Know Thyself
E130 - Gregg Braden: Artificial vs Ancient Intelligence: The Rise of Tech Without Losing Our Power
07 Jan 2025
Scientist Gregg Braden is back on Know Thyself today for a deeper dive into the inherent beauty of humanity and the technology that threatens it. Pulling on the threads of our last conversations, Gregg opens up about the current state of the world: from transhumanism to artificial intelligence, giving a warning message about these innovations. He provides a reframe on what we’ve been told about human potential: revealing that we are far greater than we know and these technologies threaten that very greatness. Our discussion encompasses a range of critical topics, including the ongoing struggle between good and evil on Earth, the pivotal Year 2030, and the Future of Humanity. Furthermore, Gregg draws intriguing parallels to popular culture, exploring how films like "The Matrix" serve as allegories for deeper truths about our reality, prompting us to question the nature of existence itself. Sleep Better with the Birch Mattress - Save 25% Off Sitewide + 2 Free Eco-Rest Pillows with Mattress Purchase:http://birchliving.com/knowthyselfAndré's Book Recommendations: https://www.knowthyself.one/books___________0:00 Intro 1:59 Technology is Evolving Faster than Our Morality11:41 Is Transhumanism an Inevitable Phase of Evolution?19:30 Who’s Really Controlling the Show?26:13 Why We Can’t Manufacture Consciousness31:00 The Neuroscience of Our Divinity 36:50 How Our Neurons Atrophy from Technology 44:13 Science's Attempt at Cloning (and why it won’t work)50:25 Ad: Sleep Better with the Birch Mattress & Save 25%53:32 Earth’s Battle Between Good & Evil1:09:24 How Love vs Fear Creates our Reality 1:13:11 Year 2030 & The Future of Humanity 1:26:04 Why We’re Drawn to Wholeness 1:33:44 Embracing the Truth of Who You Are1:40:55 Conclusion ___________New York Times best-selling author and scientist Gregg Braden is internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science, spirituality and the real world. Following a successful career as a Computer Geologist during the 1970s energy crisis, he worked in the 1980s as a Senior Liaison with the U.S. Air Force Space Command. In 1991 he became the First Technical Operations Manager for Cisco Systems. Since 1986 Gregg has explored high mountain villages, remote monasteries, and forgotten texts to merge their timeless secrets with the best science of today. The author of 11 award-winning books published in 38 languages, Gregg has received numerous honours, including a 2016 nomination for the prestigious Templeton Award. He has shared his presentations with The United Nations, Fortune 500 companies, and the U.S. military, as well as in media specials aired throughout the world. Pre-order NEW Book “Pure Human”: https://a.co/d/i9LDO4mWebsite: https://greggbraden.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregg.braden/___________Know ThyselfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/Website: https://www.knowthyself.oneClips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKgListen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927André DuqumInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/
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In many respects, technology is advancing faster than our morality. The first time in the 200,000 years of our existence, we have the ability not only to change the world around us, but to forever change the world within us. When we make those changes in our biology, we can't go back.
So here we are at the precipice of giving our humanness away to technology within the context of a belief system that says we're flawed to begin with, and there's no reason not to do this, where the best science of the modern world is telling us just the opposite. And that context, I think, changes everything. Here's what it does. We're going to get through it. The question is, what do we become?
Do we allow the events unfolding in the world to drive us to hate? Or do those events awaken within us the deep truth of our love, our compassion, our forgiveness? It all comes down to love. Do we love ourselves enough?
Greg, welcome back.
Andre, it is so good to be back in the Know Thyself New and Improved studio, that new mics, and I'm appreciating being in exactly the place where so many of my brothers and sisters, colleagues, and people I've never met but I admire tremendously have been. It's an honor to be here with you. It's been a few months, and we're in a very different world now, and this is unscripted.
I'm excited to see where this conversation goes.
I was filled with joy to see that this week you were on the schedule to come in studio and just to see you. And man, I love the continued brotherhood, friendship, and service that we share together. And I'm hoping this conversation can pull along similar threads to our last conversation, diving deeper into some nuance.
You have a new book called Pure Human as well, which follows along alongside a lot of these themes we're going to pick apart today. In 1945, human knowledge was doubling every 25 years on average. Now it's doubling every 12 hours. And we see this exponential rise of technology and human knowledge, and yet, unless coupled with the wisdom to wield those tools, they could contribute to our demise.
And so in many ways, if we don't acknowledge the power within our humanness and slow down to the same capacity we're speeding up, There's going to be a lot of things that we're just not tapping into that we're missing. And so what is that sacredness? What is that power within humanness that we need to recognize?
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