The Three Illusions Podcast
1) Talking About Free Will with ChatGPT
Back in 2011, when I wrote The Three Illusions, my book about science and philosophy and living a life of peace and serenity, I didn’t have a scientist I could chat to about the scientific aspects. Th...Show More
2) Three Illusions Podcast #11 – Do Brain Injuries Affect Free Will?
I’ve heard a few stories lately about people with brain injuries and how they might affect their “free will”. On today’s show I talk about those stories and think about them from a Three Illusions per...Show More
3) Three Illusions Podcast #9 – Dave, Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
My guest on this episode is Dave from Brisbane. We talk about his problems with chronic depression and suicidal ideation. It’s a long one – two hours. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us ...Show More
4) Three Illusions Podcast #8 – Jon the Ex-Minister
Our guest on this episode is Jon from Minnesota. We talk about his journey from growing up in a fundamentalist religion, to being a minister, to first hearing me talk about free will five years ago an...Show More
5) Three Illusions Podcast #7 – Adin Asks About Time
Our guest on this episode is Adin from Portland. He came on to clarify my position on the nature of time, tells us about his experiences living in a Buddhist monastery and there’s some discussion abou...Show More
6) Three Illusions Podcast #6 – Muddled & Befuddled
We chat with our first guest, Martin Darlington, who has condensed the book down into a witty poem – and improved it tremendously in the process. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us on iT...Show More
7) Three Illusions Podcast #5 – The Illusion of Identity Part II
The last episode taken from the book and the one where we get to the final message. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us on iTunes, or click the “Subscribe” links below this post and you’l...Show More
8) Three Illusions Podcast #4 – The Illusions of Identity
Who – or what – are you? Most people will say something about mind, body, soul, spirit – but as we’ll see in this episode, as soon as you scratch the surface, those concepts quickly fall apart. They a...Show More
9) Three Illusions Podcast #3 – Time
On this episode we discuss chapter two of the book – the illusion of time. You might think of time as an arrow, where your past is gone forever and your future is yet to be written. But that’s not how...Show More
10) Three Illusions Podcast #2 – Science & Morality
Today we continue our free will discussion, but start with the question: how does the election of Trump fit into free will? Then we talk a little about recent neuroscience studies into free will and f...Show More