Charles Tart - Is Consciousness an Illusion?

Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Is consciousness something special in the universe, its own category, irreducible to physical laws, a carrier of meaning and purpose? Or is consciousness a mere artifact of the brain, a by-product of evolution, a superstition exaggerated by human misperception? If you think or hope consciousness is special, then you should surely be a skeptic. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Charles T. Tart is a psychologist and parapsychologist known for his psychological work on the nature of consciousness (particularly altered states of consciousness), as one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology, and for his research in parapsychology Watch more interviews on the mystery of consciousness: https://bit.ly/46Jt4l2 Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.