YouTube link: https://youtu.be/HsXxgQy4xLQ
Chris Langan is "the world's smartest man" (highest recorded IQ) who invented the Cognitive Theoretic Model of the Universe. Bernardo Kastrup is a computer scientist and philosopher who is a proponent of Analytical Idealism. Both have been on TOE before, and links are below.

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CONTEST:
- Physics and Consciousness Contest #PaCE1: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w

LINKS TO GUESTS' WORK:
- Chris Langan's CTMU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CTMURadio
- Chris' Substack: https://chrislangan.substack.com
- Chris' CTMU Website: http://www.CTMURadio.com
- Bernardo Kastrup's Essentia Foundation: https://www.essentiafoundation.org/

PREVIOUS APPEARANCES:
- Chris Langan on TOE: https://youtu.be/N-bRM1kYuNA
- BK on TOE: https://youtu.be/lAB21FAXCDE
- BK with John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/UWcTmeAs44I
- BK with Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/kJmBmopxc1k

DEALING WITH THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL:
- ACT Therapy podcast (Lilian Dindo): https://youtu.be/L_hI7JNsbt0
- Karl Friston (Part 2): https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M
- Diana Pasulka: https://youtu.be/E5MuTHUbMUs
- A H Almaas: https://youtu.be/6JlKf1QAvXA

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:00 Is LaMDA alive? Can computers be conscious?
00:06:48 Lambda calculus, the mental world, and the physical
00:13:08 Computation, reality, metaphysics, and Penrose
00:25:53 schopenhauer, the will, and representation
00:35:22 Disagreements on free will and indeterminism
01:01:41 Jesus vs. Buddha vs. Vedics
01:12:34 Consciousness is something we *do*? Consciousness is not important?
01:16:49 Analytical Idealism and other theories
01:19:35 Nondualism and Love as "fundamental" is nonsense
01:24:51 Fear vs. Love
01:32:49 Personal stories of existential dread from Chris and Bernardo
01:45:36 Some truths will eviscerate you. Some lies will utterly deceive you.
01:56:23 Plato's Cave is real, not illusory
02:03:52 What does Chris value most?
02:06:08 What does Bernardo value most?

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