Introduction to Where Is My Mind?

Summary

This episode explores the provocative idea that consciousness might exist independently of the brain. Mark Gober presents insights from his book 'An End To Upside Down Thinking', challenging conventional views of mind and body. Join the discussion as they dive into profound implications of this theory on our understanding of reality.

Key takeaways

• 1Mark Gober: Author of 'An End To Upside Down Thinking' who suggests consciousness is not produced by the brain.
• 2The concept of consciousness existing independently of physical matter.
• 3Implications of the theory on our perception of the mind-body connection.
• 4Historical context of consciousness studies and related phenomena.
• 5Exploration of near-death experiences (NDEs) and their bearing on consciousness.

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Transcript excerpt

There are some assumptions we have about life that are so deeply ingrained that we don't even realize we have them. I think that there is no evidence that the brain manufactures consciousness. To me, there's no question there's a gigantic revolution coming to this world. And I believe it's a revolution that's really been about 5,000 years in the making. We have been taught that our consciousness comes from our brain. That's the model that I was educated with in undergraduate school and in medical school. I no longer believe that. Here's the open secret, though. Science is making a guess that the brain creates consciousness. It's even called the hard problem of consciousness. Science magazine has said it's the number two question remaining in all of science. In other words, we have no idea how a brain could make consciousness. The assumption that the brain creates consciousness, well, I think it's incorrect. Instead, maybe the brain can be likened to an antenna that receives consciousness. This could explain how paranormal things like mind-to-mind communication, ESP, near-death experiences, after-death communications, could not only be possible, but they should be expected. This isn't a paranormal show per se. This all has extremely positive and potentially society-shifting implications. My name is Mark Gober. I'm the author of the book, An End to Upside-Down Thinking. And in the first season of Where is My Mind? I'm going to lay out decades of scientific evidence that will blow your mind. I interviewed world-leading experts, and that's who you'll be hearing from on the show. I'm just here to try to help make sense of it. So, where is my mind? Maybe it's not stuck in our body. Maybe our consciousness exists independently of the body. Can you imagine? ...

Excerpt from Where Is My Mind?, Jun 25, 2019. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.