In this episode Curt Jaimungal dives into the deepest mysteries of consciousness, exploring strange loops, quantum theories, the CTMU, and the work of Hofstadter, Penrose, and McGilchrist. He examines how self‑reference and hidden dimensions shape our mind's reality.

- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:33 - Douglas Hofstadter
- 06:58 - Roger Penrose
- 11:10 - Chris Langan
- 15:39 - Johnjoe McFadden
- 19:31 - David Chalmers
- 24:25 - Ian McGilchrist
- 28:53 - Support TOE

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- Joscha Bach and Donald Hoffman on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhSlYfVtgww
- Roger Penrose on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU
- David Chalmers and Scott Aaronson at Mindfest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PlmOXQ18jk
- David Chalmers’ solo Mindfest lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH5qjdHhtBk
- Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid: https://www.amazon.ca/Godel-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Golden/dp/0465026567
- God, Infinity, The Sacred, Prayer, Relations vs. Objects | John Vervaeke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVj1KYGyesI
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- Microtubules: The Gateway to Consciousness | Stuart Hameroff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_bQwdJir1o
- Chris Langan: CTMU, IQ, Free Will, Non-Duality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-bRM1kYuNA&t=1095s
- Chris Langan and Bernardo Kastrup on Consciousness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsXxgQy4xLQ&t=450s
- QBism: The New Theory That Shatters Our View of Reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yABPvDJ6Zgs
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- Interviewing UK’s Most Controversial Scientist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Y5dRyX4mM&t=1017s
- Iain McGilchrist: The Self, Consciousness, Jung, Jesus.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4&t=6571s
- Iain McGilchrist and John Vervaeke: God, Being, Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzT4tcC-aag&t=3501s
- Curt Jaimungal's Language isn't just "low resolution communication.: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/language-isnt-just-low-resolution
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