Dr. John Vervaeke Ep. 13 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - Buddhism and Parasitic Processing
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Apr 3, 2023 AI Snips
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Parasitic Processing
- Our adaptive intelligence makes us vulnerable to self-deception and self-destructive behavior.
- These processes, called parasitic processing, are like parasites that take life away from us.
Complex System
- Parasitic processing is a complex, self-organizing system.
- Directly intervening in one part causes the system to reorganize around the intervention, making it difficult to address.
Mark Lewis
- Mark Lewis, a neuroscientist, overcame addiction and studied its mechanisms.
- He challenges the standard model of addiction as a biophysical chemical dependency, showing most addicts spontaneously recover.