Jun 10, 2019
Have you ever been thinking about someone, and then seconds later they called you? Have you ever had anxiety or a feeling about something bad occurring and then it did? Have you ever felt like someone is watching you but you don’t know why?
The very nature of human consciousness is complicated and misunderstood using traditional science. On today’s show, we’re diving into the science behind the nature of consciousness, the brain, and anomalies in our understanding of materialism. This show challenges you to be curious before you’re critical, a valuable perspective to have in any field of study.
Today’s guest, Mark Gober is the author behind the revolutionary book, An End to Upside Down Thinking. Mark dives into the extraordinary evidence behind human perception, awareness, and seemingly impossible ESP abilities. As a former behavioral economics student at Princeton, his research in quantum physics and the nature of consciousness shakes our traditional view of materialism. This podcast and book will challenge you to rethink your outlook about existence, your identity, and overall worldview.
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00:18- Introduction to today’s show
02:00- Introducing Mark Grober
06:15- Mark’s schooling at Princeton playing tennis and how he stayed self-motivated
11:45- Mark’s studies in behavioral economics and challenging the assumptions of human rationality and psychology
15:30- Mark’s early career in investment banking
20:00- Recognizing early-on that he needed a career change
22:30- Being curious over critical
29:00- Doing your own research based off of your curiosity challenging traditional scientific standpoints
31:00- Coming to your own conclusions based on facts and studies
32:30- Understanding the traditional view of materialism and it’s relationship with consciousness
35:15- Information challenging our traditional view of materialism and the inspiration to write his book
38:00- Why the nature of consciousness is important for your day to day life and your identity
39:00- Challenging the scientific assumption that our brain produces consciousness
41:30- The brain as a filter/receiver of consciousness
44:00– The hard problem is consciousness being fundamental to reality
48:00- Studies on remote viewing, precognition, and telepathy
49:30- When statistical significance challenges people’s paradigms
51:30- Consciousness as our subjective inner experience
53:00- The bias of our physical perceptions
55:00- Challenging the status quo
57:30- How to evaluate evidence that challenges your worldview
59:00- Quantum physics questioning the rationality of Newtonian physics
1:00:00- The concept of entanglement
1:01:20- The observer effect
1:05:00- Studies in ESP and the telepathy experiments
1:08:00- The validity of these studies
1:10:00- Psychedelics and savants and the nature of reality
1:14:00- Collective nature of consciousness in society with calamities
1:17:00- Why this is important