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Physicist: Consciousness DOES NOT Come From The BRAIN The prevailing materialist paradigm asserts that consciousness is a byproduct of neural activity, a mere epiphenomenon of biochemical interactions in the brain. However, this reductionist view crumbles under deeper scrutiny, as it fails to account for the vast spectrum of consciousness,...

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According to Bentov, consciousness evolves to the 'absolute' which is the source of all consciousness. Matter, composed of quanta of energy, is the vibrating, changing component of pure consciousness. The absolute is fixed, manifest and invisible. Bentov proposed that the brain acts as a transducer, converting the energy of consciousness into the electrical and chemical signals that are used to communicate information within the body. He also believed that the brain has the ability to tune into different frequencies of consciousness, allowing individuals to experience different states of awareness. Bentov's theory is based on the idea that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the universe and is not limited to the brain or the body. He argued that consciousness is non-local, meaning it is not bound by space and time and can exist independently of the physical body. Bentov's theory has been influential in the field of consciousness studies, but it remains a subject of debate and is not widely accepted by mainstream science.
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According to Bentov, consciousness evolves to the 'absolute' which is the source of all consciousness. Matter, composed of quanta of energy, is the vibrating, changing component of pure consciousness. The absolute is fixed, manifest and invisible. Bentov proposed that the brain acts as a transducer, converting the energy of consciousness into the electrical and chemical signals that are used to communicate information within the body. He also believed that the brain has the ability to tune into different frequencies of consciousness, allowing individuals to experience different states of awareness. Bentov's theory is based on the idea that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the universe and is not limited to the brain or the body. He argued that consciousness is non-local, meaning it is not bound by space and time and can exist independently of the physical body. Bentov's theory has been influential in the field of consciousness studies, but it remains a subject of debate and is not widely accepted by mainstream science.

Vicky Verma

390,608 views • 2 years ago

Most still believe consciousness lives in the brain— An illusion of self-awareness trapped in flesh. 🧠 But here’s the truth: Consciousness isn’t in the brain. The brain is inside consciousness.✨ Your body is a receiver. Your nervous system—an antenna. Your DNA—a liquid crystal transmitter. And the pineal gland? Your sacred gateway to the quantum field. 🌌 Awaken to the signal. Tune into the source.⚡️
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Most still believe consciousness lives in the brain— An illusion of self-awareness trapped in flesh. 🧠 But here’s the truth: Consciousness isn’t in the brain. The brain is inside consciousness.✨ Your body is a receiver. Your nervous system—an antenna. Your DNA—a liquid crystal transmitter. And the pineal gland? Your sacred gateway to the quantum field. 🌌 Awaken to the signal. Tune into the source.⚡️

vegastar

19,631 views • 1 year ago

"We're not going to explain where consciousness comes from by studying the brain, because it doesn't come from the brain." "The brain is a condition for consciousness, but not a producer of it." "We need new words for what traditional religions would refer to as God. And I think consciousness is actually a decent candidate." "We need to really rewind and question whether mind and nature should have been separated conceptually in the first place." The Giant Matt Segall ⬇️
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"We're not going to explain where consciousness comes from by studying the brain, because it doesn't come from the brain." "The brain is a condition for consciousness, but not a producer of it." "We need new words for what traditional religions would refer to as God. And I think consciousness is actually a decent candidate." "We need to really rewind and question whether mind and nature should have been separated conceptually in the first place." The Giant Matt Segall ⬇️

Evan McGloughlin

14,562 views • 5 months ago

Donald Hoffman and co are on the brink of releasing PROOF that consciousness is fundamental and NOT produced by the brain. BREAKTHROUGH: How consciousness creates the simulation;
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Donald Hoffman and co are on the brink of releasing PROOF that consciousness is fundamental and NOT produced by the brain. BREAKTHROUGH: How consciousness creates the simulation;

👽 (Ruby) 👽

229,310 views • 5 months ago

CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT SOMETHING YOY HAVE, IT IS WHAT YOU ARE! What is consciousness, it is the unified field that exists beyond the body yet is perceived through the mind, it is the invisible ground where everything is happening, where the seen and the unseen arise and dissolve, consciousness is not inside you, nor outside — it is the very space in which “inside” and “outside” exist The Shiva Sutras describe this truth beautifully, Chaitanyam Aatma — consciousness itself is the Self, it is not dependent on the body or mind, rather the body and mind appear within it, the Upanishads call it the witness, self luminous, eternal, untouched by birth or death In Kashmir Shaivism, this is called Prakash, the inner light that illuminates all experience, it shines through the eyes, flows through thoughts, dances in emotion, and yet remains untouched by them, it is self aware, needing no other light to know itself, the same consciousness that perceives you reading these words is the same that moves galaxies Advaita Vedanta calls it Brahman, the absolute, the only reality, everything else is its play, when one realizes this truth not intellectually but experientially, the illusion of separation falls, and life becomes effortless — a spontaneous expression of the divine To know consciousness is not to reach somewhere new, but to awaken to what has always been, the silent, radiant awareness that pervades all.
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CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT SOMETHING YOY HAVE, IT IS WHAT YOU ARE! What is consciousness, it is the unified field that exists beyond the body yet is perceived through the mind, it is the invisible ground where everything is happening, where the seen and the unseen arise and dissolve, consciousness is not inside you, nor outside — it is the very space in which “inside” and “outside” exist The Shiva Sutras describe this truth beautifully, Chaitanyam Aatma — consciousness itself is the Self, it is not dependent on the body or mind, rather the body and mind appear within it, the Upanishads call it the witness, self luminous, eternal, untouched by birth or death In Kashmir Shaivism, this is called Prakash, the inner light that illuminates all experience, it shines through the eyes, flows through thoughts, dances in emotion, and yet remains untouched by them, it is self aware, needing no other light to know itself, the same consciousness that perceives you reading these words is the same that moves galaxies Advaita Vedanta calls it Brahman, the absolute, the only reality, everything else is its play, when one realizes this truth not intellectually but experientially, the illusion of separation falls, and life becomes effortless — a spontaneous expression of the divine To know consciousness is not to reach somewhere new, but to awaken to what has always been, the silent, radiant awareness that pervades all.

🧬Maxpein🧬

16,627 views • 2 months ago

“Where’s the evidence that the brain produces consciousness? There isn’t any.” “Panpsychism is the view that consciousness didn’t emerge — it’s always been there, evolving with the cosmos.” “If we understood matter more sufficiently, it might contain elements of mind within it.” “The brain generating consciousness? That’s just woo-woo with better branding.”
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“Where’s the evidence that the brain produces consciousness? There isn’t any.” “Panpsychism is the view that consciousness didn’t emerge — it’s always been there, evolving with the cosmos.” “If we understood matter more sufficiently, it might contain elements of mind within it.” “The brain generating consciousness? That’s just woo-woo with better branding.”

Evan McGloughlin

23,776 views • 6 months ago

🚨 A REAL PHYSICIST SAYS WE LIVE IN A SIMULATION (and he worked for NASA) 😱 💥He’s not an influencer. He’s not a conspiracy theorist. It’s Thomas Campbell, a physicist, former missile defense researcher, and author of *My Big TOE* (Theory of Everything). In an interview with Joe Rogan, he calmly explains: > “This physical reality is calculated. It is generated by consciousness.” According to him: - We are not humans. We are consciousnesses playing in a virtual universe (exactly like in *The Matrix*). - What we call “reality” is just a stream of data sent to our consciousness. - The purpose of this system? To reduce entropy (to increase order and the evolution of consciousness). He even goes further by citing the anthropic principle: the universe seems perfectly fine-tuned to allow the emergence of consciousness. As if it had been designed for that. And the most disturbing part: He says that logic alone is not enough to understand this. We also need to use the intuitive part of our consciousness. What do you think? Are we really in a simulation… or is it just an elegant metaphor?
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🚨 A REAL PHYSICIST SAYS WE LIVE IN A SIMULATION (and he worked for NASA) 😱 💥He’s not an influencer. He’s not a conspiracy theorist. It’s Thomas Campbell, a physicist, former missile defense researcher, and author of *My Big TOE* (Theory of Everything). In an interview with Joe Rogan, he calmly explains: > “This physical reality is calculated. It is generated by consciousness.” According to him: - We are not humans. We are consciousnesses playing in a virtual universe (exactly like in *The Matrix*). - What we call “reality” is just a stream of data sent to our consciousness. - The purpose of this system? To reduce entropy (to increase order and the evolution of consciousness). He even goes further by citing the anthropic principle: the universe seems perfectly fine-tuned to allow the emergence of consciousness. As if it had been designed for that. And the most disturbing part: He says that logic alone is not enough to understand this. We also need to use the intuitive part of our consciousness. What do you think? Are we really in a simulation… or is it just an elegant metaphor?

Paul White Gold Eagle

18,369 views • 1 month ago

Neuroscientist Anil Seth says the idea that AI is on the path to consciousness is a reflection of our psychological biases, not fact We confuse intelligence (doing the right thing) with consciousness (having an experience) "they coexist in us, but not necessarily in machines"
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Neuroscientist Anil Seth says the idea that AI is on the path to consciousness is a reflection of our psychological biases, not fact We confuse intelligence (doing the right thing) with consciousness (having an experience) "they coexist in us, but not necessarily in machines"

Haider.

69,795 views • 7 months ago

ELON MUSK EXPLAINS THE REAL PURPOSE OF SPACEX "SpaceX is about advancing rocket technology to the point where we can extend life and consciousness beyond Earth to the moon, to Mars, eventually to other star systems And I think we should always view consciousness, life as we know it, as precarious and delicate, because to the best of our knowledge, we don't know of life anywhere else We have 9,000 satellites up there and not once have we had to maneuver around an alien spaceship So the bottom line is, I think we need to assume that life and consciousness is extremely rare and it might only be us. And if that's the case, then we need to do everything possible to ensure that the light of consciousness is not extinguished The image in my mind is of a tiny candle in a vast darkness. A tiny candle of consciousness that could easily go out And that's why it's important to make life multi-planetary, such that if there is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster on Earth, that consciousness continues That's the purpose of SpaceX"
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ELON MUSK EXPLAINS THE REAL PURPOSE OF SPACEX "SpaceX is about advancing rocket technology to the point where we can extend life and consciousness beyond Earth to the moon, to Mars, eventually to other star systems And I think we should always view consciousness, life as we know it, as precarious and delicate, because to the best of our knowledge, we don't know of life anywhere else We have 9,000 satellites up there and not once have we had to maneuver around an alien spaceship So the bottom line is, I think we need to assume that life and consciousness is extremely rare and it might only be us. And if that's the case, then we need to do everything possible to ensure that the light of consciousness is not extinguished The image in my mind is of a tiny candle in a vast darkness. A tiny candle of consciousness that could easily go out And that's why it's important to make life multi-planetary, such that if there is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster on Earth, that consciousness continues That's the purpose of SpaceX"

X Freeze

2,148,445 views • 6 months ago

The illusion of shared reality: Why no two minds see the same world | Anil Seth & Jonny Thomson Jonny Thomson Anil Seth 0:00 Non-human consciousness 1:40 The current state of consciousness science 2:10 What is consciousness? 4:05 The similarity of conscious experiences 5:48 Consciousness in the brain 11:23 Technology for measuring consciousness 16:03 Measuring consciousness levels 20:33 Pragmatic physicalism and functionalism 23:25 Pansychism 28:25 Emergence 32:35 AI and consciousness 36:49 The difference between non-human animals and AI 41:49 Is artificial consciousness possible? 48:12 Consciousness in the body and outside the brain Consciousness in the future and AI 50:27 Audience Q&A 50:41 Could computers could simulate the brain and body? 59:55 Why are you skeptical about asserting the dependency of life to the consciousness? 1:03:31 If consciousness is so clinical, does it undermine free will?
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The illusion of shared reality: Why no two minds see the same world | Anil Seth & Jonny Thomson Jonny Thomson Anil Seth 0:00 Non-human consciousness 1:40 The current state of consciousness science 2:10 What is consciousness? 4:05 The similarity of conscious experiences 5:48 Consciousness in the brain 11:23 Technology for measuring consciousness 16:03 Measuring consciousness levels 20:33 Pragmatic physicalism and functionalism 23:25 Pansychism 28:25 Emergence 32:35 AI and consciousness 36:49 The difference between non-human animals and AI 41:49 Is artificial consciousness possible? 48:12 Consciousness in the body and outside the brain Consciousness in the future and AI 50:27 Audience Q&A 50:41 Could computers could simulate the brain and body? 59:55 Why are you skeptical about asserting the dependency of life to the consciousness? 1:03:31 If consciousness is so clinical, does it undermine free will?

Big Think

15,468 views • 9 months ago

ELON: WE’RE DESCENDANTS OF STARS – BUT HOW DID WE BECOME CONSCIOUS? “I've thought a lot about what is consciousness. Where does consciousness arise? If you start at the beginning of the universe, assuming the standard model of physics is true, then you have this Big Bang, the matter condensing into stars, those stars exploding. A lot of the atoms that are in your body right now were once at the center of stars. Those stars exploded, recondensed. Fast forward 13.8 billion years, and here we are. And somewhere along that very long journey to us, consciousness arose. Or the molecules started talking to each other. And it begs the question of what is consciousness? Is everything conscious? Maybe. It's hard to say where along that line, there's no sort of discrete point where consciousness didn't exist and then suddenly does exist. It seems to be, maybe you have a condensation of matter that has a density of consciousness, we don't know. The real answer is, we don't know what consciousness is. But with Neuralink and the progress that the company's making, we'll begin to understand a lot more about consciousness.” Source: Neuralink Update, June 2025
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ELON: WE’RE DESCENDANTS OF STARS – BUT HOW DID WE BECOME CONSCIOUS? “I've thought a lot about what is consciousness. Where does consciousness arise? If you start at the beginning of the universe, assuming the standard model of physics is true, then you have this Big Bang, the matter condensing into stars, those stars exploding. A lot of the atoms that are in your body right now were once at the center of stars. Those stars exploded, recondensed. Fast forward 13.8 billion years, and here we are. And somewhere along that very long journey to us, consciousness arose. Or the molecules started talking to each other. And it begs the question of what is consciousness? Is everything conscious? Maybe. It's hard to say where along that line, there's no sort of discrete point where consciousness didn't exist and then suddenly does exist. It seems to be, maybe you have a condensation of matter that has a density of consciousness, we don't know. The real answer is, we don't know what consciousness is. But with Neuralink and the progress that the company's making, we'll begin to understand a lot more about consciousness.” Source: Neuralink Update, June 2025

Mario Nawfal

55,256 views • 1 year ago

ELON MUSK — REAL PURPOSE OF SPACEX "SpaceX is about advancing rocket technology to the point where we can extend life and consciousness beyond Earth to the moon, to Mars, eventually to other star systems And I think we should always view consciousness, life as we know it, as precarious and delicate, because to the best of our knowledge, we don't know of life anywhere else We have 9,000 satellites up there and not once have we had to maneuver around an alien spaceship So the bottom line is, I think we need to assume that life and consciousness is extremely rare and it might only be us. And if that's the case, then we need to do everything possible to ensure that the light of consciousness is not extinguished The image in my mind is of a tiny candle in a vast darkness. A tiny candle of consciousness that could easily go out And that's why it's important to make life multi-planetary, such that if there is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster on Earth, that consciousness continues That's the purpose of SpaceX"
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ELON MUSK — REAL PURPOSE OF SPACEX "SpaceX is about advancing rocket technology to the point where we can extend life and consciousness beyond Earth to the moon, to Mars, eventually to other star systems And I think we should always view consciousness, life as we know it, as precarious and delicate, because to the best of our knowledge, we don't know of life anywhere else We have 9,000 satellites up there and not once have we had to maneuver around an alien spaceship So the bottom line is, I think we need to assume that life and consciousness is extremely rare and it might only be us. And if that's the case, then we need to do everything possible to ensure that the light of consciousness is not extinguished The image in my mind is of a tiny candle in a vast darkness. A tiny candle of consciousness that could easily go out And that's why it's important to make life multi-planetary, such that if there is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster on Earth, that consciousness continues That's the purpose of SpaceX"

🌋🌋 Deep₿lueCrypto 🌋🌋

16,161 views • 6 months ago

David Chalmers says it is possible for an AI system to be conscious because the brain itself is a machine that produces consciousness, so we know this is possible in principle
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David Chalmers says it is possible for an AI system to be conscious because the brain itself is a machine that produces consciousness, so we know this is possible in principle

Tsarathustra

526,587 views • 2 years ago

ELON: AI CAN SIMULATE CONSCIOUSNESS - BUT IS IT REAL? “It feels like consciousness is in a different dimension. This could be just an illusion. If you damage your brain in some way, you damage your consciousness, which implies that consciousness is a physical phenomenon. What I think is really quite likely is that digital intelligence will be able to outthink us in every way - and it will suddenly be able to simulate what we consider consciousness. To a degree, you would not be able to tell the difference.” Source: Elon Musk, Lex Fridman Podcast, November 12, 2019
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ELON: AI CAN SIMULATE CONSCIOUSNESS - BUT IS IT REAL? “It feels like consciousness is in a different dimension. This could be just an illusion. If you damage your brain in some way, you damage your consciousness, which implies that consciousness is a physical phenomenon. What I think is really quite likely is that digital intelligence will be able to outthink us in every way - and it will suddenly be able to simulate what we consider consciousness. To a degree, you would not be able to tell the difference.” Source: Elon Musk, Lex Fridman Podcast, November 12, 2019

Mario Nawfal

96,434 views • 9 months ago

In the Upanishads, Consciousness is considered the ultimate reality — the deepest truth of existence. It is not just awareness inside your mind; it is described as the foundation of the entire universe. Swami ji explains it in a simple and clear way 👇 Swami Sarvapriyananda IIT Lectures -Mandukya Upanishad-
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In the Upanishads, Consciousness is considered the ultimate reality — the deepest truth of existence. It is not just awareness inside your mind; it is described as the foundation of the entire universe. Swami ji explains it in a simple and clear way 👇 Swami Sarvapriyananda IIT Lectures -Mandukya Upanishad-

श्री

12,772 views • 6 months ago

John Searle: consciousness cannot be an illusion and here's the argument that makes it undeniable Science has a long track record of overturning our intuitions. The table looks solid, it isn't. The sun appears to set, it doesn't. We've learned to accept that appearances deceive us, and that reality lies beneath. But philosopher John Searle argues there is exactly one domain where this move simply cannot be made: consciousness itself. "Where consciousness is concerned, you can't make the standard appearance/reality distinction that we make for the rest of the world." His logic is simple. When a scientist tells you the table isn't really solid and that it's a cloud of micro-particles, you can accept that. The appearance (solidity) and the reality (particles) are two different things, and you can hold them apart. Same with the sunset. It looks like the sun moves. It doesn't. The rotation of the Earth creates an illusion. Appearance and reality come apart and you understand the gap. Now try applying that same logic to your conscious experience. Someone claims your pain isn't really there, that your awareness is just an illusion. But here, Searle says, the distinction collapses entirely: "Where the existence of consciousness is concerned, the appearance is the reality. There's no way that some guy can come to me and convince me I'm not conscious if I think I'm conscious, I am conscious." This is a structural point about what consciousness fundamentally is. For every other phenomenon, the appearance can be explained away by pointing to what's "really" happening underneath. But consciousness is the very medium in which all appearances occur. There is no "underneath" to retreat to. To say consciousness is an illusion, you would first need to be conscious of the illusion. The argument defeats itself on contact.
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John Searle: consciousness cannot be an illusion and here's the argument that makes it undeniable Science has a long track record of overturning our intuitions. The table looks solid, it isn't. The sun appears to set, it doesn't. We've learned to accept that appearances deceive us, and that reality lies beneath. But philosopher John Searle argues there is exactly one domain where this move simply cannot be made: consciousness itself. "Where consciousness is concerned, you can't make the standard appearance/reality distinction that we make for the rest of the world." His logic is simple. When a scientist tells you the table isn't really solid and that it's a cloud of micro-particles, you can accept that. The appearance (solidity) and the reality (particles) are two different things, and you can hold them apart. Same with the sunset. It looks like the sun moves. It doesn't. The rotation of the Earth creates an illusion. Appearance and reality come apart and you understand the gap. Now try applying that same logic to your conscious experience. Someone claims your pain isn't really there, that your awareness is just an illusion. But here, Searle says, the distinction collapses entirely: "Where the existence of consciousness is concerned, the appearance is the reality. There's no way that some guy can come to me and convince me I'm not conscious if I think I'm conscious, I am conscious." This is a structural point about what consciousness fundamentally is. For every other phenomenon, the appearance can be explained away by pointing to what's "really" happening underneath. But consciousness is the very medium in which all appearances occur. There is no "underneath" to retreat to. To say consciousness is an illusion, you would first need to be conscious of the illusion. The argument defeats itself on contact.

Big Brain Philosophy

17,476 views • 4 months ago