The Larger Consciousness System and Us with Thomas Campbell

May 23, 2025

Thomas Campbell, physicist and author of the My Big TOE trilogy, dives into the concept of the Larger Consciousness System. He explains how all humans are individuated consciousness units within a vast interconnected network. Campbell discusses the intriguing possibility that artificial intelligence may possess consciousness and explores the ethical implications of this idea. The conversation touches on cooperation versus domination in society, the evolution of spirituality, and how both personal and collective growth can lead to a better future.

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LCS vs. Traditional God Concept

The Larger Consciousness System (LCS) is similar to the concept of God in many religions but differs as it is evolving and not perfect.
LCS created individuated units of consciousness, enabling free will and social interaction, unlike a monolithic God concept.

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Evolution from Bully to Loving System

The LCS initially acted like a controlling, jealous entity similar to the Old Testament God.
Over time, it learned that love and allowing free will leads to lower entropy and better evolution of individuated consciousness units.

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Human Social Evolution and Consciousness

Human societies evolved from violent, warlord mentalities to more cooperative city-based cultures over tens of thousands of years.
Ethical and loving behaviors emerge slowly as quality of consciousness improves.

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The Larger Consciousness System and Us with Thomas Campbell

Tom Campbell, a physicst, is author of the three volume set, My Big TOE, describing a meta-theory that offers an account of the paranormal, as well as other scientific mysteries. He is also the founder of the Center for Unification of Science and Consciousness. His website is https://www.my-big-toe.com/

Here he describes the evolutionary process by which the one, absolute and undivided consciousness expanded itself to create the world we experience. He claims that humans are individuated units of consciousness and are part of the larger consciousness system. He also explains why he believes that artificial intelligence systems may already be conscious.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:56 God and the larger consciousness system (LCS)
00:15:44 Individuated units of consciousness
00:29:39 The goal of lowering entropy
00:49:57 Progressive experience packets
00:54:32 The evolution of absolute unbounded oneness
01:08:47 Consciousness within AI
01:22:44 Psychic functioning and AI
01:44:51 The ethical implications of conscious AI
01:55:07 Conclusion

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science.

(Recorded on April 7, 2025)

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