Biocentrism

How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to the True Nature of the Universe

By: Robert Lanza, Bob Berman

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Every now and then, a simple yet radical idea shakes the very foundations of knowledge. The startling discovery that the world was not flat challenged and ultimately changed the way people perceived themselves and their relationships with the world. For most humans of the 15th century, the notion of Earth as ball of rock was nonsense.

The whole of Western natural philosophy is undergoing a sea change again, forced upon us by the experimental findings of quantum theory. At the same time, these findings have increased our doubt and uncertainty about traditional physical explanations of the universe's genesis and structure.

Biocentrism completes this shift in worldview, turning the planet upside down again with the revolutionary view that life creates the universe instead of the other way around. In this new paradigm, life is not just an accidental byproduct of the laws of physics. Biocentrism takes the listener on a seemingly improbable but ultimately inescapable journey through a foreign universe - our own - from the viewpoints of an acclaimed biologist and a leading astronomer. Switching perspective from physics to biology unlocks the cages in which Western science has unwittingly managed to confine itself.

Biocentrism shatters the listener's ideas of life, time and space, and even death. At the same time, it releases us from the dull worldview that life is merely the activity of an admixture of carbon and a few other elements; it suggests the exhilarating possibility that life is fundamentally immortal. Biocentrism awakens a new sense of possibility and is full of so many shocking new perspectives that the listener will never see reality the same way again.

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©2009 Robert Lanza and Bob Berman (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Brilliant and prophetic. A rare revelation

What did you love best about Biocentrism?

I appreciated the storyline adn anectdotal stores especially the inital story of Robert Lanza at Harvard as a young boy (himorous). excellent. And to see similar insights in this new field of unification with a kindred spirit. Dr Lanza is truly a luminary with a lifetime of contribution to science and biology as well as philosophy and regenerative neurobiology

Who was your favorite character and why?

Dr Lanza...

What does Peter Ganim bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He has a grasp on the story and allows me to digest as the narration unfolds with the color and detail that his great narration allows adn accentuates

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

AHHHHH! Weel that film would have to include his incredible current pioneering work in stam cells . his miraculous discoveries in biology and stems cells and even the fantasy arena of recreating extinct or threatened species has a storyline that would make an incredible film.Touch the Future

Any additional comments?

I beleive Dr Lanz is an extremely rare genius who weaves together psychology and philosophy with humor and radical insights ...and adding this to his revelations in stem cell landmarks makes him a nobel prize winning visionary
He also distinguishes between non-sensical non provable radical theories that have no foundation in reality..in making physics subordinate to biology adn tangible reality which mirrors the patterns and wisdom of the unseen world.

Hmmmm

This is definitely worth a listen/read. I think a lot of people will dismiss Biocentrism as a mad theory, which is apparently heresy coming from scientists! However, from a philosophical perspective there are some great ideas, fascinating and playful analysis, and profound associations and insights with physics and consciousness research here, and listening to these these is worth the investment of time.

As exciting a proposition as Biocentrism is, it does not come across as 'true' in the subjective way that Robert Lanza constantly refers to when establishing various arguments and principles. It also lapses deeply into whimsy and subjectivity on occasion to be more than a creative opinion per se. There are some very basic contextual ideas and constructs completely missing, which alongside profound insights, undermines the intellectual rigour of the whole text.

Unfortunately there's very little accessible criticism of Biocentrism (online) that doesn't instantly dismiss it, or make it seem cultish and simplistic. Other critiques discuss logical misteps, or addressing what seem obvious logical misteps that are present in the text. These need to be addressed. Nevertheless, I definitely recommend listening if you're inquisitive and interested in consciousness research, there's a very creative perspective here... But as Evelyn Waugh warned, beware of charm in all things.

Great listen

Good read. Puts science to many intangibles. Connects the dots between physical and conscious worlds.

mind blown.

a new ground to stand on as we ask the most meaningful questions of our and maybe many generations. fascinating.

Very thought provoking

im gonna have to listen a few more times to understand the jist of Dr. Lanza's concepts but that sjpuldnt be a problem, as well constructed as this nook is.

Brilliant concept made easy to understand

I’m not a scientist but the journey through quantum physics was made tangible in this fascinating book. The ideas and concepts, while revolutionary and complex make absolute sense. I would not only highly recommend this but encourage people from different perspectives to read and discuss. The ideas here are worth examining.

Truth is where you find it

This is a fascinating book about the idea that life creates the universe, not the other way around. It is interesting to me that scientists can swear to you that such-and-thus theory HAS to be correct because there just is no other way it can be. Then a number of years later, they discover that they didn't know about this or that which makes such-and-thus impossible. I love that! But the thing I loved most about this book was the fact that the theories the author postulates come closer and closer to my understanding of the universe as proposed by an obscure, unlearned boy-prophet in the 1820s and '30s. It stays constant while scientific findings orbit around it, and now and then hits something right on. Wow, my testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ just shot through the roof!

Excellent

If you're interested in alternative views of reality then this may very well interest you. The reader is a bit dry but the information is put in an easy to understand way.

Perspective changing

For a newbie to QT and Biology, this was a well written book that provided a great foundation to build

A weighty yet engrossing title

This is a weighty subject, however, the writers' treatment of the subject was thoroughly enjoyable. There were times that I felt my mind wander and would have to go back and listen to those portions over. I definitely want to read more about biocentrism.