The Three Illusions · The writing
Writing, questions and dialogues from the Three Illusions archive.
51 essays
I thought it might be interesting to quickly review some of the most famous scriptures and writings from various religions and gurus to see how they map against the science discussed in the Three Illusions book. It is, of course,…
If you're looking for some good concrete examples to demonstrate how our minds create the illusion of the world around us, check out this site that Ian shared with us over on the Three Illusions Facebook group.
Brian Greene explains why space and time are part of a single continuum and why that means that everything that will ever happen HAS ALREADY HAPPENED somewhere in space-time. As I try to explain in the book, this means it…
The answer is - I have no idea! However the below video and the RadioLab podcast "What A Slinky Knows" bring up some interesting philosophical issues about time, information and the nature of our perceptions. What happens to the bottom…
Sam Harris has posted a new article today called "Life Without Free Will". He starts off: One of the most common objections to my position on free will is that accepting it could have terrible consequences, psychologically or socially. This…
Lawrence Krauss a Canadian-American theoretical physicist who is a professor of physics, Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, and director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University. He is the author of several bestselling books, including…
Another mind-bending illusion. Hard to believe that what-you-think-is-real is NOT, isn't it? Yet the facts remain.
I have set up a Facebook Group for us to discuss the concepts and ideas contained in the book. Feel free to join up!
Once you get it, there is no going back. Someone suggested to me recently that some people 'have the enlightenment experience' but then they go back to living the old way. To me this seems unlikely. The 'enlightenment experience', if…
A hot topic for several thousand years, the question of whether free will exists may never be settled to everyone's satisfaction. But in a series of new articles for the Chronicles of Higher Education, six academics from diverse fields offer…