Nick and John are joined by independent researcher and Vajrayana practitioner David Lewis to challenge the dogmatic truth claim of scientific materialism that consciousness can be reduced to matter. Topics include Madyamika philosophy and practice, neuroscience research, and historical differences between Eastern and Western worldviews.

Link to article by B. Alan Wallace entitled "A Response to Cognitive Imperialism."

https://www.brown.edu/academics/contemplative-studies/sites/brown.edu.academics.contemplative-studies/files/uploads/issue8_response.pdf

---

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/downwiththedharma/message