What Is Consciousness?

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Ifrijof Capron is one of the most interesting, thoughtful people i have ever met. We disagree about nuclear power as a potential solution to energy capture for the environment and what humans need. And then toward the end, we talk about some of the big questions,. What is consciousness? What is mind? What does it mean to be free or not free? Free will and determinism. What happens after you die? Ah, and end these great questions. So enjoy this conversation with frijock capron; if you appreciate the podcast, please to give us some support at sceptic dot com slash donate.

Michael Shermer speaks with scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, Fritjof Capra, about the evolution of his thinking over five decades. In this conversation, based on Capra’s book, Patterns of Connection, Shermer and Capra discuss: what it means to be spiritual in an age of science, nuclear energy and why Capra thinks we don’t need it and Shermer thinks we do, 50 years of progress or regress, limitations of models and theories of reality, limitations of analogies between western physics and eastern mysticism, mind and consciousness, and why Capra is hopeful for the future of humanity.