Stuart Hammerof - Does Brain Make Mind?

The mind consists of sensations, thoughts, cogitations, intentions, feelings. How could these inner mental capacities, these felt experiences, be produced by the three pounds of rubbery moist meat encased in our skulls? What must the brain do to generate the mind? Is it even possible for mental experiences to be produced by physical brains alone?
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[@mar0364]

My daughter catches me watching this and says “Why do you watch that? They never answer anything.” 🤷‍♂️

[@Jesus_is_Lord-]

LOL, kinda true. But they make you critically think, which sadly, this generation lacks.

[@-JSLAK]

Just tell her that she's not as close to truth as you, so she wouldn't understand.

[@___Truth___]

This show isn't called "The Truth" it's "Closer To Truth" which is what science is actually about, we can't prove things in science but get closer to proving it with a Cogent body of evidence

[@Traderhood]

“But I tried, didn't I? Goddamnit, at least I did that.” Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. :-)

[@francesco5581]

i think is lovely and you should let her free to seek answers only when she will want (because she will at some point !!) .

[@mickeymoon7547]

Be skeptical, but be open minded. Sometimes it's hard to find the right balance.

[@chamanlal3371]

You are dead

[@biedl86]

I don't see those as opposites. Not being skeptical towards your own worldview can make you very close minded and vice versa. Skepticism isn't the same as cynicism.

[@arturolopez7911]

I'm on the 24th time of watching this video and I am happy to announce that I finally understood the entire first sentence.

[@nessieness5433]

Hammerof speaks too fast.

[@elonever.2.071]

You really have to be into this stuff to get what they are saying. I had to stop and listen to what Hammerof said a couple of times at different segments of this video because he lowered his voice and strung a few words together making it difficult to comprehend him.

[@squamish4244]

@@nessieness5433 Penrose speaks a little more slowly, but he is SO smart that it doesn't matter. One minute he's talking about black holes, the next about the heat death of the universe in a trillion gazillion years, the next about the cyclical rebirth of the universe. Like, literally in the space of three minutes. He has an amazing ability to make this stuff accessible to ordinary people, but even so, I have to do the same thing with him - wtf did he just say?

[@craigwheatley85]

Bernardo Kastrup deserves to have an opportunity to be on this show. The guy is a genius and his opinions on consciousness are brilliant

[@LeftBoot]

Agreed and 2nd'd 👍🏼 - See r/neuronaut

[@edenrosest]

Probably soon.

[@fedoralexandersteeman6672]

I was intrigued at first but as soon as he started talking about the universe looks like a brain and therefore it is, I completely hooked off. Idealism isn't the solution; Panpsychism is

[@EcoTHEgrey]

Why don't you ask Bernardo Kastrup about the subject? He really have the most coherent image that I encountered so far...

[@SarcastSempervirens]

You're a great interviewer, I like you challenging a man not about him but about him explaining the stuff he claims. Good video!

[@gyozakeynsianism]

It helps that Kuhn himself is an expert in neuroscience!

[@squamish4244]

Kind of weird that Kuhn says "The crazy stuff you're saying" when...he's talking about the craziest thing in existence, CONSCIOUSNESS. What the hell counts as "crazy" there? We don't even know where to begin to evaluate such claims!

[@TheGr8scott]

I'd really like to see a video of Robert interviewing himself. He doesn't often share his own opinions but he clearly has a towering intellect in his own right and has probably talked to more of the eminent scientists, mathematicians and philosophers than anyone alive.

[@bernhardbauer5301]

Lord S. : Deum esse nemo nisi stultus negat.

[@jimmyjasi-anti-descartes7088]

Stuart is a real Scientist and evidence is on his side. The other Theories are Boltzmann Brain like. Only Stuart explains how we can remember what happened years ago (Materialistic pseudoskeptics don't explain even how can we remember what happened week or month ago) And IIT doesn't work read Scott Aronson criticism and also φ of Christoph doesn't go down under anesthesia... And every theory that doesn't explain why and how Counsciosness vanishes under anesthesia and coma I'm calling (IIT among others) Theories of Solipsism. Which of course is a scientific hypothesis as everything else but needless given that we have better scientific alternatives that work such as Orch Or (look up Hameroffs August 2022 paper)

[@TheGr8scott]

@@jimmyjasi-anti-descartes7088 Boltzmann brains is a thought experiment not a theory of consciousness. Similarly, solipsism is an epistemological position.

[@jimmyjasi-anti-descartes7088]

@@TheGr8scott Well I understand but disagree. Science can explain or falsyfy Metaphysical Hypotheses or at least implausify them. This refers in equal manner to Realism as to things like Solipsism or Boltzmann Brain Hypothesis. I know that it's just a thought experiment but what Koch is proposing is methodologically highly questionable , inconsistent seldom different from proposing Boltzmann Brain as a Theory for Counsciosness. And Data is just on Stuart side! Of course you may argue that my stance is empiricism... so I'm "epistemologically limited". But how else? Can we answer questions like Realism VS Solipsism Than by explaining how Counsciosness works or doesn't work

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

Man, I love Stu, such a legend.

[@MFJoneser]

An insight league of his own…

[@joeblow9927]

Cool dude

[@aphysique]

@@MFJoneser absolutely

[@BlessedMarkOnAir]

For me the best Interview on this channel so far. Thank you for sharing!

[@yourkingdomcomeyourwillbedone]

Stuart is way ahead of his time

[@jimjackson4256]

We can’t rule out consciousness out of the brain until we understand it in the brain.Yo I like this guy .

[@Grubbtree]

More please, love this conversation

[@StallionFernando]

Alot of people that have clinically died and been revived have claimed to still be fully conscious while being dead. There's been several studied conducted on this and it's a pretty interesting topic. Too still be aware during death defies so much and begs alot of questions.

[@horizonbrave1533]

Oh man I love how he takes him to task!

[@timothywalsh866]

One of the best episodes yet

[@Tom-sp3gy]

Fantastic and mind blowing conversation

[@johnwojewoda9292]

Fabulous, thank you for this

[@MegaDonaldification]

The best of the best conversation about what is possible in the world of the impossible.

[@adammobile7149]

The most interesting topic in science, very good interview. 👍👑👑👑💎💎

[@nivekvb]

Excellent!

[@mrsmiw]

I like Stuart’s explanations

[@phaidonsofianos1409]

Very interesting !!! By the way, it's not about 'answers' - the 'questions' are the intriguing "X"factor. Thank You both.

[@perhapsyes2493]

This little bit might be the closest to the series name you've ever gotten, to my feeling.

[@universalparadoxes2081]

I find Roger Penrose and his theories absolutely fascinating. More please. 😊

[@thefool11]

Love Mr. Hammerof's logic here. .

[@PSRemember]

this guy is amazing

[@TheRealMark_1980]

Great video. I have no idea what they said

[@groduzzz]

Obviously impossible to settle on a theory this early in human history, but it’s an interesting discussion! To me, consciousness seems to be an insane outlier in science. Experience itself is so alone and unique, and we have no explanation for it. In a world where science can explain so much, it’s fun to still have something that’s borderline supernatural where we have no answer. Gives us room to wonder.

[@publiusovidius7386]

So you think the self-conscious experiences of dolphins and chimps are so alone and unique and borderline supernatural?

[@___Truth___]

@@publiusovidius7386 how would you know about the conscious experiences of things besides your own?

[@groduzzz]

@@publiusovidius7386 I meant consciousness as a general concept, not consciousness in relationship to humans.

[@publiusovidius7386]

@@___Truth___ lol. The same way you thought you knew something about my conscious experiences when you replied to me.

[@xenphoton5833]

Nicely said

[@projectmalus]

So more microtubule interaction is like oversampling? It could be that the information is fractal in nature as well as (or rather than) consciousness being able to access different levels. The info travels from external to internal and back, and the consciousness rides this somewhat, with more microtubule interaction giving more richness of experience, better tracking of the info.

[@bananacabbage7402]

Robert is right to be skeptical of these ideas that come from Penrose and Hammerof. There is no reason to think that consciousness comes from unseen new quantum effects in the brain. Ordinary neuroscience does the job just fine.

[@jayk5549]

Love this conversation. I totally dig that RLK would like to believe this but can’t quite yet

[@edenrosest]

Be healthy Robert. This channel wouldn't be great without you.

[@therougesage7466]

Love this particular conversation very helpful

[@tourdeforce2881]

Robert Kuhn is really a master at getting information out of his guest speakers

[@Xcalator35]

Uau! Lawrence was really greate on this one!

[@julianmann6172]

I agree with most of what Stewart says. The only point I would add is that Consciousness is non physical and non local. The brain acts as a filter for our higher awareness. Bruce Grayson says that events that reduce brain function such as drugs and trauma, actually increase consciousness, which is counter intuitive. This has been demonstrated by alszheimers patients who when approaching death actually begin speaking to visiting relatives again. There have also been observed restoration of some physical function in patients approaching death. For instance bedbound individuals walking again.

[@CedanyTheAlaskan]

Another cool thing is you can get similar effect from what some people would claim as a "religious" experience to if they were taking drugs. I think that is along the same lines as what you were talking about, please correct me if I am wrong.

[@julianmann6172]

@@CedanyTheAlaskan I have heard that on the Internet and you may well be right, but I cannot confirm.

[@andrewcraigbrown2933]

​@@julianmann6172 I theorize that consciousness CAN be non local, but not the type of consciousness we experience on a day to day basis. At "higher levels" of consciousness, such as Stewart addressed, I theorize that the wave increases in frequency and may be able to link up with an outside consciousness. My experiences with psychedelics led me to this theory, and when I stumbled upon Penrose and Hammerof's work it really started to resonate with my own experience.

[@julianmann6172]

@@CedanyTheAlaskan We cannot generalise on the basis of people taking drugs, of which there are a wide variety. Drug free environment is required to draw meaningful conclusions.

[@julianmann6172]

@@andrewcraigbrown2933 non local consciousness is implicit in the NDE experience. Look at some accounts on the internet.

[@sulinderkaresh6397]

Please please please bring eben Alexander I’d like for you to get into the real neuroscience behind his claims and how he can think consciousness is not dependent on the brain, if damage to certain parts of the brain effect consciousness, memory, personality etc I think he is a brilliant neurosurgeon.

[@andrewforbes1433]

Please, let's not. Charlatans seeking book sales should not be given more attention. As for his surgical prowess... Well, he seems to have a recurring problem with counting vertebrae.

[@Dion_Mustard]

Eben's neo cortex virtually destroyed during his time in coma yet he had lucid awareness , an awareness more real than waking consciousness . Think about it.

[@andrewforbes1433]

@@Dion_Mustard First of all, the description of a consciousness “more real” than ordinary consciousness is meaningless. Second, there is no way for Alexander to know at what point in his unconscious and semi-conscious recovery he had the experience he described. The assertion that it was while his neocortex was non-functional is a mere assumption on his part, and not a very plausible one.

[@Dion_Mustard]

@@andrewforbes1433 I disagree , there have been many cases of NDEs specifically out of body states where the person has witnessed things which were later verified as accurate , such as she case of pam Reynolds . The more you study the NDE the more you realise it is not mere illusion , more to the point, I assume you have not had an nde yourself and therefore cannot comment on how real they are . I'd start by reading consciousness beyond life by Dr pim van Lommel who focuses on quantum physics and consciousness and non local consciousness. Regardless of when Eben's experience occurred , the point is his brain was severely disrupted , and he was in coma , yet had lucid awareness. There should be no experience at all.

[@andrewforbes1433]

@@Dion_Mustard The subjective “reality” of an experience is irrelevant. We know the brain can produce vivid hallucinations that seem completely real. The whole reason we do science is because of the many ways our subjective experience tricks us. And it absolutely matters when Alexander’s experience happened because he was in a prolonged period of recovery and his brain was healing. There is no reason to assume that his experience was not a hallucination during a period of semiconsciousness or unconsciousness. It not as though his brain simply stopped instantly, then he was suddenly fully conscious again when it restarted. That’s not how brain injuries and dream states work. As for the Pam Reynolds case, it is far from conclusive. Anaesthesia awareness, which is a well-documented phenomenon, is a perfectly sound explanation for her experience.

[@SpiritualUnfoldment]

Ooh ... I like a good scrap. Phil

[@tac6044]

Ohhh I like people who copied each other's comments over and over and over and over and over and over again

[@mastaskep]

Idk what they was really talking about but I enjoyed it lol

[@jsouzamd]

Enable the subtitles please.

[@mmedeuxchevaux]

Sam Parnia in his AWARE study has all but proven that consciousness lives on after death. Alas, we don't know how long that consciousness exists. It could be just a few minutes. But there is evidence elsewhere that it exists longer. Non-local consciousness would help to explain not only NDEs/OBEs but reincarnation and ESP. I'm particularly fascinated by how psychic investigators can connect with either or both the victim when they were alive as well and dead AND/or the perpetrator's POV.

[@Anlonn]

when someone talks from experience or what he feels usually he is not looking in the eyes of someone else. when someone is talking from the mental area (or he is in his head") he will focus the eyes. now look at their dynamic, how they talk and from what area they talk, mental or truths\facts based on experience.

[@k-3402]

Damn, he held his feet to the fire in this one.

[@michaelpatch1613]

My, My. Someone got up in quite the mood.

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

This would explain all kinds of things including hallucinations, telepathy, clairvoyance...

[@bybeach4865]

"It has to be something, Robert" I like this guy, and I do need to know about micro-tubules more. But he seems to have passed the kitchen-sink level a good while ago.

[@LeftBoot]

Kitchen sink level? More info here... r/neuronaut

[@andrewh5138]

That caught me too. *What* has to be *something* and *why?*

[@juanpadilla3203]

Coolest conversation I couldn’t come close to following. If all these cells die, how do memories last so long?

[@aclearlight]

Thank you, Dr. Kuhn, for holding the line here. The OrchOR hypothesis is interesting and worthy of investigation, but in my opinion it has been too- heavily promoted and has rapidly become oversold - to the point where many laypersons have swallowed it as "the" explanation and proven fact. This is understandable. OrchOR is a "beautiful" hypothesis; upon first hearing many ppl WANT it to be true. Also, Dr. Hameroff is a very persuasive, tireless proponent. These factors can actually add up to a problem for the field, however, since premature, heavily-promoted "solutions" to big questions can skew overall growth and trajectory of investigation. Most front line researchers in consciousness do not accept OrchOR as being anything more than a one hypothesis among many.

[@mohamadhoseynghazitabataba987]

I wonder why there is no subtitle on this video !

[@andrewflorl5151]

And they say the universe is complicated and yet our brain and consciousness seems to be the harder nut to crack because we have a sense of oneness. Consciousness can be a bit of a headache hahaha.. interesting debate

[@garychartrand7378]

It seems more like mind produces a sense of seperation rather than a sense of oneness - even though oneness is the truth. we think we are so intelligent but the universe 'seems' complicated to us. Yet I believe that, for God, It's child's play.

[@johnklaus4776]

Did Deepak Chopra shave his head?

[@mediocrates3416]

If you assert a particular functionality is the seat, the resolution of the hard problem; it's not the same as reduction.

[@Yewbzee]

I really wonder if the real truth of reality would terrify us or elate us?

[@artistrobinhuber]

It seems so obvious that the activity in neurons or microtubules (or whatever) don't equal the color green, but it's as if Hammerof has a complete blind spot here. I love that Robert continued to challenge him on this point.

[@yddub1212]

Really took him to task, didn't you? That's reassuring. I'm glad this isn't a program where any idea can be put forward without any criticism. The guest had an interesting perspective. It'll be interesting to see how the issue progresses.

[@davidgough3512]

Watch a full Hameroff lecture, complete with illustrations.He is an anesthesiologist, in the business of turning consciousnesd off and back on again, and demonstrates how anesthestics, as well as psychedelics, operate molecularly/quantumly with the microtubule structure, where shared electrons generate quantum indeterminancy, and how the presence of an anesthetic cancels that indeterminancy, while a dmt tryptamine enhances it. The double slit experiment "observer effect" implies the fundamental role that consciousness plays in shaping reality at the quantum level. BTW always thank your anesthesiologist !

[@johns4651]

This is an old interview, more of Stuarts theory has been vindicated since then: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116085105.htm

[@plusixty8992]

@@davidgough3512 Youre misrepresenting what the double slit experiment is saying. It is not consciously observed, it is measured, the "observation" is simply the act of measurement, the only thing they observe is the measurement, so when you send particles through slits before being measured using tools, it acts as a wave, when it is measured, it collapses into a particle. There can be no consciousness in a room where it is being measured and the end result will be the same, This is a common tactic for the woo woo crowd to convince others what theyre saying, not saying its necessarily on purpose, but they at the very least are misunderstanding and then misinforming others with their misinterpretation. Think of the Big Bang, a lot of people think that because of the name it was a literal explosion but its not, its a rapid expansion, so when someone says observe, they mean measure, but its easy to say observe, and the people who dont understand that think oh, to observe you must be conscious etc etc etc

[@davidgough3512]

@@plusixty8992 thank you for the clarification. Nevertheless it is fascinating. Especially some of the time contradicting measurements i've read about and of course the particle entanglement or nonlocality phenomena. I've speculated that entangled sets of particles could be used to enable undelayed information and command- control capabilities for deep space probes.. and turns out they are working on that already. Just.. wow..

[@plusixty8992]

@@davidgough3512 yeha i mean we really dont even know the limits to what quantum shenanigans can mean for us, definitely crazy times the last 100 or so years have been. No other time in history like it.

[@PJRiter1]

Are microtubules chiral like a barberpole?

[@EyeIn_The_Sky]

if the smallest thing we can measure and theorise is a quantum effect then by definition this means that everything is instantiated or sourced from those same quantum effects, I don't see why some people get their panties in a twist after zooming out all the way up to the synapses?? I think it is a language is more than anything where we stop using quantum theory language at a certain point because larger objects "don't fit".

[@invino1475]

robert sounds threatened

[@elliottfireice4394]

He certainly has problems. Ego and arrogance on display

[@loushark6722]

Hammeroff is right.

[@kimsahl8555]

Consciousness is the home of the mind. The mind is affected by our reflection of our thoughts and perceptions.

[@panoply13]

Peter Gabriel looks pretty happy in his old age.

[@2kt2000]

Robert beats up on Stuart like no one else lol "all the crazy things you say" etc in most of they're interactions . Robert is the best interviewer in this realm..hands down. btw I like Stuart's ideas, I mean c'mon he rolls with Penrose.

[@LucasFS_]

What mines Stuart's reputation is the near death experience bullshit.

[@MrKW420]

So.. if we are simulated, imagine being able to shut on and off parts of peoples brains to cause specific actions and thoughts only by figuring out the way how co sciousness works together

[@AtheistCook]

If this guy is correct, it would be a beatiful view of the universe. Conciousness at the quantum level..lets see what the future brings

[@Kebwrites]

You need to interview Robert Lanza

[@mrbertaro4822]

Materialism as Chomsky points out is an honorific term, it just means that which we have some understanding of in the world. We do not have a definition of physical so we cannot claim something is non-physical. What Roger and Hammerof’s theory is doing is claiming that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the world as a result of quantum processes. However that does not answer questions like ‘what is the color green?’. All the theory does is give an interesting explanation as to why consciousness is there in the first place, and the mechanisms in the brain by which it is there. And Hammerof is right these terms we use we don’t even fully understand, like what is spin? Like these mysteries, aspects of consciousness like the experience of the color green is a mystery.

[@david.thomas.108]

Great spirited interview, interesting stuff.

[@antoniorenteria2896]

A lack of an explanation isnt a golden ticket to put forward your explanation as the defacto

[@alensaric1082]

With this theory you would have to extend consciousness to all matter, which is plausible. Consciousness could be the precursor of material things with a natural evolution toward higher levels. The part about complex systems is spot on, just because something can eat and reproduce does not mean it's conscious

[@MegaDonaldification]

Most persons, including myself didn't understand the bible till I did a short course in air-condition and refrigeration to understand the underlying principles enough to apply certain biblical truths that are found in many household applications today. We are living in consciousness but it takes more to be special enough to find something unique to stand firm on.

[@bltwegmann8431]

Robert's really giving him the business here!

[@tnvol5331]

Highlighted comment TN Vol 2 months ago Throughout the history of theoretical physics there have been great minds on both sides of the materialists vs non materialists debate. Brain Green, Einstein, and Hawking on the materialists side vs Max Plank, David Bohm, and Heisenberg on the non materialists side.

[@bisportablen8229]

Seems like being hung up at the micro quantum scale of micro tubules. There is great complexity in the fluid dynamics of the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles in the brain. These slow fluid movements that carry the neurochemical compounds necessary for the emotions that underlie conscious dynamics could help explain non computability and apparently random behavior. The bioelectric work of Michael Leven needs to be applied here. I want to hear a talk between Leven, Hammerof & Penrose. Maybe Robert could pull that off.

[@ianbrown4242]

Hmmm. I'm still not understanding how the microtubules work in his scenario. In my limited knowledge of biology, the microtubules are essentially scaffolding withing the cell, aiding in cell division? They're controlled by kinesins, so even if the microtubules are quantum-resonant, how do they affect anything? I'm not sure if I understand, at this point.

[@delq]

Its a form of identity theory, i mean how does the conventional idea that neurons are the cause of experience be any different, all it does is pass ions through a channel, how does that create experience ?

[@malcolmdale]

Can you have a brain without a mind? Yes. Can you have a mind without a brain? NO. Nobody has ever demonstrated the existence of a brainless mind.

[@petermiesler9452]

We can imagine a lot, but how about sticking to what we can witness - 'Consciousness is a result of life interacting with its environment.' It's that straightforward. At the tiny scale, life already exhibits an impulse to keep on keeping-on, seeking nutrients and shunning danger. As creatures grow in complexity that innate drive (pre-consciousness) evolves an awareness, then with time a self-awareness. I like how Dr. Mark Solms points out, that "consciousness" is basically the inside reflection of your body dealing with itself and its surrounding circumstances (environments). Then Philosophers get into the game, it's the questions that matter, and the joy of letting one's mind soar into endless chatter, if of little pragmatic resolution. Back to the big questions, consider: Brain/Body...Mind ~ Magnet/Metal...Electricity It's not that mysterious. Look up the Connectome Project and Allen Institute, our body brain produces our mind. You'll learn more about consciousness by studying the Evolutionary progression of life into complex creature upon this Earth,

[@zaw2654]

E=mc^2 ----> c2= 9x10^16 meters squared per second squared. His theory is correct. Apply E=mc^2 to it. c^2 = Consciousness. Matter and Energy are two forms of the same thing. They are interchangeable.

[@business2075]

Consciousness is most definitely influenced by time and space. Consciousness is also bound by form. I.e. There is no free floating consciousness, nor is it outside of existence. Amazingly, consciousness, as amazing as it is, most definitely arose from matter/energy/information and its properties within the universe. We must also realize that the ability to describe personal consciousness is an evolutionary adaptation. I also think it would be best to first adequately explain abiogenesis. I believe the translation from inorganic matter to organic matter is an important key to the mechanism of the illusion of conscious.

[@garychartrand7378]

A whole lot of speculation.

[@business2075]

@@garychartrand7378 more of an observation and a suggestion.

[@MrAlipatik]

"..no free floating consciousness" my doll laugh at this statement..

[@MrAlipatik]

but i tell u this, in order to observe times-space you must be outside of it... A one dimensional being cannot observe 3 dimensions think about it...

[@garychartrand7378]

@@MrAlipatik what is your point? Why is it so important to you to contemplate space-time? Personally, I spend my 'time' contemplating how we can come together in Peace and Joy (the big stuff) and I don't sweat the small stuff (like 'what's in it for ME)

[@demiansvideos]

The guest mentioned Planck Scale geometry a lot of times but never explained what that is and why it is supposed to support a lot of his arguments.

[@snorremortenkjeldsen6737]

It’s very difficult to approach this logically, epistemologically, but once you’ve had an experience that can only be explained by consciousness being non-local… You must conclude that there has to be a reason why we are here, conscious. Of course you will have to experience this for yourself. Hopefully the scientific community will start approaching that which cannot be weighed and measured with more openness

[@donghoshin3460]

so, have you had that experience? and how did you have that experience?

[@snorremortenkjeldsen6737]

@@donghoshin3460 I have had experiences that can not rationally be explained by any other means that consciousness being non-local, yes. But writing about it will not be useful for anyone. People could always easily doubt me. Fundamentally, you need to have those experiences yourself. Since I know see consciousness as non-local, it is just a matter of time before we will all realize the nature of reality directly

[@donghoshin3460]

@@snorremortenkjeldsen6737 yh but how did u get to the stage where u had non local experience? Were u doing meditation or were u lucid dreaming or whatever

[@snorremortenkjeldsen6737]

@@donghoshin3460 Good question. I have been meditating every day for a minimum of 30 minutes for the last 20 years, and there seems to be a correlation between brainwaves and phenomena that are inexplicable based on the way most people perceive reality. One experience was with a Buddhist monk here in Japan who had access to personal information about me, which he could not have gained access to any other way (again, easy to discredit this when you didn’t experience it yourself). A friend and I also had basically the same dream after my family’s dog died, where neither of us knew it had passed (afterwards there were some aspects to this that clearly showed that my friend was truthful; it involves a wrong date I gave her and her following doubt, but it’s to much to get into here)

[@donghoshin3460]

@@snorremortenkjeldsen6737 right, i see. Thank you for answering!

[@kallianpublico7517]

At some point must you abandon meaning, linguistic meaning? Because normal, scientific measurement and experience, is inadequate to the abyss? The question of how inadequate it is requires an alien perspective or two.

[@JohnSmith-ft2tw]

It would amuse me no end, if the aliens came, and after the political kissy face, they asked US to tell them the meaning of life. Their distant ancestors saw technosignals in this system and toiled for a hundred earth years to build ships and come here to find the meaning to life. We're hatchlings, twittering in the dark, dreaming surealistic landscapes somewhere in the Stegian night beyond our nest.

[@syngensmyth4587]

On a more important note - I'd just like to say I like that green shirt.

[@missbehave2079]

Love it !!

[@Anlonn]

Close your eyes (after you read the text :) ) . move your attention to a point on your body. Everywhere you can put it, better where you can hold it consistent. Now let yourself be absorbed there. almost like you reincarnate in that area on the body. Now feel yourself or where your consciousness is. (eyes closed and in silence ;)

[@FreeMind320]

Even if he is right his theory doesn't explain much. Quantum physics giving rise to phenomenal experiences is yet another form of "magic".

[@wrackable]

You realize ALL SCIENCE is magic rebranded right?

[@adriancioroianu1704]

By this logic everything is magic

[@mrbwatson8081]

The word magic was originally used to describe… advanced technology.

[@wrackable]

@@adriancioroianu1704 Indeed , it is. Much like the sciences it broke down to different schools for different goals. Chemistry was potions and elixirs. Mysticism is psychology and sociology and theology. Illusionist are neuroscientist and cognitive researchers. Etc etc.

[@adriancioroianu1704]

@@wrackable i guess i'm an illusionist then. So whats your point?

[@tsmith3286]

So how is life after death, meaning our consciousness living on without the body something new ?

[@spectrepar2458]

Im interested. It’s just the second someone says “non local” or “quantum level” the skeptic in me kinda cringes. I need to get over that and look at the arguments and evidence. Edit: could we get him and like Sean Carroll or Lawrence Krauss to debate or talk it out?

[@docsoulman9352]

The quantum field is the first point of contact between the immaterial transcendental realm of spirit/consciousness with the physical construct of spacetime….which is itself derivative of the immaterial realm of spirit/consciousness…

[@rotorblade9508]

Artificial neural networks demonstrated how memory can be stored in the network configuration basically each cell processes the inputs. The inputs are fed through dendrites and depending on the strength of the dendrite each input is modified before entering the cell. The strength of the dendrite is the memory. That’s how an artificial neural network can work. With biological cells there is also a short term memory that is given by a chemical polarization of the synapse, with the same effect except it changes in time. I don’t think the microtubles have a key role other than transmitting the signal like wires

[@LucasFS_]

How can neurons give rise to qualia or self-awareness? The paramecium has no synapses, how can it reproduce and gather food?

[@stephennixey]

Brain = Human makes or creates 'mind' as someone please let me know what 'mind' actually is? it is illusory and created within dogmatic principles and old scientific 'rules'. Whenever I hear people talking 'mind', 'ego', 'personality' I have to refer them back to consciousness as everything discussed within those contexts are illusory 'facets' as they are encompassed by the simple aspects of consciousness. Perception has a role to play in peoples head space or 'mindset' that often looses the more 'truer' aspects within 'reality' as to what is 'real' and what is 'illusory' All 'stuck' dogma (belief) is illusory.

[@JohnSmith-db2wl]

What is non-physical? Any examples? :-)

[@jean-pierredevent970]

He is probably right that the brain is quantum based but the immediate response is then that the brain is too warm. However there is now the field of "quantum chaos". It's way over my head but it looks like both chaos or quantum theory can sometimes accurately describe the same (horribly complex) system. This "correspondence' goes so deep that it even means quantum phenomena can happen there outside their normal range.

[@cvsree]

Brain is just a seat for mind Mind is the link between body and soul Mind has a tendency to move towards objects. When it is trained to look within, it merges with soul for eternal peace / Nirvana

[@21Rodge]

It’s all best guess.

[@midnightthief7321]

The ability to reason is computational. Awareness, is like an information gate, and the flow of information through the gate could be considered attention. 1 bit of information flowing through the gate we will call "that which pays attention" would add up to a rudimentary low level state of concious awareness, moving up to the human brain, which is the highest we as humans, have currently encountered. Now, if the gate is 'non local' because it is at the quantum level, the gate is equivalent to the total information transfer across all microtubules, or at least, all neurons, because it is a field phenomena. Then the ability to make decisions is based on a selection or this information that is selected for or by 'that which pays attention', or the 'I', or self, or agent. Doesnt matter what you call it, but alls you need to accept, to male this problem go away, is that its root, and fundamental.

[@Demystifiedvessel]

What we’re looking for or looking at, we’re looking with..

[@cerimite7674]

This is a great discussion.

[@havenbastion]

Mind is a metaphor for the patterns in the brain. It's very simple.

[@juventusventuno9213]

I’d love to know how it feels to have Stuart’s brain for 1 day.

[@CedanyTheAlaskan]

Probably wet

[@juventusventuno9213]

@@CedanyTheAlaskan I didn’t think of that. I would fill the bathtub and let it float around.

[@biswajit063]

Looks like Quantum Silence!!

[@MrStalkerhunter]

Wasn't Mr Hammeroff siding with Deepak in that debate against Michael Shermer and contemporary people