Iain McGilchrist Λ John Vervaeke on God, Meaning, Consciousness, and Being

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzT4tcC-aagThis episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org.Sponsors: -Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off-Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/theories It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee!-Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code [EVERYTHING20] at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code [EVERYTHING20]. -Sign up through wren.co/theories to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren willplant 10 extra trees in your name!-Trade Coffee is offering our listeners a total of $30 off your first order plus free shipping at drinktrade.com/everything.-Sign up today at butcherbox.com/THEORIES to get two, 10 oz New York strip steaks and 8 oz of lobster claw and knuckle meat FREE in your first order.*New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungalCrypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOEPayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOETwitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurtDiscord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqsiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfPSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4eSubreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingLINKS MENTIONED:- Matthew's Adopt Responsibility podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzwP_qFSXmDs-79VMFmcQQw- Garrett's This Could Be Interesting podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisCouldBeInteresting- Physics Contest: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w- John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/3p8o3-7mvQc- John and Bernardo: https://youtu.be/UWcTmeAs44I- John and Joscha Bach: https://youtu.be/rK7ux_JhHM4- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4- Iain's book (Master and His Emissary): https://amzn.to/3r7L064- Iain's book (The Matter With Things): https://amzn.to/3LELdakTIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Introduction00:05:44 Iain on the "meaning crisis"00:09:29 John on the "meaning crisis"00:15:10 Technology amplifies our lack of wisdom00:18:26 Rationality and Belief (Iain vs. John)00:28:35 Imaginary vs. Imaginal00:37:03 Non-theism vs. Religion (against meditation as spiritual redress)00:53:38 Not doing vs. Un-doing vs. Being passive vs. Un-Knowing01:09:22 The way God sees us vs. The way we see God01:22:06 Sam Harris, Closing yourself off to the Divine, and Terror01:29:20 The importance of Sangha (community), and how can John's neoplatonism work?01:40:43 Faith, Whitehead, and Reciprocal Opening01:47:56 Against "being present"01:54:58 Marrying a religion02:04:24 Should we certainly give up on certainty?02:06:06 On not speaking and the un-making of TOE02:08:14 John and Iain summate