Conversations Beyond Science and Religion - Philip Comella

For three decades Dean Radin has spearheaded efforts to use the scientific method to test the validity of unusual events we classify as parapsychology or simply, magic.  These events, ranging from telepathy and psychokinesis to remote viewing, clairvoyance, precognitive dreams and other phenomena, are not supposed to occur under the theories of modern science. Mainstream science detects no particle or force between the mind and the outside world, and therefore has no place for parapsychology in its worldview.  But countless experiments show this phenomena is real and can be measured. This situation creates an unresolved tension within the scientific community.  At some point, as Thomas Kuhn observed in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions,  when an existing scientific paradigm increasingly fails to explain worldly phenomena a breaking point is reached and a scientific revolution occurs. Are we nearing that point? 

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In his newest book,  The Science of Magic: How the Mind Weaves the Fabric of Reality, Dean Radin, citing a wide-range of scientific and anecdotal evidence, builds a powerful case in favor of the reality of psi, while also responding to the multiple criticisms made against the validity of this phenomena.  Like any controversial topic, the reader (or listener) of Dean Radin’s book can judge for themselves where the stronger argument lies, but as the saying goes, facts are stubborn things. 

Join Philip and Dean as they discuss the evidence in favor of parapsychology, the nature of the opposition, and whether the scientific community might slowly be moving toward a greater acceptance of the real magic we all — at some point in our lives — experience. 

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Music pervades the world. Whether it’s a product jingle, a movie soundtrack, the latest pop hit, or a Mozart symphony, music is all around us, playing in ear buds, wireless speakers, car radios, and even a few boomboxes. Music has also played a large part in the history of science. In the 17th Century, Johannes Kepler formulated his famous laws of planetary motion, which he called the “music of the spheres,” and today science continues to look for the harmonies and symmetries of nature. In the field of neuroscience, researchers have found that brain oscillations are organized into harmonic relationships, which begins to sound like the human body is intertwined with what mystical traditions call the “the harmony of the universe.” Today’s guests are Lisa Masé and Evan Premo, the co-founders of ThirdTone who have taken these principles to develop music and natural tones to put brain and body in harmony, something that many of can surely use. Today your host, Philip Comella, delves into this fascinating subject with Lisa and Evan. You can see them playing live here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rdQx… Third Tone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thirdto…

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Thousands of books have been written about quantum theory. Originally conceived in the early 20th Century, its successes — and mysteries — continue to make to make news, whether the topic is the latest quantum computer or a new interpretation of the “measurement problem.”  While modern science trumpets the theory’s successes on a practical level, a mystery remains: what does the theory tell us about what is “out-there,” about what the world is made of?  The famous two-slit experiment shows that what we thought were either particles or waves are in fact neither and both. at the same time.  Physicists describe the quantum world by a wave equation; but when we look at things in the world we do not see waves.  Instead, when we make an observation or take a measurement we see not a wave but instead a hard, physical world.  Under one interpretation, an observation is said to “collapse” the wave function. But how does this happen? Of the thousands of books written about quantum theory, The Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness, written by Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner 20 years ago, remains one of the most approachable and thought-provoking books on the topic.  Based on an outline for a popular science course the authors taught to non-science majors, the book introduces the readers to the history, framework, uses, and mysteries of this fascinating topic.  Celebrating the 20th year anniversary of the book’s publication, co-author Fred Kuttner joins host Philip Comella to discuss how Bruce and Fred wrote the book and whether physicists know anything more about the quantum world today than they did when the book was first published.

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Eben Alexander’s story is unique among the annals of near-death experiences. As a practicing neurosurgeon, Eben was trained within the “body as machine” paradigm of scientific materialism. In this paradigm, everything in the physical world, including the body, can be reduced to mindless particles obeying the impersonal laws of nature.  Life has no meaning or purpose, God is dead and heaven is a figment of the imagination. This thing we call consciousness – the awareness of being here – arises from brain neurons and is nothing special. 

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In 2008, Eben contacted a rare case of meningitis and entered a deep, week-long coma, bringing him close to death.  During this near-death experience he entered a “super-real,” heaven-like world that he vividly recounts in his best-selling book, Proof of Heaven.  This experience brought upon an abrupt change in his worldview, as he now understood that scientific materialism could not explain what he went through; instead, a united consciousness must underly the world, not mindless particles of materialism. 

Listen in as Philip and Eben discuss this amazing near-death experience and what it means for reaching a better understanding of the world we live in. 

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Conventional medical science treats the body — including the mind — as a machine.  If parts of the machine fail or become diseased, the standard approach is to treat the malady with chemicals, operate on damaged parts, or destroy unwanted cells with intense radiation.  At times, in the instance of acute trauma, stabilization of bodily functions, or medical emergencies, conventional medical approaches are essential and work.  But for many chronic conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, or auto-immune conditions, these methods fail.  The failure of conventional treatment methods is no more evident than in the area of mental health.  In her new book, Sacred Psychiatry, Dr. Judy Tsafrir, a member of  the faculty at Harvard Medical School, argues that in the place of total reliance upon conventional allopathic treatment methods, psychiatry should focus on a multi-modal (or holistic) approach to improving mental health.  These methods encompass those based on Eastern medicine, archetypal psychology, energy healing, homeopathy, and even astrology. Despite the widespread rejection of these methods by orthodox medical science, Dr. Tsafrir has seen them work on her patients and has altered her  practice accordingly.  Listen in as Philip and Dr. Tsafrir discuss this slow-developing (if not inevitable) paradigm shift in psychiatric care and what it means for the future of mental health.

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We are all familiar with the concept of tuning, particularly in regard to musical instruments. We know that to “stay in tune” means to play with the right pitch and to harmonize with other instruments. Even the untutored ear knows when a piano is out-of-tune: something sounds out-of-balance and disjointed. Sounds that only roughly track a melody. It turns out that when scientists started studying the universe at large they discovered a tuning on a completely different level. Indeed, the deeper scientists look, the more fine-tuned our particular universe looks. Fine-tuned, that is, to allow for the possibility of life. At this point, scientific observation crosses over into philosophical speculation and even theism. How is it possible for the big bang to have produced a universe so precisely balanced? The fine-tuning of the universe has become one of the most written-about topics in science, forming the theme of a number of best-sellers, such as The Accidental Universe by Paul Davies and the intimidating, but highly readable, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle by John Barrows and Frank Tipler. This show’s guest, Luke Barnes, is co-author of new book, A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos, that provides an open-ended and entertaining perspective on the great fine-tuning mystery. Listen in as Luke Barnes, Professor of Physics at Western Sydney University, joins Philip Comella in a no-holds barred conversation on a topic that continues to challenge many of science’s basic assumptions.

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With the recent attack on Israel by Hamas and the horrors of war spread throughout the media, it might help to remember that Islam and Judaism pray to the same God. Judaism traditionally teaches that one connects with God through following the commandments, or the mitzvot. 
In his new book, Transcendental Judaism: Enlivening the Eternal Within to Uplift Ourselves and Our World, David Lieberman writes that we can also experience the oneness of God through an inward journey, and hear that “still small voice.”  The goal, David says, is to internalize this sense of the divine and to live our lives connected to the one God.  Yes, this is idealistic, and goes beyond traditional views of Judaism.  But given the current state of affairs, it seems like a message worth repeating.
Philip and David discuss what it means to transcend Judaism.

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In our current mechanical worldview, we view the brain as a biochemical machine consisting of intricate particles known as neurons. As an engineer’s design and technology limit the function of a machine, so the DNA molecule limits the function of the brain. Simply put, machines do not have visions, out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, spiritual awakenings, or exceed the capabilities of their in-built programming. But real-world events reported throughout history show everyone from scientists to mystics breaking through the limits of the brain to experience higher forms of consciousness, gain other-worldly inspiration, and perform super-human feats. In this show, Philip talks with Joseph Selbie, the author of the new book, Break Through the Limits of the Brain, about these historical anecdotes and how everyone has the ability to break through on their own.

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In his groundbreaking 1993 book, The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World, Amit Goswami used the findings of quantum theory to argue that consciousness creates what we perceive to be the material world. 

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This conclusion is in direct opposition to scientific materialism, which holds that consciousness — if it even exists — arises from the gray matter of the brain.  Since this book, Amit has continued to expand his thinking to cover evolution, health, and even “quantum activism.” 

On this show, Philip and Amit discuss the origins of his thinking and the future of the consciousness-first movement. It took the Catholic Church 359 years to admit it was wrong about Galileo’s theories.  How long will this revolution take? 

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In his new book, Radical Loving: One God, One World, One People, Rabbi Wayne Dosick, PhD, combines inspiration with revelation, adds a few words of wisdom, and then splices in a series of enlightening tales exemplifying the point at hand. 

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He shines a light on the common ground to all religions, which are all rooted in one Source, and then compares the vision of religion to the deep problems of the current age. By laying one over the other the contrasts become vividly apparent, as evidenced by the multiple ailments of modern society, including crime, hatred, racism, and the battlefield we call politics. 

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