#91- Chaos, Consciousness, and Creativity: Terence McKenna, Rupert Sheldrake, Ralph Abraham (Trialogue 1-3)

A DMT priest, an evolutionary biologist, and a chaos mathematician walk into a hot-tub in California...

(00:00:00) - Host Intro

(00:00:43) - Cast of Characters

(00:51:12) - The Evolutionary Mind

(02:00:17) - Superintelligent AI

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Descriptions courtesy Sheldrake.org

https://www.sheldrake.org/audios/the-sheldrake-mckenna-abraham-trialogues

Part 1 - Cast of Characters

An introduction to the first series of public trialogues held at Esalen, California in 1989. Morphic Resonance, the novelty wave, chaos mathematics, and their roles in the paradigm shift. The vision of nature as alive, and a new understanding of the soul of the world. The three masks - evolutionary creativity, the cosmic imagination and chaos. Insights into the nature of time. The practical application of chaos theory to the problems of the world. The human soul as a reflection of the world soul.

Part 2 - The Evolutionary Mind

1998, UC Santa Cruz. What could have been the cause for the breakthrough in the evolution of human consciousness around 50,000 years ago? Collective memories of predation and how they may shape our minds today. The role of the imagination in our evolution. Physiological evolution and the idea of divine brain surgery. The psilocybin hypothesis. The transformation of human nature through connection with higher levels of consciousness in the universe. The universal information field and cosmic evolution.

Part 3 - Superintelligent AI

1998, UC Santa Cruz. A discussion on the evolution of consciousness as it relates to machines. Symbolic logic, nanotechnology and the possibility of a synthetic super-intelligence. Artificial Intelligence as a part of ourselves that could shape our evolution. Virtual computers as the source of the AI. Partnership or conflict between human and machine? How much control do we have in the evolution of machine intelligence? Challenges to the premises of the AI argument. Quantum computers, machine-time and the possibilities of the World Wide Web.

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