Chris Langan Λ Bernardo Kastrup on Consciousness, Metaphysics, Computation, and God

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/HsXxgQy4xLQ
Chris Langan is "the world's smartest man" (highest recorded IQ) who invented the Cognitive Theoretic Model of the Universe. Bernardo Kastrup is a computer scientist and philosopher who is a proponent of Analytical Idealism. Both have been on TOE before, and links are below.

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CONTEST:

• Physics and Consciousness Contest #PaCE1: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w

LINKS TO GUESTS' WORK:

• Chris Langan's CTMU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CTMURadio
• Chris' Substack: https://chrislangan.substack.com
• Chris' CTMU Website: http://www.CTMURadio.com
• Bernardo Kastrup's Essentia Foundation: https://www.essentiafoundation.org/

PREVIOUS APPEARANCES:

• Chris Langan on TOE: https://youtu.be/N-bRM1kYuNA
• BK on TOE: https://youtu.be/lAB21FAXCDE
• BK with John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/UWcTmeAs44I
• BK with Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/kJmBmopxc1k

DEALING WITH THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL:

• ACT Therapy podcast (Lilian Dindo): https://youtu.be/L_hI7JNsbt0
• Karl Friston (Part 2): https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M
• Diana Pasulka: https://youtu.be/E5MuTHUbMUs
• A H Almaas: https://youtu.be/6JlKf1QAvXA

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:00 Is LaMDA alive? Can computers be conscious?
00:06:48 Lambda calculus, the mental world, and the physical
00:13:08 Computation, reality, metaphysics, and Penrose
00:25:53 schopenhauer, the will, and representation
00:35:22 Disagreements on free will and indeterminism
01:01:41 Jesus vs. Buddha vs. Vedics
01:12:34 Consciousness is something we do? Consciousness is not important?
01:16:49 Analytical Idealism and other theories
01:19:35 Nondualism and Love as "fundamental" is nonsense
01:24:51 Fear vs. Love
01:32:49 Personal stories of existential dread from Chris and Bernardo
01:45:36 Some truths will eviscerate you. Some lies will utterly deceive you.
01:56:23 Plato's Cave is real, not illusory
02:03:52 What does Chris value most?
02:06:08 What does Bernardo value most?

Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.