Description: Eminent physicist and author Menas Kafatos concludes his brilliant discussion of “The Riddle of Consciousness.” How do we know that what we see and experience is reality?* How do we explain consciousness in the current scientific paradigm? Kafatos is joined by Deepak Chopra to explore these fascinating questions.
Description: Eminent physicist and author Menas Kafatos, Ph.D., Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor in Computational Physics, Chapman University, continues his discussion on “The Riddle of Consciousness.” How do we know that what we see and experience is reality?* How do we explain consciousness in the current scientific paradigm? Kafatos is joined by Deepak Chopra to explore these fascinating questions.
Description: Eminent physicist and author Menas Kafatos, Ph.D., Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor in Computational Physics, Chapman University, discusses “The Riddle of Consciousness.” How do we know that what we see and experience is reality? How do we explain consciousness in the current scientific paradigm? Kafatos is joined by Deepak Chopra to explore these fascinating questions.
A Conversation with Deepak Chopra and Rupert Sheldrake: Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discover
In Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discover, Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world’s most innovative scientists, shows that science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas, which are not only limiting, but dangerous for the future of humanity.
According to these dogmas, all reality is material or physical; the world is a machine made up of dead matter; nature is purposeless; consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain; free will is an illusion; God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls. But should science be a belief system, or a method of inquiry? Sheldrake shows that the materialist ideology is moribund; under its sway, increasingly expensive research is reaping diminishing returns while societies around the world are paying the price. In the skeptical spirit of true science, Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of materialism into exciting questions and shows how all of them open up startling new possibilities about the nature of our collective reality.
Science Set Free will radically change your view of what is possible.
In a BBC Radio series called “Belief”, Rupert Sheldrake discussed his ideas with Baroness Joan Bakewell, a doyenne of British broadcasting and a member of the House of Lords:
This book has ignited debates that are spreading through scientific, religious, skeptical, conservative, and liberal circles in Britain, Ireland and continental Europe.
Nancy Abrams, a lawyer, writer, and philosopher of science, discusses the importance of “cosmic consciousness” in uniting our world and dealing with current global problems.* The term “cosmic” comes from the Greek word for “order.” Thus “cosmic consciousness” refers to our perception of the order of the universe. If we can develop a shared picture of the true reality of our universe, we may have the potential to unite our globe and thrive in the decades to come.
In part 2, she explains why the entire universe is spiritual. By her definition, “spiritual” identifies the experience of a connection to a perception of reality. Sound complicated? Check out the Cosmic Uroboros and Abrams’ explanation of why science and spirituality go hand in hand.
In part 3, Abrams explains why we suffer from “scale confusion.” A person can experience humans emotions; a corporation cannot. This applies to cosmic consciousness, as well. We must learn to think, experience, and feel on different cosmic size scales. Living consciously means navigating the personal, the political and the cosmic.Our greatest hope is to live joyfully, on this level.
