Why You Don't Actually Exist Inside Your Body
The Opening
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The Opening is a quiet space for thinkers. It exists for the late hours, for stillness, for the kind of thought that takes its time. Philosophy lives here, side by side with science, story, and calm. Ideas are explored without pressure. Understanding arrives without force. This is a place for those who reflect instead of react, who feel most alive when something begins to make sense. Not loud, not fast, just honest, careful thought that opens new angles and reveals what was already there. The Opening is where understanding begins. Come in. Let it unfold. Oscar. Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rmYAdzx1zGiJpFSuVbHOH
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The Opening is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts: Spotify: https://bit.ly/theopeningspotify Apple: https://bit.ly/theopeningpodcast You wake up with certainty but that certainty is built, moment by moment, inside your brain. In this episode, I explore how your brain creates reality, how the sense of self is a delicate illusion, and what happens when it cracks: out-of-body experiences, near-death visions, and encounters with impossible beings. What you'll learn: - How the God Helmet from Michael Persinger generated sensations of an invisible presence - How doctors reliably triggered out-of-body experiences via brain stimulation - What split brain patients reveal about divided consciousness - Why DMT and psychedelics can dissolve a stable self (Rick Strassman) - Near-death experiences with veridical perception - A provocative idea: consciousness as something the brain channels, not just produces Chapters: 0:00 What is consciousness? 0:33 When does the illusion of self break? 1:27 How does the brain create you? 2:27 What did Penfield discover about the brain? 3:50 What is the God Helmet? 6:01 How can the brain trigger out-of-body experiences? 10:40 What does split-brain research reveal? 13:05 How does DMT change perception? 16:23 What do near-death experiences show? 23:11 Can consciousness exist beyond the brain? 24:45 Who is the self that’s listening? 25:10 Thoughts to reflect on Music #consciousness
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