神经科学家Mona Sobhani博士在她的著作《灵性现象的证据：一位神经科学家对宇宙不可言喻的奥秘的发现》中，分享了她从坚定的唯物主义者转变为开放的灵性寻求者的经历。她谈论了打破唯物主义的局限，为什么轶事在科学上被低估了，以及从对超心理学现象的研究中汲取的经验。她还探讨了量子科学如何改变我们对意识的理解，以及更多。

🤯 **打破唯物主义的局限**：Mona Sobhani博士分享了她从坚定的唯物主义者转变为开放的灵性寻求者的经历，她认为，科学界对超心理学现象的排斥导致了对意识和灵性体验的理解不足。她认为，应该更加开放地接受那些无法用传统科学解释的现象，并探索新的研究方法来理解这些现象。

🧠 **轶事在科学上被低估了**：Mona Sobhani博士认为，许多人认为轶事证据不可靠，但实际上，轶事证据可以为科学研究提供宝贵的线索。她强调了个人经历的重要性，并指出，对个人体验的忽视限制了我们对意识和灵性现象的理解。她呼吁科学界更加重视个人体验，并将它们纳入研究范畴。

🌌 **量子科学与意识**：Mona Sobhani博士探讨了量子科学对意识的理解带来的新视角。她认为，量子理论表明，宇宙并非是机械的，而是充满活力和连接的。她认为，意识可能不是大脑的产物，而是宇宙的一部分，并与量子领域相互作用。

🔮 **超心理学现象与科学方法**：Mona Sobhani博士认为，超心理学现象，如预知、心灵感应和通灵，并非虚构，而是值得认真研究的现象。她认为，应该用科学方法来研究这些现象，并提出了一些可行的研究方法。她还强调了在研究超心理学现象时保持开放的心态和批判性的思维的重要性。

🧪 **超越科技**：Mona Sobhani博士认为，科学应该超越物质世界，探索意识和灵性领域的奥秘。她认为，科技可以成为理解这些领域的工具，但不能替代人类的直觉和体验。她呼吁科学界更加关注人类体验，并将其纳入研究范畴。

Mona Sobhani, Ph.D. is a cognitive neuroscientist, researcher, and author. In 2022 she published her first book, Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe, which documents her “transformation from diehard materialist to open-minded spiritual seeker.”

Mona joins the show to discuss blowing open the box of materialism, why anecdotes are scientifically underrated, what she learned from studying decades of research into psi-phenomena, how quantum science is transforming the way we think about consciousness, and MUCH more!

Important Links:

Mona’s Twitter Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe; by Mona Sobhani Cosmos, Coffee & Consciousness (Mona’s Substack) Life Will Be the Death of Me Podcast with Chelsea Handler (Ep. 19): People on the Other Side with Laura Lynne Jackson Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm Prophetic AI

Show Notes:

Mona’s Journey Beyond Materialism Anecdotes are Scientifically Underrated; Research Into Psi Phenomena How Mona Deals With Her Colleagues’ Skepticism The Persuasiveness of Personal Experience Psychic Phenomena & the Scientific Method Blowing Open the Box of Materialism How Quantum Science is Transforming How We Think About Consciousness Transcendent Technology Psychedelics as a Bridge What’s Next for Mona Bringing Humanity Back Into Science Mona as Empress of the World MORE!

Books & Articles Mentioned:

Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe; by Mona Sobhani The Radical Ideas of Psychedelic Research 2.0 (Pt.1; Pt.2); by Mona Sobhani Many Lives, Many Masters: The true story of a prominent psychiatrist, his young patient and the past-life therapy that changed both their lives; by Dr. Brian Weiss The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science; by Robert Anton Wilson Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy; by Michael Polanyi The Two Cultures; by C. P. Snow The Fabric of Reality: Towards a Theory of Everything; by David Deutsch The work of Dean Radin The Common Basis of Memory and Consciousness: Understanding the Brain as a Write-Read Head Interacting With an Omnipresent Background Field’ by Joachim Keppler How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence; by Michael Pollan What the Tortoise Said to Achilles; by Lewis Carroll