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#404 — What If Consciousness Is Fundamental?

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Rethinking Time and Consciousness

This chapter explores the intricate relationship between time, consciousness, and the fundamental nature of reality, questioning conventional perceptions of time as an illusion. Through discussions of relationalism and analogies of a web of nodes, the chapter emphasizes how our understanding of causality may be shaped by human limitations in perception. By highlighting contrasting theories in quantum gravity and advocating for a view of reality as interconnected processes, it challenges us to reconsider the essence of existence beyond fixed concepts.

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