Category: meditation

Degrees of Consciousness "Consciousness is the water we swim in, and in our everyday lives we have almost as little distance on it as fish do of the sea. We can’t ever climb out of the water and stand on its shore .”[1] Michael Pollan In his excellent book about consciousness, A World Appears, author … Continue reading Degrees of Consciousness

Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 6 "Nothing living, conscious, and full of love can arise from the dead binary codes of artificial intelligence.”[1] Ivan Antic Audio version: Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 6 Before moving on from this exploration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and consciousness, I want to speculate about how the basic architecture of … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 6

Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 5 "Nothing living, conscious, and full of love can arise from the dead binary codes of artificial intelligence.”[1] Ivan Antic The book I published earlier this year, Crucifying Christianity, Resurrecting the Way, brought an unfamiliar twist I had not experienced before. I was asked whether I used AI in its … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 5

Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 3 "Consciousness is the capacity to have subjective experience – there being something it feels like to be you.”[1] ChatGPT The past couple of weeks I have intentionally minimized the abilities of AI as it relates to consciousness, which I do not believe it is capable of attaining, at least … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 3

Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 2 "Consciousness is the capacity to have subjective experience – there being something it feels like to be you.”[1] ChatGPT In 1440 CE the printing press was invented, which eventually allowed for the mass production of printed books for the first time in history. Of course, due in part to … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Part 2

Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness "Consciousness is the capacity to have subjective experience – there being something it feels like to be you.”[1] ChatGPT Is artificial intelligence (AI) conscious? Can it become so? I was discussing these questions with my friend and author, Bryan Welch. He, in his sometimes-annoyingly direct manner, said, “Why don’t you ask … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness

Levels of Consciousness, Part 4 "The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."[1] Lao Tzu In order to better understand how consciousness may exist in levels of awareness, only some of which are perceptible to us, it can be helpful to consider other, more familiar aspects of reality … Continue reading Levels of Consciousness, Part 4

Levels of Consciousness, Part 3 "The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."[1] Lao Tzu In order to place universal or divine consciousness into context, it is important to understand that all awareness is contained within the universal consciousness. Our daily awareness, or our reality,  is but a … Continue reading Levels of Consciousness, Part 3