Today we are joined by top physicist and inventor of the microprocessor & touch screen, Federico Faggin, for an intriguing conversation into the nature of reality. Federico once had a materialistic scientific perspective on consciousness and reality until one day a spontaneous spiritual awakening changed his perspective forever.
In this episode he shares that very experience and how it has shaped his current view on reality. With this deeper knowing, he spent decades researching reality, today he shares his findings. He reveals why computers can never be conscious, who we are our essence, what carries on after death, and our unbreakable connection to something larger than ourselves.
He also discusses the very real force of love that underlies all things, the secret to spiritual growth, and why humans can never be replaced by artificial intelligence.
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0:00 Intro
2:55 His Spontaneous Spiritual Awakening
15:03 Defining Consciousness: Classical vs Quantum View
23:00 Can computers be Conscious?
28:20 How Truth Transcends Theory
33:24 Idealism vs Monad Theory
35:46 Our Deepest Desire: To Know Ourselves
38:19 Seity vs Soul
43:41 Individuality & What Carries Over After Death
46:46 We Are All Part of One Whole
53:01 How Emotion & Meaning Impacts Reality
1:01:15 Suffering as a Catalyst for Growth
1:07:07 Taking Responsibility for Our Lives & Spiritual Growth
1:13:27 The Very Real Force of Love
1:20:00 Where Physics & Spirituality Meet
1:25:11 Distinguishing Free Will & Unconscious Habits
1:32:23 Reincarnation & NDEs Explained
1:35:04 How Much We Currently Understand about Reality
1:40:43 Shifting From the Mind to the Heart
1:42:40 Facing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
1:47:53 Collective Consciousness & Evil vs Good
1:53:13 Competition vs Collaboration
1:57:11 Are Aliens Real?
1:59:43 Conclusion
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Federico Faggin is a physicist, inventor, and entrepreneur. Born, raised, and educated in Italy, he immigrated to the US in 1968. He is credited with designing the world’s first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004 in 1971, and he went on to invent dozens of other integrated circuits. Before that, in 1968 while working at Fairchild Semiconductor, he created a technology that made possible dynamic memories, non-volatile memories, image sensors, and the microprocessor. Faggin started several successful high-tech companies (Zilog, Cygnet Technologies, and Synaptics) that introduced significant products and technologies, including the touchpad and touchscreen that revolutionized the way we communicate with our personal devices. Among the honors Faggin has received are the 2009 National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Obama and the 2014 Enrico Fermi Prize. Through the Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation, Faggin now supports research programs at US universities and research institutes to advance the understanding of consciousness through theoretical and experimental research.
Newest Book “Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature": https://a.co/d/bjZ56gH
Website: https://www.federicofaggin.com/
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