@@fatefulbrawl5838 20 years ago or so, I hadn't given the question of the nature of reality much thought - I simply assumed that the common materialist world view was right. I then stumbled upon research done on near-death-experiences , and that made me question my views and dig deeper into the issue. I looked at evolutionary biology, physics as well as less mainstream research, and also mysticism (including an interesting figure, Martinus, who presents a very comprehensive 'rational' metaphysical view). The more I looked at it, the more it became clear that the common materialist view was much less well-grounded than what is perhaps often assumed - and this have major existential implications as it opens for entirely different views on reality. I wrote a couple of books on the topic, studied philosophy (and later did some academic work and a PhD) and am now doing these videos :) (Sorry for the late response, btw :) )
@@thenatureofreality2100 Sounds like a fun insightful journey, and one that seems to be getting more motion no a days with quantum physics. Maybe not so much the mystical Chopra side. Are maybe just not yet? But shows we are in an ever shifting veil of energy all the same, and that nothing is actually not nothing.
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Very good. I'm from Brasil. Congratulations for your work, I'm really enjoying your channel. Please keep up the good work 🤝🏾🤝🏾
Thanks - happy to hear :) I will (try to, at least ;-) )
A secular look at these philosophical, spiritual, and/or religious aspects of life? YES PLEASE!
Hope you found it of interest :)
@@thenatureofreality2100 It is quite the viewpoint my man. How'd you come to see it this way?
@@fatefulbrawl5838 20 years ago or so, I hadn't given the question of the nature of reality much thought - I simply assumed that the common materialist world view was right. I then stumbled upon research done on near-death-experiences , and that made me question my views and dig deeper into the issue. I looked at evolutionary biology, physics as well as less mainstream research, and also mysticism (including an interesting figure, Martinus, who presents a very comprehensive 'rational' metaphysical view).
The more I looked at it, the more it became clear that the common materialist view was much less well-grounded than what is perhaps often assumed - and this have major existential implications as it opens for entirely different views on reality. I wrote a couple of books on the topic, studied philosophy (and later did some academic work and a PhD) and am now doing these videos :)
(Sorry for the late response, btw :) )
@@thenatureofreality2100 Sounds like a fun insightful journey, and one that seems to be getting more motion no a days with quantum physics. Maybe not so much the mystical Chopra side. Are maybe just not yet?
But shows we are in an ever shifting veil of energy all the same, and that nothing is actually not nothing.