What Happened Before The Big Bang?
"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together." - John Lennon, I Am The Walrus. When discussing the nature of what each and everyone of us is - i.e. the undivided, eternal,…
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Stephen Hawking on Free Will
I'm currently reading Stephen Hawking's most recent book (co-authored with Leonard Mlodinow) "The Grand Design" and was pleased to find the following paragraphs about free will. “Do people have free will? If we have free will, where in the evolutionary…
What About Our DNA?
My mum is visiting from Bundaberg today and we got talking about philosophy this morning over coffee (as you do). I mentioned that the universe is eternal and infinite (because it incorporates all of space and time) and she pointed…
Neither Particle Nor Wave
The latest edition of New Scientist has a fascinating article titled "Quantum shadows: The mystery of matter deepens" by Anil Ananthaswamy (requires free registration to read). It discusses recent experiments conducted to try (yet again) to determine why photons sometimes…
The Waking Dream
Chrissy and I were sitting around a campfire near Noosa last night, talking about dreams. Most people have no problem with the idea that the world that exists inside their dreams, including themselves, their friends, family, inanimate objects, etc, are…
Three Illusions Video #4 – Cognitive Dissonance
Inspired by a question from James Bryden, this video is about cognitive dissonance.
Three Illusions Video #3
Answering questions about free will from the Facebook group.
Video #2
A short video (about 10 minutes) talking about what life is like after the realisation that we are nothing but atoms. If you have ideas for subjects or questions for future videos, let me know in the comments section.
Commentary On Scriptures
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,…
MindLab
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.