#356 - Brain Scientist: God, Religion, Consciousness & What Happens When We Die | John Vervaeke

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John Vervaeke, PhD is a philosopher and cognitive scientist. He is an associate professor and award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto, teaching in the Department of Psychology. His work and research is far-ranging, including topics such as human intelligence, rationality, wisdom, and AI.

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Awakening From the Meaning Crisis: https://a.co/d/hDXSVBs

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OUTLINE

00:00 - The meaning crisis

05:37 - Jordan Peterson

13:19 - The cognitive continuum theory

20:20 - Flow state & higher consciousness

32:22 - The universal cognitive dimension

36:40 - Biological function of flow state

46:19 - The art of human memory

50:12 - AI & the biometric economy

1:02:44 - Social media nudging & stealing elections

1:09:30 - AI griefbots

1:17:31 - Why AI can't replace love

1:23:55 - Fear of death drives the human psyche

1:32:37 - What happens when we die?

1:38:17 - "Third man" experiences & sensed presences

1:46:20 - What dreams are trying to tell you

1:58:35 - Precognition

2:07:39 - Consciousness: The Holy Grail of cognitive science

2:22:28 - Why humans have higher consciousness than other beings

2:27:29 - What we've replaced religion with

2:33:38 - Intellectual reason vs. religion

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