A lecture-version of my article on the 'Hard Problem of Consciousness'. #philosophy #vlog #readstr #consciousness #neuroscience #brain

My latest article on the 'Hard Problem of Consciousness'. #philosophy #readstr #consciousness #neuroscience #brain

Don't use the state to fight the state. You're an inspiration to a movement that is building a better world. You’ve been a light in the darkness for many of us. That’s why we follow you—not because you play their game, but because you remind us that there’s another way to live in the darkness of our times. Let’s stay lighthouses in the storm, guiding others, and keep building the better world we actually want—together, not through them.

I completely agree with you. In terms of the discourse, I meant to discuss how people interpreted the arguments made during his debates.

Whether it's reactions to Charlie Kirk or the recent uproar over the discussion surrounding acetaminophen (Tylenol) and autism, I'm continuing to observe the same thing: We're all looking at the same observations and data, but we're not comprehending each other. On the acetaminophen question, I don’t believe that many of the staunchly committed voices on any side are all that confused about “association vs. causation.” I think there are quite a number of people with drastically different viewpoints who demonstrate some understanding of the limits of observational studies — confounding, mediation, collinearity, and so on. So why do we still continue to talk past each other? I don’t think the Charlie Kirk discourse is really about politics. I don’t think the acetaminophen debate is really about politics or even science. I think the issue is deeper. I think some of it has to do with our emotional processing during discourse, and the language we use when we respond. But part of it also comes down to something even more basic: whether we share the same epistemology — the way we define what counts as knowledge and truth. And here’s the problem: most people don’t even know what the word “epistemology” means. Yet without some shared understanding of it, I don’t see how we’ll ever truly understand each other. #philosophy #politics #knowledge

My video lecture on the Biological Theories of Consciousness #philosophy #brain #mind #psychology #neuroscience #consciousness https://youtu.be/O_XdtVWEEo4

My recent article on Biological Theories of Consciousness.

I found this interview from Ilhan Omar very emotionally provocative. Initially, I felt a lot of anger, but I've heard a lot of terrible things said about Charlie Kirk and I wanted to explore why I found her words so provocative. I think the weight of her words were in saying that his legacy should be "in the dust bin of history". The thing is, if we think someone is wrong or terrible, we take their legacy as important. Not because we agree with them, but because we want to understand their motivations, errors, and not repeat the evils of the past. We understand that it's important to understand Adolf Hitler and his writings in Mein Kampf. We understand that it's important to understand the background and motivations of Osama Bin Laden. So why would someone want someone's ideas and legacy, which are clearly inspiring others, to be forgotten and never heard from again? I think that reason is that to erase ideas entirely is not to defeat them. The only reason to demand they be forgotten is fear—fear that those ideas reveal truths that threaten the illusions that those individuals wish to protect.

Jimmy Kimmel firing and the future of free speech. #vlog

Consciousness: Eastern Metaphysical and Philosophical Foundations #philosophy #vlog #bookstr

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Consciousness: Western Metaphysical and Philosophical Foundations #philosophy #vlog #bookstr #health #filmstr

Part II: National Tragedies and Our Unique Experiences with Empathy #vlog

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National Tragedies: Our Empathy is Limited, but Unique to Each of Us

This is a beautiful analysis of the film, Gladiator. It's fundamentally the story of Cain and Abel. #filmstr #philosophy #dadstr https://youtu.be/X-jncIrqW8Y

The article version of my discussion on the eastern metaphysical and philosophical foundations of consciousness. #philosophy #bookstr #consciousness #psychology #health

An article version of my discussion on the western metaphysical and philosophical foundations of consciousness. #philosophy #bookstr #filmstr #health