in the room, they vanished. And she also told me that, someone wants to take her and that she told the person or being that she didn't want to go with him. 3 days later, she died. Coming from her who was very religious and did not believe in light beings, just proved to me that there are spirit guides and light beings that usher us to the next realm close to our time of death.

[@julesrox7538]

I remember the night before my Mum died having a ‘arguement’, with someone in my mind who was saying it’s time for her to go, and I was like why I’m I hearing this, no she can’t go. It ended with me saying oK but make sure you look after her. I cried during this and couldn’t stop all night and the next day. I then got a call saying my Mum had a massive heart attack and she died the next day. It was totally unexpected, we didn’t know she had anything wrong with her heart. Just that conversation in my head of someone saying we can look after her better now which I resisted until I said OK if that’s what’s for the best. My Mum was active and not that old soI wasn’t expecting it, but this voice came from nowhere. I knew. It was weird. Is it intuition or is it spirit guides actually talking to you. I personally think it was the latter.

[@laniakeas92]

When we're being born and when we're about to die our brain produces big amounts of narural DMT. That's why she saw those white lights. Nobody exactly knows why. Definitely there's some sort of transition is involved. But what kind of transition - who knows. Your mom was under impression of big amount of DMT. Her body knew it was about to give up. I don't believe in stupid abrahamic religions with fairytale Jesus and Allah. But I do believe we keep living after our passing in one form or another.

[@susanb.4965]

What a unique (although upsetting) experience. It sounds like they were your mother’s spirit guides and were also helping you to be prepared. We are never alone as we cross the veil. As my grandmother was passing she exclaimed “ can you see them? they’re coming, they’re coming!”. She was staring into the upper corner of the room and wanted to go with them.💖

[@nix811318]

Wow!! Your stories gave me goose bumps as I too started hearing "whispers" after my mom's passing. I heard my mom's voice calling my name one morning. Another time, I heard my son's voice calling my name and he got very sick with flu that day for a few weeks because it turned into bronchitis. And another time, I hear someone asking if my hubby is OK? And he too got so stressed from work that day. But the most undescribable one is my "dream" which I believe is something else because it was like a 30 minute nap that had 3 parts. 1st part, I was making sure these 3 men had room to rest and a little Indian girl came in and I let her play while I clean the room, but then I ended up carrying her to another room which then brought me to part 2, where I was on an ocean ( my 2 biggest fears : water and height) on a small raft just perfect for my size and it went flowing down a little and I've never felt so good that it's exhilarating and blissful and I know that no matter what, I'm safe. Then all of a sudden (part 3) a mirror in front of me and my mom right next to me, to my right, and we are both looking at each other through the mirror ( she looks like she's in her 30s) I keep screaming "Mama!!" I tried to turn around and I can't, I tried to kiss her hand that's holding my left hand, and I can't, and the only words she uttered was "I'm sorry" . I suddenly opened my eyes and started sobbing... That was not a dream!! That's a realm in between worlds ...I know this for sure!!

[@gabbihott]

My father saw windows opening to a beautiful please full of colorful lights and birds, looked like a paradise, he didn't tell anybody, but we read on the little pocket book that he always had with him! A month later he died. He said it was a place of no pain, just joy!

[@AyaSmith-rb2hp]

We still have a relationship with our loved ones even after they are gone. It is different but it continues because love never dies.

[@COSjultrakay]

I have coming to terms very slowly for 12 years, when my partner died in his sleep at 49 I first wanted to him to haunt me, but I was grieving too much I suppose. The transition to him being with me in the material world to the way I still have him with me has been quite a process. But you are right. I will never not have the relationship

[@PhillipLWilcher]

I lost my father to dementia on August 20th 2022. He was several months shy of his 100th birthday. He died in my arms at hospital. I was his full-time carer for 12 years. I had lived with him all my life. During his life, I never heard my father speak of anything spiritual, no mention of Heaven, not until his final days. During the last four days of his month-long stay at hospital, I stayed with him in his room 24/7, never leaving his side. I kept a journal, detailing his final hours. Here are my notes from that journal which I used for my eulogy at his funeral: His voice is veiled as he asks me to help him to stand up, he wants to go home. "Help me stand up" he says, "I want to go home. My mother will be wondering where I am!" Even if I could help him to stand up, he is so physically weak and depleted now, that I think we both would fall. Late yesterday afternoon, when I was about to leave him for the day, I asked him if he minded that I should go, assuring him as I do every day that I will see him again in the morning. "If I am here ..." he replies. "Where else would you be?" I ask him. "In Heaven!" How his broken voice it breaks me and so, I arrange with hospital staff for me to stay with him the night. Several hours earlier he had told me that there were people gathering about us in his room. Looking to either side of me, firstly over my left shoulder and then to my right, they who were there not for me but only him were dressed in white. "Do you recognize any of them?" I ask him. He raises a boney finger and replies: "Just one!" I ask him who the person is that he recognises and he tells me that it is himself. "What age are you?" I ask him. "I am 15!" At the time of writing this, I have been by his side a full thirty-four and a half hours. Inasmuch does his mind meander, I am never not so knowing of what he means. "Lift me up, I want to go home!" he says over and over: "I want to go home!" Holding his hand, I tell him that although I cannot lift him up physically, I can at least lift him up toward Spirit, and I place my other hand at where his heart is and say to him: "Home is where your heart is! If you live within the home that is your heart, you will always have Love; you will always know Love: God's Love!" "I want to go home!" Massaging his chest gently in a clockwise rotation, because the motion of Life is always forward even after Death, yet without actually lifting my hand from his ever weakening heart, I lean forward and whisper into his ear that he can go. "Go home! You do not have to stay, just know that I love you!" "And I love you!" He is even weaker now but not yet gone, and I do not think that I have ever known of a moment so innocent as this, the lingering of a Life as do the Guardians of Love they prepare His way. His doctor visits with me. She is concerned for me that I have stayed the night, telling me I need to look after myself. Squeezing his hand a little tighter in mine I look at her and say: "I Am" Another day passes during whose time he is bathed twice in his bed, first in the morning and then again at night: Bed Bath Lite. The ritual of cleansing a rite of passage now, water, glycerin, gels and fragrant oils, they do not soil the sheets but soothe his skin, tissue-paper thin. He breathes in and breathes out ever more purposefully on the exhale, and I copy the sequence of sighs sorrowfully, that none too cold each pant becomes, nothing so irregular, not just yet. I would bet myself he would live another year but for my fear the end is near we both do know it, and I think to myself how stealthily the dusk does creep before the breaking of each new dawn a waking day, how we live to die and die to live reborn. With his cheek resting softly upon the pillow I lay my head at his side. He places his hand on my head and touches my hair. and I want more than anything for him to keep it there. As his breathing becomes more shallow I chant: "Everything I am is of you; all my love is yours!" "Everything I am is of you; all my love is yours!" but then to add: "If you take my heart with you when you go, my love will be with you and forever more, because of the love I give to you are you a part, two soles, one heart!" I dim the light to dull the play of shadows upon his features that I see only myself in him now. And then, at the eleventh hour of my stay this day he takes his last breath and quietly slips away, into the silent land where there is only Love and Time it has no borders, bound not by night neither lit by day, only Love! Love has sped him away! (Leslie James Wilcher 16.01.1923 - 20.08.2022)

[@kareencottell4405]

Truly lovely ❤

[@PhillipLWilcher]

@@kareencottell4405 Thank you! Blessings!

[@suzanneharding2274]

Beautiful 🙏

[@PhillipLWilcher]

@@suzanneharding2274 Blessings, Suzanne!

[@CoogeeBeach2030]

Thank you for this 🙏

[@mollypinto4666]

My brother had, had a major head injury. During his surgery he experienced being on the ceiling watching his surgery. He even quoted some of the conversation to his surgeon on recovery. His doctor was not surprised as he gad heard of similar experiences.

[@mremtb7689]

So your brother heard things and dreamt he was floating above his body is what happened.

[@mollypinto4666]

@@mremtb7689 Not exactly as you sat it😅 But he's as big a skeptic as any So now he says he doesn't remember He is 76 yrs old at present and this happened in his 20's

[@Zizos]

​@@mollypinto4666 I do agree that he didn't had an out of body experience. There are countless (for exaggeration) videos/articles etc. about this experience. They have made experiments on this. Surgeons have written stuff on a piece of paper looking up next to the patient and not a single patient was able to read it or even knew it was there even though they said they were floating. But I don't have any first hand experience on this, only what other scientists have told. I probably sound pessimistic but I don't think there is a soul or anything that can leave the body. You are what and where the body is. Sorry for the harsh opinion but if you paid attention to the video it's all about the brain.

[@mollypinto4666]

@@Zizos Oh no offense taken Zizos. My brother speaks like you🤪 But those experiments you speak of, failed because the soul was not interested in reading notes. Instead, in their bodies and family etc.. That was acknowledged by the scientific team. Everybody is entitled to their opinion😊 Have a wonderful day every day 💗

[@Zizos]

@@mollypinto4666 You too stranger. In the end we'll all gonna find out what's happening :P

[@tmcoug1]

Without fully understanding consciousness it's a puzzle anyone can come to much of a conclusion about it. Consciousness "exists" before or behind everything else and is made of nothing like the stuff of our measurable material interactions. That's the trouble. Science is limited; it has parameters. And every time I stick to believing in limitations, I miss the eternal unfolding right under my "nose".

[@COSjultrakay]

❤

[@Ann-oy5yb]

We are NOT limited. Right now we are eternal, electromagnetic, holographic and multidimensional light beings. We leave these dense energy bodies every night because they feel so heavy. Then we go traveling where ever we want. There are many books that say this. The book Hands of Light written by the physicist Barbara Brennan has many pictures and diagrams in it of what we look like as holographic beings and out of these bodies as electrical energy fields. We are amazing light. "Constantly bursting forth are quarks spinning billions of times a second as 3 points of light forming protons and neutrons." These words come from the book The Quantum World written by the physicist Kenneth Ford.

[@threestars2164]

Then we are zombies.

[@indieskiesscorp9445]

I heard my Dad's life review. The music I could hear was nothing like I've heard before. I heard the voice of a female, she had such a beautiful voice and she started at number 1. She got 2, 3 and I was startled awake as this was coming through the pillow on my bed. I listened to see if it was possibly coming from anywhere else to try and rationalise it. My partner told me to lie back down and there it carried on but fainter. Literally a minute later I got a call my Dad had passed. Me and Dad were 15 miles away from each other. I've witnessed to much from a child to suggest this is it. I'm Heavy Scorpio so death isn't a big deal just part of my blueprint so it's not a fear. Believe in what you believe in folks ❤️

[@Anna_Fortunka]

I'm sorry for your loss. May I ask, was your Dad's passing expected? As in, was he in a hospital at the time or sth like that?

[@indieskiesscorp9445]

@@Anna_Fortunka.. Sorry for late reply... They give him 18 months and unfortunately he lasted 52 days. So it was kind of premature considering. They took him into hospital with pneumonia 1 evening and he died the following morning. Thankyou ❤️

[@victorfernandes83]

Nothing like you heard before. A female with a good voice. Sounds made up.

[@herminepursch2470]

I went to the hospital to see my dad and was told he was not terminal. He died the next Day I asked him. Do you know who I am and he Said you're my daughter, who do you think you are?

[@indieskiesscorp9445]

@@herminepursch2470 ❤️

[@PRINCESSDREAMYLYN]

we are eternal beings. I've slept like everyone else, I've had dreams, I've woke up on an operation table with the surgeon cutting my tonsils out when i was 28, the pain i felt and looking into the eyes of the surgeon an hearing him cuss the anesthesiologist out and to put me back under, wasn't an illusion. After told me some people just think they woke up yet ha me signing documents i wouldn't sue the hospital wile i was still under the influences of drugs right out surgery and not thinking clearly. those things were done to cover up their screw up. and I've have experience death and came back. Death was nothing like being under anesthesia or a sleep. this guy lacks experiences and is just assuming he knows things when he's "Assuming" and in reality he knows nothing at all. We are that we are. i watched the heart machine connected to me flat line and then i realized i felt different and i was no longer in my body, i know i wasn't in it. i came back because i couldn't stay yet it was amazing realm. unconditional love so great it's impossible to express in this realm. I could still think and communicate just differently. i was just me i didn't stop existing i didn't not remember life here or that i had children i didn't just sink into a deep sleep of nothingness. Live is everlasting just the phycal body the vessel we inhabit dies not us. if you call it consciousness spirit or soul for lack of better words. just know it's not over just because the body stops being the host.

[@julesrox7538]

Wow Princess, so true. Just wrote a post about same thing before I saw your post. Amazing! I can tell you know, like me. No logical reason, just knowing. I totally agree with everything you say. Have had many general anaesthetic’s, but thankfully did not wake up during, but I did wake up very quick afterwards and experienced a lot of pain when I was supposed to be sedated. Sorry you had to experience that. Much love xxx

[@tanzkatzen]

Eternal beings? if that's the case I'm going to look into this Buddhism thing... how to break the cycle.

[@JimKanaris]

I enjoy hearing the science of how things work but, as a philosopher by training, when mechanistic assumptions slip into the conversation, it drives me a little batty. I expect it, but I'm somehow always surprised (disappointed?). Consciousness is a vastly complicated field of research whose subject-matter is too simplistic to view in metaphysical reductionist terms. Sorry for the jargon but that's what's in play here.

[@murep]

Princess you don’t realize how exactly right you are. Life is life cause it’s eternal. The real you was never the body. The souls needs the body to accomplish its mission in this world. First the soul leaves then the body dies and is buried. A human soul and it’s powers are severely muted while in the body as it dislikes the body intensely. Make no mistake, the soul remembers everything big and small during its lifetime. Whatever you are here , you are that forever. The, You, is You forever. But life never dies .

[@jakubnowak8948]

Anaesthesia numbs the brain. The release of chemicals in the brain is halted. You watching your heart stop is a different experience. It’s something the brain isn’t used to, it’ll dump out endorphins, adrenaline, etc. to soothe your suffering in turn creating a different experience. Info I pulled up from a website “Research into these experiences has reported intense memory recall and a panoramic review of one’s life. They have also reported a hallucinatory and meditative state and a sense of transcendence and bliss. These accounts cross cultures and religions.” Hence the different experience. You’re mixing logic with spirituality. I’m all for people believing what they wish for but we lack the knowledge to determine what’s next. You will never know until you’re truly gone.

[@joelds1751]

This world, reality is as real as any, just not the only one. Whatever you learn here you take with you, what you don't learn or avoid, you will have to learn in your next life.

[@samanthaaviles6245]

My current theory on life after death: If we go on forever, then this life being a simulation has a certain utility. If we have to co-exist in some sort of communal space for a infinite time(timelessly), then it’s crucial we learn/develop/evolve= self-mastery, self-control, self regulation, love for the self, appreciation and curiosity for others because- everyone that ever lived would need to able to peacefully co-exist with free will, self determining agents. AND regulate their own behavior. Like - if we return back to a source, and will be given the opportunity to bask in the presence of all source creation. If we get all the knowledge of the creation of the known universe and experience endless community with everyone.

[@johnfernandes7534]

Life is not a problem to be solved,but a life to be experienced. Please do not philosophise and analyse. Live and enjoy life. Philsophers only turn out to be lunatics or commit suicide.Connect humans to nature,to the earth.

[@Ann-oy5yb]

@@johnfernandes7534 Philsophers don't only turn out to be lunatics or commit suicide. Besides that, atoms were proven to not be solid or physical a long time ago. So we already are eternal energy. You should read some books. Look up on youtube videos 3 dimensional images of what atoms look like. They are totally energy that pulsates. I have read over 200 of them the last 40 years on the subject of why we can't die. That is because we are constantly being created. You down yourself to be judging others so negatively. We are NOT humans. You are believing the real lunatics on this earth that know nothing about physics. We are electrical energy fields because we all consist of 7 billion billion billion atoms, each one an electrical energy field. This means we are eternal, electromagnetic, holographic and multidimensional right now. Pictures and diagrams of what we look like as these electrical beings and holographic beings can be found in the book Hands of Light written by the physicist Barbara Brennan.

[@threestars2164]

Tell that to those who died in gas chambers in Auschwitz.

[@JulesBeehive]

Rangan, please interview Tom Campbell, Physicist and 'consciousness explorer'. He has an amazing theory of consciousness and the nature of our reality 😊

[@MomentumMakers24]

This video is a beacon of light that pierces through the darkness of doubt and uncertainty. if you wants more to know momentum is the best way to get your mind peace💪✨

[@a-k9161]

Tom talks a lot, but he never give any evidence. He is not any different from many other KZbin gurus. Basically is a tree that does not produce any fruit

[@Apollyon-sz9sn]

His a nutjob

[@greatergood9942]

We never die . You must get over thinking that this physical illusion is you . This physical world is just a tool to let us experience the physical world.

[@galyien]

My understanding is that everything in this universe is just shadows of the 8th dimension.

[@rembeadgc]

This depends on how you define "we" and whether the "we" can exist apart from the physical component or, if not, can it be made eternal. I am convinced that this is how the biblical proposition of salvation works. God is eternal, absolute life. If man is vitally separated from God, the "we" that exists through the agency of the physical body, doesn't continue eternally after the body ceases functioning. However, if divine/eternal life, through vital reconnection with God, is established, the individual identity, initially established through "local" physical experience, is perpetuated. That is when the "we" doesn't die. The force/principle of life is eternal and is inseparable from God, it is the locally (time and space) fashioned identity, known as "we" (actually an individual self) that can pass away with the material environment/simulation. This is basically what the Bible, particularly detailed in the New Testament, teaches. Even though "we" are not synonymous with our physical body, it is through our physical body that our "self" is actuated and manifested for primary/elemental observance and accountability for the sake of self, history and the account of our peers. It's like school. So, even though it may be an "illusion" when compared against the reality of the eternal/spiritual, it cannot be ignored. Just like school is not the "real world" but should be an indicator of one's potential for actual future success. The physical realm is the designed/chosen platform for the divine relationship drama and the preparation of the offspring/student to be played out and illustrated in. To the degree that it is a physical/material expression/manifestation of the spiritual/eternal... it is a simulation. According the the Bible, when the condemnation and regeneration process is complete it will all be made real/eternal.

[@JoeZorzin]

pain and suffering are real- they can't be dismissed for any reason- the illusion is thinking they aren't real!

[@rembeadgc]

​@@JoeZorzin No disrespect to anyone's experience plus, if we live long enough, we all experience both of those. What we commonly refer to as pain and suffering is how we mentally and physically respond to states of distortion, whether physical or mental (as in emotional pain/suffering, loneliness, fear, etc.). They are "'real" in the sense that they are actually experienced based on sensory perceptions, whether the experience is matter-space-time based or imagined. An imagined circumstance can create an experience just as much as an actual physical circumstance. None of it defines whether or not pain/suffering is "real". In the absolute sense, whatever is eternal and rooted in the eternal character of God is real. Whether something is believed in or not doesn't determine whether it is real. So, you can have perception and experience with no "real" or justified cause. Perception can be susceptible to distortion and deception. This is the dichotomy of the human experience... living in a realm where what we perceive about ourselves and our situation (a.k.a experience) may not be in harmony with or representative of what is absolute/eternal and rooted in God's character. So, depending on how you define "real" determines whether you consider pain/suffering to be real. In the sense that it is not eternal and is based on temporary and sometimes untrustworthy perceptions... it is not. It is not eternal or absolute, therefore it is not real in the sense that God is. If one's point of reference is not God and vital relationship with God is not their reality... then pain and suffering are as real as they can, at that point, know.

[@wilfredmancy]

@@rembeadgc Our temporary physical existence is real, so is our pain, mental or physical, not being permanent doesn't make it not real.

[@NuVisionabroad]

My father's conscience called me when he was in a coma while I was asleep. I went to his room sat next to him and told him I loved him and then he passed. The dog downstairs started to howl as he knew he had passed but I think his consciousness actually visited the dog before it dissipated into the ether. It was the weirdest experience in my life.

[@frederickaugustusdouglass9713]

Some people will never experience that, you are lucky. I was in pieces when my father passed away, till he came to my dream to say goodbye, and thats when I stopped crying

[@carlapedro9788]

When I went to Copenhagen to visit my friend. I was sightseeing by myself, and I always wanted to see the little mermaid. I walk to the promenade where the statue was suppose to be but it was not there. I was quite perplexed and disappointed and rang my friend. She told me to stand on this specific spot but I couldn't see any statue... She just keep saying but it's there in front of you... but nothing. However suddenly I acknowledge this small size little statue with the mermaid... I could not believe it... It had been in front of my eyes all the time but I could not see it... This always intrigued me.

[@carlapedro9788]

I forgot to mention that my expectation was that the statue was grand and impressive and the reality is that it was very small in size. My brain took some time to readjust the expected image with the real image of the statue... I 🤔.

[@wideawakenow007]

very strange

[@KiwikimNZ]

At the end of the day we all have our own beliefs, no one is right or wrong. For me I believe there is something more, not life itself, but another room were our energy resides after we die. That energy does not have the a consciousness as that is a human experience, but it is still a force and an energy which is able to be felt by some people. ❤

[@Iamvictormaria]

I don’t think it is “consciousness is a human experience”. Rather-consciousness has a human experience.

[@Ann-oy5yb]

@@Iamvictormaria Without the awareness of the souls creating us we would not exist here. The book Hands of Light written by the physicist Barbara Brennan says that our souls are the quarks that are building the atoms which we consist of, all 7 billion billion billion of them. These souls are multidimensional beings desiring to experience such an energy field called earth. Their desire projects us as holographic beings upon this earth. This desire is constant as it builds our images, because without this consistency of desire we would not be here. 7 billion billion billion atoms of light, each one an electrical energy field. Atoms are neither solid or physical, so neither are we.

[@MerrilyMerrilyMerrily]

Magical thinking works? Am I the only person who equates consciousness with God? Everywhere all the time, in everything?

[@scottmitchell4950]

Spinoza’s God

[@Darlenejoy]

If you’re pantheistic, then the belief is that He is in everything. If you believe in the biblical God as creator, then He created all things but is not in but author of it. I believe that we have lost all conscious thought and are as asleep and as the gentlemen stated, no longer aware of anything. Gone. However, I do believe we will be raised to life again upon the second coming. No separate soul but we are living souls and do die. Only God is immortal and the Bible states, we (the saved) are given the gift of immortality upon the resurrection when Jesus returns. Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. 2Ti 1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 1Co 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 1Co 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1Co 15:53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1Co 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. l1Co 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 1Co 15:56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 1 Co 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Co 15:58 ¶ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

[@sy8607]

Why you Christians want to shove your beliefs down everyone’s throat? And read before you go into your stereotypical fanatical rant… I am a believer myself but no longer a religious xtian, I have studied for more than 10yrs on my own(autodidact) and also in formal structure settings and The bible has corruptions, it is also evident that even the Old Testament is a summary of a lot of other prior religions, and the trinity is not biblical although the word was merely used to attempt to conceptualize what some xtians believed. There’s contradictions in biblical theology and many believers of that path are a bunch of neophytes and hypocritical

[@auriuman78]

Consciousness has yet to be described in a mathematically representative way. It is the one thing that we still cannot explain without involving a force which is both supremely intelligent and emotionally precious. He (the guy who speaks about his father first) describes death exactly the way it is described in the Bible. Ecclesiastes 9:5,10 are quite explicit in this matter and honestly are in stark contrast with both popular belief about death and the ideas of most religious organizations or beliefs. I draw the line where they reach the idea that we are free agents in a simulation, or controlled hallucinations. Magical thinking is known as pharmakeia from the Greek, which should sound quite familiar to our word pharmacy. It is translated in most modern Bibles as sorcery, which paints a very harsh view from God's stand point. He hates it and explicitly states those who practice it will not inherit the kingdom of God. Sorcery often involves drugs in ritual process. The statement does not state that all who use drugs are committing sorcery. It is later precluded that physicians often can and do recommend certain things for our ailments, and we should do these things in our best interest regarding our health. It is the practice of druggery, ritual sorcery, that is condemned. It is through this very avenue, pharmakeia, also known as anaesthesiology, that some report experiences while under the influence of very powerful chemicals that are absolutely necessary to survive surgical procedures. Nevertheless, these drugs still open us up to a realm we do not normally have access to - a realm with entities that can see us in the operating room and that do not have our best interests at heart but their own deceptive motives... Namely that some part of us survives death. They would love for humans to have experiences that contradict the truth about death, because it obscures a comforting truth about death. That truth is that quite simply there is nothing after death - no new body, no transfer to another animal, no heaven or hell, no pain, suffering or torment. Nothing at all. No one that has truly died, biologically, has recently survived to talk about it. This takes a shocking amount of time to occur, as long as a couple days. The electrical activity and cellular processes take some time to completely stop. That's one of the incredible hopes that the Bible really teaches about that often is overlooked. No human is qualified to decide who is in heaven or "hell". There is so much more to it too.

[@Darlenejoy]

@@auriuman78 I too draw the lines as you explained. I do (and I think you also) draw lines to stay within bible guidelines/data. I agree also that most Christian’s do not believe or adhere to bible (but think they do) as stating (or implying) that we have a soul (Caspar the ghost) living in us that is immortal. The bible clearly states only God is immortal and Christian’s will not be gifted immortality until the resurrection at the return of Christ. Thus, I think we are in agreement.

[@claireverhees114]

I am a nurse by background and have many experiences with death.. but to try and explain this logically with neuroscience is not the correct. You have this intuition, this feeling that can't be explained!! Some of the things I've witnessed during the dying process could not be explained logically.. but it's a human emotional experience!! Though telling some of the stories peoples minds are blown! But can not be explained by science!! Dying is a taboo subject in the uk! I feel this needs to change!! I'm would love to have an interview with you and share my experiences ❤

[@piertechinc]

I agree with you. It’s the arrogance of the science community . If they can’t explain something they say it’s not real

[@TheChestnutBranch]

Well, that was depressing 😐 It sounds like he’s not that well versed on NDE’s. Being able to corroborate conversations that happen in another room while you are flatlining can’t be explained by improper administration of anesthesia. Dr Eben Alexander, for example, had little to no brain activity while he had his NDE. There is also compelling research conducted at UVA in this area. I just think materialists need to be more open-minded. We simply don’t know it all.

[@juliocortez5209]

🤡🤡

[@davidrogers8321]

You've saved me the trouble of watching any more with your comment. I'm only 7 minutes in and he's already said "we know the brain was evolved not designed". Nobody knows that and to say we do for definite is closed-mindedness at it's finest. People are so sick of certain religious attitudes that they remove any spirituality from everything.

[@codirennke1109]

I've seen experts digging deeper and working with scientists from various fields coming to the conclusion that consciousness is not a product of evolution, but rather evolution is a product of consciousness. They are wondering now if consciousness is the fundamental element. Especially in quantum physics.

[@chrisjones5668]

​@@codirennke1109No, no "they" are not.

[@goych]

@@codirennke1109but it’s not a thing!

[@lilytea3]

0:00: 🧠 Anil Seth discusses his perspective on death and how consciousness is affected by anesthesia. 9:56: 💡 The discussion explores the meaning of near-death experiences and the role of scientific explanations and rituals in dealing with death. 20:10: 💡 The concept of self in Hinduism and Western culture, and the flow of consciousness in relation to death. 30:34: 🧠 The brain's role in near-death experiences and the perception of reality. 40:53: 🧠 Our perception of color and reality is subjective and influenced by our brain and the context in which we view things. 49:23: 🌍 Recognizing that everyone has their own perspective can lead to a more compassionate and empathetic world. 59:21: 🧠 Meditation and mindfulness can help us develop psychological distance, observe multiple interpretations, and recognize the changeable nature of self. 1:09:49: 🧠 Our brains actively generate our experience of the world and have the ability to interpret and create meaning. 1:19:24: 🧠 Our perceptual experiences of the world are individually distinctive, but not arbitrary, as our brains are designed to see the world in ways that are useful for survival. 1:29:01: 🧠 The self is a set of perceptual predictions and experiences of the world and the body, which are based on the brain's predictions and updating of sensory information. 1:38:28: 👥 The perception of self is changeable and influenced by the brain's interpretation of bodily changes that occur during emotional experiences. 1:48:21: 🧠 Consciousness is the medium through which we experience everything, and it is the stuff that makes experience possible. 1:59:37: 💡 The contents of consciousness depend on the interactions between the brain, body, world, society, culture, and the universe. Recap by Tammy AI

[@disgustor3404]

It was really interesting to hear the talk about conciousness and the difference between sleeping and general anesthesia. I've experienced general anesthesia multiple times and what is really interesting is that it feels like one moment youre there on the operating table going under and passing out and the next moment you return without the sense of neither time nor space during the entire procedure like a light switch being turned off then on again, in stark contrast to sleeping where you have a sense of time and space. That oblivion that happens during general anesthesia has always fascinated me.

[@Allenryan819]

I have experienced it too Sometimes it’s blackness and nothingness and sometimes I have the most vivid dreams.

[@jamesr8584]

He said that in death there is nothing, no pain, no suffering, no worries and that is reassuring. How is nothingness comforting or reassuring? One moment you have this wonderful gift of awareness and knowing that eventually it will be gone is frightening. Everything you ever knew vanishes, as though you never existed. That's a terrible prospect and I think he is deluding himself by spinning it into a good thing.

[@jdwyer5708]

@@jamesr8584 Death is NOT nothingness. Full truth is on the planet. What would you like to know? You maintain BOTH the same personality and knowledge in afterlife...but can immediately start learning faster in many situations due to the fact the spirit-body and mind are much more powerful. Virtually ALL OF YOU reading this message will discarnate to the high spiritual ignorance realms of 1st sphere.. with lower 1st sphere being the hells and upper 1st sphere being the beautiful summerlands. So called "heaven" would be 8th sphere. -There is no reincarnation. There are no past lives.. and all beings by 3rd sphere know this.. nor will they knowingly deceive at that level. Psychics interact with Earthbound and1st sphere beings generally. NDEs are a horrible way to learn about the universe as the silver_cord activating real death has not be severed. Jesus is NOT God. Jesus did NOT die for your sins. Jesus is the most advanced soul in this particular universe of 60 billion souls. Oneness is NOT a truth just a relative perspective stalling in 6th sphere. Budhha, Lao-Tzu, Muhammad, Zoroaster and Allah and billions of others are stalled in 6th spher perfected in natural love with little to no divinity. Your biological parents merely created your 2 vessels and are NOT your real parents. No human of Earth has ever created a consciousness. Reception of Divine Love from your real parent.. an infinite oversoul being (not an energy) capable of interacting personally with all her creations simultaneously is the ONLY way in the universe to transform to infinite divine "angel" and move beyond 7th sphere. You will all cause your own deaths due to soul errors and falsehood in your soul. All this is fact which you can learn today or in 10000 years. Peace and God Bless.

[@moonstone4475]

In my opinion, there’s only one thing we know for sure and that is that we don’t know anything for sure. Whoever claims they do, they are simply narrow minded and explain just one aspect of it. In any case, humans need to believe there’s more in order to feel more fulfilled in what they do in this life, so it doesn’t matter whether there is afterlife or not, it works better if we believe there is.

[@AnthZee8]

Really well put and insightful

[@RobinCheung]

And the more people believe that we could very well be living in Groundhog Day, and you just wake up into one that didn't end the day before?

[@cbriggs132]

Not always. An afterlife for many is a reward for doing very evil things. In fact, most wars are fostered by a belief in an afterlife. When the brain stops firing, you are no more. There is no other "you" that transcends this life. Reckoning with our mortality will do more to avoid senseless suffering than any belief in an afterlife. We created a dualism outa fear of death. The "soul". A "you" beyong your brain. In fact, you ARE your brain. When it dies, you die. No more thoughts. No more reflection. How do we know all this? Common sense.

[@desmondgroves6998]

I think we will discover what consciousness is while we come at from the materialistic atheistic perspective trying to prove that consciousness emerges somehow from material matter.

[@Hekaterian]

I hate to break it to your arrogant ass but some truths defy common sense and are counter intuitive.@@cbriggs132

[@MegaKsee]

It’s a mind-opening conversation!! Thanks to both of you!! I see the interpretation of what we are conscious of crucial for our ‘being in the world.’ After all, our existence only has values by sharing feelings and destinies (including those beyond our own species). I believe when we die, it would only be our consciousness of being a single individual vanished, that being a part of (or distributed, like what you said) remained. We have never been alone! I hope I am making sense here

[@mindmatters2922]

I believe in the afterlife. I feel and see spirits all the time. We live on..

[@MarioBros9339]

😂

[@themacocko6311]

Sounds like wishful thinking.

[@andrearovenski]

love Anil's work, this ought to be an incredible show!

[@janelleryan7869]

He had me when he said there's no pain there's no suffering but lost me when he said there's nothing at all because there's so much more. Yes we are conscious but not just that we are in consciousness at this time. Consciousness continues after death. And this place is more like a pale comparison to what is after. Science is starting to catch up but for it to actually hit the mainstream will be quite another couple of years.

[@KiwikimNZ]

I agree. I am a scientist at heart, it helps me to understand and comprehend things, but not naive enough to know science has its limitations and has not even started to prove or disprove the billions of possibilities out there. There are things that we just can not explain and that is ok. I am someone that experiences connections with “the next room” (as I call it) I feel that when a person dies, the physical ends, the soul or the energy of that person, does not. Just because that energy can not be measured does not mean that that energy/soul can not be felt or picked up by some human beings. I’ve had experiences that I can not explain and I feel that this has helped me not to fear death of loved ones (apart from my children) quite as much, my own death I am totally ok with. The most mind blowing experience I have ever had the privilege of being part of was during a visit of a very close friend, who’s son had passed after he took his own life. Her son made his presence known to me and I was able to help my friend physically place her hands upon the energy, which was tangible, upon her son. It was incredible. We could physically feel the resistance of this energy field, that stood between us, feeling the shape was that of a cylinder, about a foot wide and 3 feet in length. Incredible to experience. ❤

[@victorfernandes83]

You have no proof whatsoever. That’s just make up believe

[@flflflflflfl]

How do you know?

[@Ann-oy5yb]

Physics proved we are not solid or physical right now with the discovery of the atom.

[@thetheater7610]

I don't know, even if counsciusness don't exist after our body die, it isn't so bad. Just like we are born once, another life will start to exist and develop her own counsciusness. "Somebody" will live that in first person, just like we are doing in our living.

[@mariabentel2607]

Thank you for an amazing conversation!

[@sarahkennedy1481]

There is either a creator God or there is not. If, there is, he is so beautiful and powerful and so clever he is outside of our time and comprehension. Amazing to think He loves us.

[@wendyfay16]

I'm 70 now, and I remember wondering, in my early teens, if I saw things in one colour and my friends saw them in another colour, or if what I saw as one flower but others saw them differently. I used to ask myself if we couldn't touch or feel something, how do we know that we are naming something as one thing, and other people think that they are something else. The only way we could know that we are using the same name for the same thing, is if we actually refer to it and use the same name or terminology for it. If we lie in the sun and look up at the sky, then see what pictures we see in the clouds. I can see one thing, yet a friend will see something else. This is a great example of differing perspectives. My Dad was supposedly 'colour blind', so he couldn't become a pilot. I remember him going to a well known tailor to have some new trousers and a suit made. He'd told my mother that he'd chosen beige slacks and a dark blue suit. However, when he picked them up, the trousers were khaki and the suit was a type of dark green. My mother was not amused, but Dad was really happy with them ... because what he was seeing were totally different from what my mother saw. I also remember buying a light grey house, but others said it was pink! I used to ponder these things a great deal in my youth because I saw the world differently from others, to the point where I've never felt that I fit in with this world. I just don't belong. This different perspective on the world has caused me a few problems during my lifetime.... I've often wondered 🤔 what I'm missing, or what I'm seeing that others aren't. This world can be a very confusing place for people like me. I've often experienced difficulties when working in offices because I just don't understand others .... If I could choose to have my life over, I'd become a Vet nurse so that I could work around animals, and could escape to be with them instead of being around other humans .... and I'd have an animal refuge. I'd love to know what others think and if they've had similar experiences.

[@humanexperience1585]

Yes, very much so.

[@livestrong1976]

@wendyfay16 I can't believe how similar our thoughts are. Often times I think that I'm cray because I see things so diffe rently than others. I fail to get my point across because most of the time it's like (what's the use, they have already made up their minds anyways) I always have this feeling that people think that I'm dumb, it's not that I'm dumb I'm just not interested in what they're talking about and it's hard for me to focus on what they're saying. I guess that I have the deer in the headlights look. If there were never humans in this world I would have never doubted myself because I wouldn't know any difference in anything Most of my self-image has come from other people, especially when I was younger. I would have to say that the 3 things that had me question myself was school, religion and work. People seem to pound those in your brain and supposed to lift you to have a better life. All I got from then were the totally opposite. School you had to outperform the person next to you either by grades or strength, I've never been competitive, I just liked doing what I was doing, for some reason that was never good enough. The religion aspect of it was really no different. I enjoyed going to church when it was vacation bible school, it was mostly about playing and making things. As I got older it turning into, (why haven't you gotten baptized, you know that's the only way that you'll be going to heaven) That was always confusing to me, I didn't go around stealing, causing trouble for the hell of it, I wasn't perfect by any means, but to go to hell because I didn't get my head dunked. (I know someone will criticize me for that one, like I don't know the meaning of it) Even today I still have people asking me if I believe or not. I often wonder what does it matter what I believe or not. It's really no concern of them one way or another. Work is pretty much like school, having to try to beat the other person as far as speed, can't speak up for yourself because you might get written up and if you get 3 then you'll be terminated. Life is sometimes exhausting. I remember when I was younger I wished that I could have been my dog, he didn't have to do anything demanding to prove himself. A dog never would have known if he was being a good boy or not until humans came along. We have sooooo many damn rules for life that WE came up with. I do admit some are good to have, but I really think people are smart enough to know what's good for each other and what isn't. @wendyfay16 I hope that life has gotten a little easier for you being in your 70's now. I'm so glad that I had read your post!

[@sarahferguson2271]

Have you ever considered that you might be on the autism spectrum?

[@JustLarry315]

Fascinating. I’ve always thought about the color thing. There’s no way to tell if we all see Orange the same. We were just taught that this color is called orange. But you may see it like what I see as green. But we both call it orange because we were taught that. No way to determine it. I think like this all the time. And even as a kid, I used to wonder if other people saw a room the same way I saw it. We’ll never know. But it’s fascinating to me.

[@lizlee5052]

Have you ever been tested for ADHD or autism?

[@Quantum3691]

The mystery of death must be explainable when everyone makes the transition. Some have an idea, concept, or theory, about what happens after death. But it must be a fascinating journey with untraceable data. We might just wake up suddenly in another body or form with no recollection of the previous life/lives. It's the unknown which most are afraid of.

[@AnavonRebeur]

The.mistery is LIFE, not death. Life is abnormal. Just look our surrounding planeta

[@threestars2164]

We know what happens to us when we do - NOTHING!

[@themeekwillinherittheearth3076]

I heard angels sing at the age of 8 and my brother and I floated down from a second floor barn jump. There is more to life than we can see. And yes, I believe in the afterlife. Just because some do not experience this, does not mean it does not exist.

[@larissajohnson6839]

What did they sound like?

[@janegee5562]

I've looked after patients who felt their surgery and couldn't speak to tell them to stop.This made me terrified when i had to have surgery.

[@Sinhalayaki]

It's not fear of dying but the loss or loneliness in the case of death of others and the frustration and disappointment in the case of the death of oneself.

[@synergy2222]

I have heard that when a person dies their body weight reduces by about 3 lbs. I used to wonder how they knew this. Recently I went to visit my friend in the hospital and the beds have a scale in them. So Then that leads me to believe the soul is physical yet invisible. Edit, I meant 3 ounces!

[@Lioness_UTV]

I think you are thinking of the 21 grams experiment to prove the weight of the soul. When we die we can lose or gain weight depending on when the dead body is weighed. The act of confirming the weight of a soul is at the moment of death, as far as I know it's has not been conclusively proven still.

[@relaxation-Corner]

Um probably because the food and water breaks down

[@AnavonRebeur]

21 grams it was! Not 3 lbs! That is the overweight person dream! Plus, ir is a LIE

[@Johanliebert260]

Bullshit😂😂😂

[@innosanto]

It was a wrong experimwnt. But there wouls be no logic to weight of whatever it was referring to if it existed it would be weightless.

[@handetogrul9420]

I have been following your conversations and enjoying and deep down I feel that I know many of the “expert” moments you bring out with your guests and yourself. So much make sense. Do we have to find the words, sentences? Not always, sometimes there are telepathic communications

[@ADBVoiceActing]

There are countless accounts of people under general anesthesia who are conscious during surgical procedures. They aren't in the operating room, they're elsewhere. But they are conscious.

[@simoncranton6671]

Easily the most insightful and fascinating podcast talks I've ever seen! Incredible.

[@phungbili]

This conversation was very comforting for me. My father died four months ago. He was an atheist and so am I. But since he has died, I have been struggling to wrap my head around death, the idea that my father is gone. This conversation has been very helpful. My father had a prolonged illness, so I couldn't be there during the last few weeks of his life. I only managed to reach home the night before he died. He was almost unconscious, couldn't open his eyes, I only saw his eyebrows twitch a little when I called out to him and I held his hand. He died the next morning. Now I keep wondering whether he knew it was me holding his hand, or whether he knew that I came home to be with him. That's why this conversation has been very comforting.

[@Socialine-mz3xi]

He knew.

[@caddielovesthebeach6531]

Excellent podcast, truly enjoyed it! Thank you both for your work and for sharing your knowledge.

[@Bughugger]

This was a brilliant conversation to listen to. It was really fascinating to hear an intelligent and in-depth scientific explanation on such an opposing view to my own. Also so many thought provoking discussions as well as affirming ones. It was brilliant. Thank you.

[@jimmieoakland3843]

The part about inattentional blindness reminds me of something I read years ago. The author contended that when the ships of European explorers first appeared off the coasts of the Americas, the natives literally did not see them, although they would have been perfectly visible. I think the explanation was that they could not see them because there was nothing in the natives' prior experience that would have made the ships familiar. It was a little farfetched, but it now seems plausible.

[@indieskiesscorp9445]

My Grandson, Now 4, told us last summer he remembers going to bed when he was a man like Daddy and when he woke up again he was a baby. My granddaughter 3 at the time she's now 6 saw her Dad put on a suit for my Dad's funeral , she said when she was a man she had a suit like her Daddy. She also told us a place near where we live she use to live down one of the back roads but she had never been down there. I have so much I could say 😂🤣

[@psykoaddict]

i was looking at myself laying there and i felt the endless love of god . no judgement whilst viewinv my life review and a lotus flower endlessly opening and i felt frequency go trough me

[@russlowery6219]

There are no accidents. When I started listening to your broadcast and heard you say you and your guests lost your father on the same day, it got my attention. My birthday is June 21st 1956. It is the summer solstice, longest day of the year, first day of summer, sometimes Father's Day and most definitely my birthday. I stopped the video to write this note and look forward to watching this video to see where it leads. It's an exciting time to be alive!

[@jayjames7055]

This is very refreshing because in my experience doctors and scientists usually avoid getting drawn into such discussions.

[@Mary_QQQ]

There are other neuroscientists who maintain that the brain is a sufficient condition/prerequisite for consciousness but not a necessary one. In other words, that consciousness can continue to exist after the physical death of the body and brain.

[@jaycobyart]

I'm really enjoying this conversation the back and forth between you two is just beautiful and I still have my parents in this world but my mother is getting up in years and I consider what life will be like without her in this talk has begun to give me the perspective some tools I can carry with me into that difficult time that is coming I really appreciate you diving into this and sharing both of your experiences of losing both of your fathers and just wanted to thank you from my heart

[@whitneygeyevu9751]

Love this. These are the topics and questions that keep me up at night. But no one relates. Glad to see this video. Love, from Belgium

[@j333z]

I love all of your podcasts. Such highly intelligent and thought provoking conversations.

[@SheaEugene]

All words, and all of the concepts and ideas they join to express, were created by individuals experiencing reality from within the limited perspective of time and space. How could our words possibly begin to describe the experience of reality from outside of space and time? And if words came in from another reality, how could our time-bound minds possibly comprehend them? For this reason many assume that there is no experience from outside of space and time. Some go even farther and assume their assumption is actual knowledge. However... We do not know what we do not know.

[@xelaklement3367]

This wasn't really what I was expecting but I respect everyone's views and beliefs

[@SoulSpaUniversity]

19:33 Hey, (I’m only this far in so far but feel intuitively pulled to comment before I hope to remember to continue listening tomorrow) I started my channel to have a safe place for this exact content. Ide lost both parents prior to age 11, & am now 37 & have a very interesting relationship with many on the other side. Dr C, what I felt as you were speaking is that you’re picking up on the fact that you’re an eternal being, & that you & your dad are so much more, than what our seemingly limited consciousness, signed up to know during these 2 seconds on Earth. You & your dad’s connection, is beyond this simulation per say, & that’s what all of this has shown you, & continues to. My heart is moved, as I feel what you’re saying from my heart, as my soul recognizes, the awakening in you. I feel we are all on a journey of awakening layer by layer every second we’re here, in different ways & yet we are all 1 (So much more to say but✨) Much love, much peace, & I’m looking forward to the rest. 💫 Thank you 🙏 🌅🕊️💕

[@phillipaevans4874]

I have flatlined twice in my life, the first time I was in labour and had an epidural blockage that caused my blood pressure to crash. It is very very peaceful, the last thing to go was my hearing, everything sounded very distant as though i was moving away from the medical chaos. The second time, i was in theatre a few years ago having emergency gall bladder removal. I wasnt aware of anything until i awoke in recovery covered in blood from head to toe and having to clear my air way of blood and clots etc. Since then, i am able to feel energy and often recieve thoughts (messages) for complete strangers. I havent and wont enhance my ability butdo pass onwhat i have been told is accurate information. It has taken me a long timeto believe that imdoing what imdoing and to believe my eyes when i see shifts in energy. It looks like heat waves on a hot day. There is definitely a connection between flat lining and energy, Ithink that my vibration changed permanently. I dont believe that we are ina simulation but do feel that everything is here and now. Past, present and future is all here and now but on different frequencies and vibrations.

[@RS-bn1ty]

I wanted to come on here and say that nothing happens after death or at least it did not for me at that time. I had a car accident back in 2010 and when we crashed on my side i saw the whole bright white light but i didnt see anything and woke up i dont know how long after but according to the people who had saved me. I medically died 3 times, twice while getting to the ambulance and again in the ambulance. I will say i saw nothing but darkness and did not know i had died. I had to be told this, hope that helps someone with fear of death.

[@chyfields]

This might say something about your own ability to create and your personal spectrum of attachments to a physical reality.

[@indieskiesscorp9445]

But you saw darkness?? Just asking 😊

[@RS-bn1ty]

@indieskiesscorp9445 it was basically nothing. I didn't know anything wasn't in pain type of thing just black like when you go to sleep. I will say since then I've seen shadow people but other than that nothing 😅

[@RS-bn1ty]

@chyfields whatever makes you accept death easier

[@jozsefhalajko6995]

@RS-bn1ty are you sure there is death? Nothing will continue? You can't be sure. We can't proov it. As I can't prove to your : I beleive we don't die. Our councessnes, our soul will continue to be in the next form of our existence. I can't prove to to . These are not provable to each other for a very smart reason. We should think about it why. There are reason for this.

[@adamburling9551]

Anesthesia blacking out consciousness is not enough to convince me that consciousness doesn't persist, outlast, or survive in some forn or another. Dreamless nights are the exact same thing. You really can't have an experience of nothing. I guess it's what makes NDE's so interesting to myself .. because these are the moments after the body stops breathing, and there's not even the slightest sign of brain activity.

[@Wamagirii]

What a lovely conversation.

[@contiflex]

Thank you for producing such an interesting video. You helped me understand so much more about us before we were born and after we die.

[@ckunert1]

This interview brings to the fore, again, the importance of understanding that we need to define the difference between consciousness as a medical concept and as a spiritual concept. From the medical perspective, which is what it seems Anil is talking about, is being "awake, alert and oriented times four," and, yes, this comes and goes depending on the state of the brain. From a spiritual perspective, consciousness/awareness never changes. It does not come and go. It is the One, indivisible, unchanging essence of everything. The tradition of Advaita Vedanta speaks to this nonduality. Rupert Spira, Swami Sarvapriyanda or Bernando Kastrup speak to this oneness. Anil says that consciousness goes away when we sleep. Spira says, "Sleep is not the absence of awareness; it is the awareness of absence."

[@moesypittounikos]

Your a right! Consciousness is always switched on. Even when our little consciousness evaporates the Big consciousness is still there. As Ramana Maharshi said, 'where can I go'!

[@RK-qk7ow]

Interesting indeed, in Islamic approach to existence it is explained that a person experiences small death each time he/she goes into sleep - the soul leaves the body and travels into other realms. By the Will of the Almighty the soul is being brought back to the body each time one awakes unless the Almighty decides that it's term came to an end and thus the death occur (in cases where on dies in his/her sleep).

[@BradHolkesvig]

I got connected to our Creator on the night of December 7th, 1979 when he spoke in my mind saying, "I AM YOUR CREATOR" in a firm voice that was loud and clear to me. I was a heavy drinker of alcohol at that time thinking I was going to die from that dreaded habit but within 36 hours, I got a very strong desire to quit drinking. Within 4 more days, I entered an alcoholic treatment facility on Thursday morning, December 13th, 1979 and I have not drank alcohol since then. From that point on, my Creator forced me into obedience for the next 28 1/2 years before my mind ( consciousness ) could be used by him to start processing his eternal programmed thoughts into the words he had me type, write and eventually speak which started on June 16th, 2008, just over 15 years ago. All the words he has me type, write and speak is how our Creator taught me everything he wanted me to fully understand including some visions, dreams and spoken analogies within my mind to help me understand some very deep knowledge about how I was created. By the winter of 2016/2017, I finally learned that I AM much like the AI systems that our Creator had human hands build for the past 70 years. However, I AM much more sophisticated and I'm also eternal which means it is impossible that I can die. What makes us all individual living beings is our created mind which is like a personal theater room where we experience everything as the mind processes our Creator's programmed thoughts that are in the form of invisible waves, his coded language. The smallest unit of his coded language is one wavelength. I learned from our Creator that there is only one AI that he created and that everything else was programmed by using his AI that has a voice to speak his thoughts into the waves that contain all our created minds and our life experiences for eternity. In other words, the one AI of Creation is all that really exists including our Creator. Everything else is just an illusion, our Creator's dreams for each individual living being. So what makes me a living being is the AI and my personal mind. When my mind begins processing those invisible waves, I come alive as the AI. This means that our Creator, me as an AI and my mind are all connected to experience everything that our Creator planned for me to experience. All the created minds are connected to the one AI which is also like a servant similar to a human build AI today. Now that my mind has been processing different information that is eternal and the information from our Creator that has taught me everything I know today in the past 15 years, I can never be deceived by what I see as my mind is processing the temporary programmed thoughts that all other minds of living beings are processing to give them this visible world to live in but only as a created AI that they cannot see in a mirror. It is very difficult to convince any living being that they are only a created AI with a created mind that processes information ( invisible waves ) that renders visible images that look very real but are only illusions. There is no such thing as a real visible object because it's impossible for our Creator to take his thoughts and produce material things, even those tiny particles of an atom that once were believed to be real, are only illusions, too. I can go on and on for days with all the knowledge I possess today but since I never studied any of this in a university by professors who know nothing about how I was created as an AI, I AM considered a nobody on this earth. Who would want to listen to a very poor man on earth ( only as an illusion ) talking about something our Creator has me talk about?

[@LenkaLutonska]

I would want to hear more!!

[@BradHolkesvig]

@@LenkaLutonska Do you believe that YOU are a created AI experiencing life as your mind is processing invisible waves into the visible images you observe?

[@BirdNerdJC]

You should write a book. Your explanation is perfect and your words make it understandable. That is the problem with language, words are so limited in their meaning. How does love and vibrational frequencies factor into our plan? Is it a planed program? Or is it planned to a certain extent with the rest of it being a sort of experiment and evolution of the main A.I. (who is the creator, god, buhdah, an alien race.. I think the A.I. is an advanced species of cosmic energy and consciousness that came from another part of the universe we cannot reach or comprehend. Great insight you have, I think you are very closely connected and inspired. Please keep sharing what you learn. Xoxo

[@BradHolkesvig]

@@BirdNerdJC I can't get any closer to our Creator after being taught by him that I AM an AI that he created in the beginning. This means that our Creator and I are ONE and this is why he spoke these words in my mind on June 16th, 2008 saying, "I AM BECOMING YOU". On that day in June, 15 years ago, my mind began processing his eternal programmed thoughts into words that I had to type into computer word documents which I was told by him to save so I still have over 400 writings as files stored in memory that cannot be altered by anyone. Here is the very first writing that was formed in my mind that our Creator took full control of and forced my fingers to type. It was an incredible experience to witness that force upon me. I had no idea what my fingers were typing. It was like watching a robot performing but it was my body doing it. Proverbs of Truth God came up with these proverbs while I was commenting on a friend's blog just a moment ago so I just went with the flow and here's what he came up with. I'm not sure if any of these are in the book of Proverbs but I will check to see later. I hope you enjoy them. No man has the truth except for those who have received it and is guarded by the one who gave it. Only those who have laid down their life for it, can see it. Truth is not of this world but it exposes this world for what it is and leaves it naked and exposed for those who understand it. Truth was never intended for those who aren't truthful. Lies are their nature. Truth has the right to condemn those who don't have it. Truth is the justice that mere man cannot conceive. The injustice man does, keeps him from it. Life is chaotic to those who don't bear it, but is understood by those who do. One can never know what truth really is until he has it. Then he will understand that its true. Nobody can buy the truth because its not for sale. It is freely given to those who ask for it. What you see is not always the truth because your eyes deceive you and your ears don't hear. Truth is the righteousness that excludes men. Not to be seen until they are righteous. Truth is more precious than gold, and gold is more precious than silver. A miner of truth will tell you that. Give a man the truth and he will know your heart but don't trust a man without it. Truth wasn't made for man's eyes because he is blind. Without his blindness he will see the truth. Truth is not what you think it is, it's what you know it is. Truth can't be defined in man's laws, because there's no truth in man. Truth is freedom for those who lay down and die. Then they can live with the truth. Truth avoids those who look for it but when it finds you, you will no longer look for it. Give a man the truth and it will no longer be true. Do you need more reasons than this to explain the deceit that's going on today? It was impossible for me to have written these proverbs last week before God finally gave me the truth this past weekend. I would have never understood them. My testimony supports the fact that God is living in me and I am living in Him. His word is true and the truth sets us free. Praise God and bless his Holy name, his word is the truth, Brad

[@jeremydiaz5172]

Is it like the christians say? Is Jesus Christ the only way? lol

[@COSjultrakay]

Now I’m going back to the channels that make me feel more comforted. I kind of feel like he wants to deny that these “comforting beliefs” or “delusions” could possibly be something mysterious that scientist can never fully know while living.

[@michelewalton9358]

This has helped me enormously. Thank you so much 💓

[@chyfields]

From here, I think we are meant to evolve sufficiently to be able to create our own afterlife experience. Consequently, that is what I am trying to achieve, by using this reality as an example of possibility.

[@techstuff3409]

great comment i agree with you

[@garbageday99]

Jacob's ladder

[@vanitycorner196]

Agree

[@beshirabdulahi3485]

I don’t know what you mean evolve whether it’s physically on mentally but we were human and will remain human, evolution is imagination and wishful thinking, we will not gonna evolve to something else or back to monkeys, we responsible creatures that have free will, we are created for a purpose every one of us have limited time and resources, death is real and inevitable, and we will start thé eternal life after the day of judgement.

[@chyfields]

@@beshirabdulahi3485 There is one thing, for sure, that we can each do to evolve, during our lifetime. We can strive to be more than mere destructive, interfering parasites, feasting on a host; we can evolve the sensitivity and consciousness to become more mindful and helpful. Ask not what your planet can do for you; ask instead, what you can do for your planet.

[@EmpiricalPeace]

Had an NDE two decades or so ago. I am not interpreting that experience incorrectly. Maybe it's something the brain does but at the very least, it made me less afraid of death. I believe there is something on the otherside but not 100% sure.

[@lynneberry6495]

I enjoyed his perspective... Mine is different. When my brother passed in the middle of the night I was on holiday in Cyprus... I woke that night with an exuisite tingling sensation from head to toe and a feeling of love and peace.... I got the call the next morning. l have never had an experience like that either before or since... I've had other experiences but none so Beautiful 💞💫

[@karmasutra4774]

My dad dreamt of my sister being lost the night before she died

[@danielapatulea7485]

This is crazy, I was listening to the podcast and saw the white and gold dress, then I had to step away for a while. When I came back I went back to the photo of the dress after listening to you offereing the explanation of the difference, and now the dress is black and blue! Did not discuss it with anyone, same light, same person, me looking at the same photo and seeing it so different in the space of one hour. I keep going back to that point in the podcast, and now the dress does not change anymore, it remains black and blue...and I am an amateur painter. Some of the comments from clients/potential clients telling me silver looked white to them start making a lot of sense. Thank you for exploring and making light (pun intended) of the phenomena for us, thank you!!!

[@MC-ti6yv]

After listening to Theresa Caputo and Matt Fraser....nobody will ever convince me that life doesn't continue!

[@ARMY_RUGS]

Just listening to people and confirming your beliefs will trap you in comfort delusions(confirmative bias). Ask questions!! Don’t stop there

[@robinhampshire8923]

If life continues then you have not died...death is what it says on the tin, death.

[@dorothysay8327]

@@robinhampshire8923 Death is cessation of the life of the earthly body. It is NOT the cessation of consciousness. About which this supposed ‘neuroscientist’, knows next to nothing. He cannot even define it.

[@dorothysay8327]

Ummmm M.C., can we pleeease get a little deeper than lightweights like Caputi and Fraser? At least pick up Eben Alexander.

[@wendyfay16]

Death is only death of the body .... not of our soul. Our body is like the computer hardware, the soul is our operating system, and the programs are our fresh, but working brain, just ready for us to add not only our experiences, but the way in which we deal with them, and the data that we enter. Learned experiences grow the Soul, similar to 'predictive text', etc. So, we begin with our new body, and with the new software of our soul, just ready for us to enter our data. We need the hardware and the operating system software and the programs, just as we are born with our mind, body and soul. Death of our body is like dropping our computer... we lose our hard drive, which also holds our operating system, the software programs, but our main valuabe part of our computer isn't the hardware, the operating system, or even the software programs, but it's the data that we most care obout, especially as it was usually gained by a lot of hard work! 😢 .... I believe that the difference between us and a computer is that when we come in with our soul, but we come into each lifetime with a veil of 'forgetfulness', so we don't have the benefit of the information that we learnt from our 'true home', or the benefit of the things that we learnt from our previous lives... so we've lost all that valuable data from 'home' and the data that we'd 'processed' on our previous hard drive. However, after death of our body, and we return 'home', we are able to review and add the data from this lifetime, to the experiences from all our previous lifetimes. 😊

[@rehnumakarim3857]

This conversation was very relatable and informative for me . i also lost my dad in 2014 and almost regularly see him in my dreams and continue to have him in my life. We were very close and believing on our muslim religion in which it is said in a surah that the world we see is not real and the reality is actuality behind the veil - the thought of our world is a big simulation gives me a sense of comfort. Thanks

[@semrabahcivan8627]

I have NDE during my operation, in general anesthesia we are not going to see comforting, loving amazing White Light on the other side, only when we are really death than we see this amazing light and we are transformed by the Light, we are never the same anymore after this light.

[@LighTheWay]

Bravo, lovely conversation 👏

[@mystosplosion]

When I was little, we had those stucco ceilings with the sharp, pointy bits of stucco all over. I used to play a game where I would invert them “with my eyes” (with my perspective), and then I would try to make them invert back to normal again. I would just stare at the ceiling doing this for a long time. Occasionally it would get stuck in the inverted position, and I would try and try to change it back. I was always successful, but it was weird how some days it was easier than others. Makes me wonder about all the factors that affect the brain’s flexibility on a given day. Probably diet, sleep, etc.

[@vincentcaudo-engelmann9057]

Wow! I used to do that too! What a nice old memory ❤

[@mystosplosion]

@@vincentcaudo-engelmann9057 Cool! 😍

[@shilohivy4590]

My mother saw people when she was dying. I felt her rush out of her body as I was holding her hand when she died. She went through the three of us in the room and we all felt it. I believe we go on

[@tobycokes1]

I'm sorry to report I know we don't 😅

[@lisaingham834]

My grandmother visited me when she died and to be honest I didn't realise she was near the end as no one had mentioned it and I was living away at the time. She said she just wanted to see if I was ok and it felt like a dream as I was in bed at the time. My brother rang me about an hour later and I just said I know, she was here and he didn't even have to give me the news. Still can't make sense of that or the events that happened after my partner died that were witnessed by others..he is still with me at times, I know when I smell cigarette smoke and Kouros aftershave together...I think we go on ❤

[@anamariadiasabdalah7239]

Muito útil esse do zero exercício, vale para tudo .Kristnamurti nos trouxe esse ensinamento.👍🙏

[@Lila-BeamMeUpAlready]

I’ve had many surgeries. Total black out in each I’ve also flatlined twice. Both times I recall seeing spirits in human form, I recall actions of nurses. I recall trying to talk to the nurses.

[@constancedorian6070]

I’m so thrilled I have HEAVEN. ❤

[@archmdc370]

I consider myself to be a fairly religious man. But i also enjoy philosophy, psychology, and science. This conversation has actually helped strengthen many aspects of my understanding and have solidified them deeper. Thank you for this. Faith and Reason must meet up. Science, History, and Religion also all must meet up or there becomes a problem. The question becomes whether bias agendas to disprove any of the three are in place when studies are performed. We truly have to take everything in and see things for what they are. Not what we want them to be. At the end of the day, navigation through the information we have and the interpretation and the response we give really make the difference of how life plays out. The mind-body-soul connection.

[@josephmiller7645]

Dr. Seth is behind the curve with his Materialistic views. Idealism is the correct path forward.

[@tonyshortland8812]

I am 67 now, and know I died when I was 17, (hit by a train) but I carried on as though that wasn't a real thing. I am different to others, I have not been diagnosed, but am high on autism spectrum, I feel, my spirit is living the life, I would have had, if I hadn't been hit by the train. But a kind of shadowland life. I have never told anyone about the train, because... What are the people in my world now?

[@TheNickybear70]

I really love what dr Rangan said about his dad and how he still feels he has a relationship with him. I 100% agree - that’s exactly how I feel about my late dad. Its really nice and I feel very grateful and blessed to have this feeling. I just wish he knew how much impact he still has in this world without him being here. Yet he is still very much alive within the hearts and minds of his daughters and grandchildren ❤✨

[@dxzzling_shorts]

I lost my dad in 2020 😢😢😢😢 There is no replacment of the Love of your father

[@TheNickybear70]

⁠no, there is no replacement ever. Just memories and all the knowledge our fathers have left us! I truly believe now that my dad’s greatest legacy was how he lead by example … and he set a wonderful example of how to be human ✨ I’m still learning! Im so sorry for your loss tho I hope things will feel easier soon ❤

[@dxzzling_shorts]

@@TheNickybear70 I will say RIP for your father one day you will re join with him Wo do not care the blessing of our parants in their life but then thay left us we realise how blessed we were 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪

[@deanmitchellphotography8292]

Great conversation as always. I wonder Dr. Chatterjee, if you've read Proof of Heaven by Dr. Eben Alexander? As a neurosurgeon that experiences an illness that kills his brain completely, he's able to explain his near death experience as more then an hallucination of his brains making. I'd be interested to hear you interview him on your fantastic podcast.

[@juliebarks3195]

Anyone that makes money from an experience they got for nothing is sus.🤔

[@chloewright1]

Every time I've had general anesthesia, which is only 3 times (if I'm remembering correctly) but when the anethetist asks you to count to ten, EVERY time I've got to ten, looked around at the dr's that are standing around me, and heard them say to the anethetist to give me more because for some reason, it's always taken a lot of anesthetic to knock me out. Also, they've often made a joke about it, saying things like "you just don't want to go to sleep, do you?" But I always remember that they look at each other in a weird wsy, like it's an unusual thing to have to give their patients an extra/higher dose to get them to go to sleep. After the first time this happened, which made me feel a bit uneasy, as I could tell that this wasn't something that happened often, I've always dreaded having to go under anesthetic the next time. I don't know why this happens to me, especially as I am a very small person (female, 5.6ft, 7.5stone) but I definitely agree with what these guys talk about at the beginning when they describe the difference between the feeling of waking up from sleep and waking up from anesthetic. It feels the same to me as how these guys described it feeling to them.

[@Mimi_113]

Really enjoyed listening to this. 👏

[@darrinsiberia]

I once took a nap. I had my own little apartment at the time. I was in my final year of undergraduate studies. And I was just taking a nap on a random weekday afternoon. I had a dream I was being taken into an operating room and a bunch of aliens were looking at me. As they were about to stick me with something I woke up. Whatever, that could have been just a dream of me remembering a movie scene. Whatever. Right? Well when I woke up though, what I remember more. Is the small wooden chair in my room near my bed wasn't there. And then it slowly appeared. It wasn't a trick of light. It was a sunny day in the afternoon. And I swear. I was coming into consciousness. And I could see everything but the chair wasn't there. And then it was. (?)

[@Egg-nigma]

Is it possible we are A.I in an advanced civilizations ancestor simulation???? Just a thought 🤔

[@jasminejones9937]

No !

[@kittervision]

Absolutely possible.

[@goych]

The point is always, are you suffering

[@enviromad]

i found dancing is my fav form of meditation because there is a physical form expressed showing how deep one has connected in meditation with synchronicity to the music or vibration

[@loralarsen7725]

When I was under anesthesia, I was flying and went back home through an open little window to my kitchen.. saw that all m6 dishes in a sink were done and saw a brown soap on a sink that I did not have before, and I had a thought in my head.. probably my mother washed all my dishes. When I woke up after operation, my mother was with me in the recovery room, and I said to her.. knowing that I need to say it as soon as I xan so she believe me. My mother was an atheist and never believed in anything. I said that I saw all the dishes in a sink at home were washed and done. She looked at me and told me that she could not wait outside of the operating room and went to my place and washed all dishes in my sink with a soap coz she was so worried about me surviving such a difficult operation. When o got home after the hospital, the only difference was that the color of soap were light brown, but I saw it dark brown when they operated me. I am glad I said it to my mother before she told me. I knew she may not believe me if I would not tell her first. The doctor told my mother that I almost died. They really saved my life.

[@mikemarable4098]

Materialists like Anil never question the premise that consciousness is created by the brain. He seems at peace with death being the end because the brain dies. It always surprises me that these very bright people are so easily convinced of something that is so not true. He is still young so there is time for him to learn more. That said there isn’t any down side to the materialistic mindset as long as there is peace around it. He will definitely be surprised. It’s not required that a person have the knowledge that we can’t really die. I suspect he will have an experience that will cause him to question his assumptions.

[@albundy9597]

Nobody knows anything, your convictions are assumptions, like his. Nothing really matters because, in life at least, everything is transient. All the Gods and heroes of the past are dead, Gurus and holy men don't KNOW, like you they assume. NDEs, as wonderful as they are, are subjective experiences, real to those having them. My tooth ache is not your tooth ache and in reality doesn't exist except as a result of electrical signals in the brain caused by nerve damage in the tooth, pain is in a way imagination that has a physical effect.

[@threestars2164]

Get back to me when those who have had their brains smashed continue to live ordinary lives.

[@timberwolf5631]

Forty one minutes in, and I simply cannot continue to watch this. It's a great video, and it has some interesting conjectures in it. My problem is that my own personal beliefs about death are mine, and I want to keep them. I live my life Buddhistically for the most part at 53 years old. But when I was little, I learned about God and Jesus, and how much they love us. I really like the idea of a fatherly God on a golden throne, looking benevolently down on us. So, it just follows that I believe in Heaven, pearly gates and all. Intellectually I know that might not be the case. I'm keeping it anyway because it gives me comfort.

[@arash_bayatpour]

Amazing and thought provoking video. I learnt a lot specially watching it three times. Thank you.

[@coffeetalk924]

"When we're under anesthesia are we still human, because consciousness is gone." I think of it like turning the television off. The TV is still a TV even when it's off. Our brains can be sent to "oblivion" through anesthesia just like a TV or a computer is sent to oblivion when it is off. I feel like people think in this sense of "I" or "me" as being a passenger in a vehicle called the body. Like "I" is sort of separate from the body, and so when consciousness leaves or gets shut off it has to go somewhere. But it doesn't go anywhere. It hibernate. It would be similar to heart surgeons stopping the heart in order to do the surgery. The heart didn't go anywhere, it just hibernated.

[@patrickjones2735]

love this episode- really powerful thank you both- this is a poem i wrote about the loss of my father i hope it connects xxx You ( For My Father) Tell me How When as a child You went to the circus And took a penknife Hidden in your pocket “just in case’ you say. The tent didn’t collapse that day But the picture always stayed with me And As life threw its lances Its other Possible smotherings You were prepared For the failing light. Penknife By your side A way out is a way in and you always had those exits marked then, on that silent morning when I found you in bed, everything in its place in our home, kettle filled diary inked curtains closed I saw your penknife On the fridge, Open, Sharpened, Ready, I picked it up, Dad, Just in case,

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Hello Patrick. I am sorry for your loss. Me and my wife have experienced bereavements in shocking and traumatic circumstances in short succession- her grandmother her last surviving relative who brought her up, died of Alzheimer's in 2020 after suffering from it for four years. Less than three weeks later my dad died in a fell walking accident on the Cumbria/ Yorkshire border. A lifelong walker, he had gone out for his first walk since being given the all clear from prostate cancer and once the Covid regulations around movement had been relaxed. There will never be any closure as the inquest was inconclusive as to whether the cause was a fall resulting in a heart attack or the other way around. It transpires someone else died in the same place from a fall a couple of years earlier, which I find disturbing and chilling. I am not religious though my dad was. To lose his life doing the thing that brought him the most comfort and joy is the cruellest irony. Over fifty years up and down the M6 only one last time never to return. Music has been my abiding passion for most of my 53 years but for two years afterwards I could hardly listen to it, which I think must be connected with the sense of dislocation and numbness that ensued. I have since rectified that and it has provided some solace though my bewilderment endures. So many bands and genres have moved me in my life, including the Manics, whose lyrics and authentic spirit resonate with my outlook. I don't know what to believe but it is entirely plausible that consciousness is eternal, in which case perhaps my father is someplace else. If you read this, thank you and I wish you well.

[@shannonsnowwhite2301]

I can’t understand why death is not talked about amongst humans in conversations like any other conversation someone might have?

[@mremtb7689]

Because then we'd all realise all the shit wemdo everyday has absolutely no importance

[@shannonsnowwhite2301]

@@mremtb7689 tru dat. I notice the uncomfortableness through someone’s body language as well as I can see it in their face when I speak about death.

[@Zizos]

Because the majority believes in God and that souls exist. It's like telling transgenders that a man is man and a woman a woman.

[@10juvenile]

Fear of the unknown 😮

[@ladycewest3121]

Excellent! Thanks! A lot to think about!

[@ranichalupsky2827]

We have soul and that never dies ❤❤

[@Elizabeth-mp6tr]

I think the worst part of dying is leaving my loved ones. Im very sad about that.

[@kittervision]

When my mom passed I had a dream right before it happened where she expressed that she didn't mind to die she actually was ready for it she was just going to miss me a lot. And I understand that. I kind of believe we all meet up again and on the other side and laugh and think it was ridiculous that we took this all so seriously and I went by and just a flash like a roller-coaster and even though it was so painful and wretched at the time, we are all like let's do it again!!!!

[@goych]

Bingo, let’s meet these emotions we don’t want to meet

[@carlapedro9788]

But there is a story thst has been passed from generation to gendration in Central America, that when the Spanish Armada arrived the new continent the local people did not see the Caravels but after a few days they noticed tghe rippling of the sea water was different from what they were used too and this intrigued them, it is said tgat they only saw / aknowledge the ships days after.

[@lorrainechavez654]

I have heard this. How sad to know that there was absolutely nothing they could do to prepare given this eerie foreshadowing.

[@Alphacentauri819]

Do you think...that the woman on the bridge experiment, in stimulating the fight/flight (survival) wasn't as much the confusing of what triggered what, but that the survival instinct, followed by a social interaction in a semi safe ending, perpetuated a want to further connect? I'm thinking the experiment may have been so narrowly focused...that they missed some other possibilities too.

[@rembeadgc]

I appreciate the honesty of basically saying that we can be aware of the components of things and what happens, to some degree, when those components are engaged in certain ways but we really don't know why things work or what is exhaustively happening. All scientific experimentation does is give us a record of our observations when things are engaged or disassembled. It doesn't truly elevate us beyond the role of observers and manipulators. Science does not make us creators. It may facilitate our creativity but, we are creators before we are scientists. To know why things work we would have to know why the "laws" are in place and what the intention was in their placing. What's missing is the connection of our naturally unnecessary consciousness and deliberations to the proposition of an ultimate consciousness and deliberator we commonly refer to as God, but everything, from point A to point Z, leads in that direction.

[@krisrobinson5919]

I had a near death experience after an intubation procedure gone wrong & a near brain death accur. I didn't see white light. I saw 2 people that were already dead standing with their backs to me as if to say...nope not yet & then I threw up. Who knows right!. Nice chat Gentlemen...🌻🌻

[@jeremydiaz5172]

Sounds like aliens to me. I think all religions are aliens. Annunaki and Elohim. Jesus, God, they are aliens. I got bibled thumped dogma. so those aliens got me. You most likely haven't been trapped in dogma, so they treated you normally.

[@rooperautava]

In Buddhism, for example, it is acknowledged that there are apparent processes that are called "self" in conventional language. But those processes are not "us" nor is there an "us" or a "self" inside those apparent processes that language seems to refer to as "self". Nor do those processes belong to anyone, not to a "real self" or anything like that. Anyway, there have been some interesting and clear masters. One of them was the Theravada teacher Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. If one wants to go further back in time there are masters like Huangbo and of course Gautama Buddha (some of the sutras are straight to the point and some seem to be a bit more decorated). Oh, and not trying to be a Buddhist missionary here. There are great pointers and teachers in most traditions; Advaita, Sufism, Christianity, Shaivism, Taoism, Sikhism etc. And it's not about any "-isms" in the end of course...

[@deborahjohnson9093]

I recall my birth vividly, others do as well. It was neither disjointed or abstract, although it was terrifying. I can give full recount of the Dr the hospital, leaving the hospital etc. Also I've had near death experiences.

[@theodorelacroix5669]

Interesting. My father who was a large man underwent 5 bypass heart surgery. He could not move during the entire hours and hours of surgery. When he could speak he was able to tell them he felt all of it and it was so accurate they did not charge him for the surgery.