Know Thyself

E158 - Tom Campbell: A Physicist’s Guide to Consciousness & The Purpose of Life

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Aug 12, 2025
Tom Campbell, a physicist and creator of the Theory of Everything, dives into the interconnectedness of consciousness, science, and spirituality. He discusses how life resembles a simulated reality where our purpose is to evolve through experiences. Tom shares insights from his mystical out-of-body experiences and emphasizes the importance of love over fear in our individual growth. Listen as he unveils practices to help align with your true purpose, revealing how intention and intuition shape our understanding of reality.
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Physical Reality Is Computed Information

  • Tom Campbell argues modern physics points to information as the base.
  • He concludes our physical universe behaves like a rendered virtual reality.
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Consciousness Is The Ground Of Reality

  • Tom Campbell defines consciousness as awareness with a choice.
  • He models consciousness as an information system that precedes physics.
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Evolution Means Lowering Entropy (Love)

  • An information system, consciousness, evolves by lowering its entropy.
  • Tom Campbell equates lower entropy with cooperation, caring, and love.
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