EBTV presents host Evita Ochel with featured guest Bernardo Kastrup in a dialogue about the nature of reality and how we think.
Bernardo Kastrup is a researcher, speaker, writer and entrepreneur. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and has worked as a scientist in some of the world’s foremost research laboratories, including the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). He has authored many scientific papers and four philosophy books, namely: Rationalist Spirituality, Dreamed up Reality, Meaning in Absurdity, and Why Materialism Is Baloney.
General topics covered in the video include:
A summary of the nature of reality. (2:00)
A summary of what is consciousness. (3:10)
- the limitations of science in understanding reality
Understanding the consciousness-mind-brain connection. (7:19)
Bernardo shares practical applications to understand the image versus the process aspect of self-localization. (10:55)
- how it applies to health
- how it applies to death
How left or right brain thinking can limit us. (14:45)
- the limitations of intellectual thought
Understanding the nature of “intellectual fundamentalism”. (18:37)
Understanding the nature of “soul” and “spirit”. (22:08)
The nature of reality and life beyond this planet. (26:00)
The nature of dreams. (29:29)
The nature of our current times of shifting, awakening, consciousness expansion. (33:30)
- Bernardo’s advice for us
Bernardo talks about his work in his book: “Materialism is Baloney”. (37:50)
- our personal and collective approach to reality
Closing words for applying what we learn into everyday life for increased personal and collective life quality. (42:53)
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