DarkHorse Podcast Russelling with God | Russell Brand on DarkHorse
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May 20, 2024 
Actor and activist Russell Brand shares his journey of finding God and being baptized. Topics include faith, atheism, consciousness, religious beliefs, science, accountability, abandoning obligations for personal goals, political frustrations, and decision-making competence.
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Faith Provides Courage and Connection
- Russell Brand views finding God as a sudden acceptance of a spiritual lineage with practices and principles.
- Faith provides courage, especially against oppressive systems, connecting to something eternal beyond worldly trials.
Consciousness as Social Tool
- Consciousness likely evolved as a tool for intersubjective communication rather than purely individual experience.
- Shared mindset through language and dialogue made personal consciousness adaptive and useful.
Consciousness as Primordial Reality
- Russell Brand regards consciousness as the primal material of reality, from which matter and archetypes emerge.
- Christian baptism brought him a palpable connection to a sacred presence beyond material or psychedelic experiences.