Wow...Alex, I think this style of interviewing is
it. The ebb and flow had such an organic feel to it, that it seems to come together naturally. I have my doubts you could engage mainstream guests similarly, but who knows, maybe it's worth a try. It might bring down the adversarial exchanges and possibly bridge the gap.
But, as far as the "mainstream" or the “status quo" go, like Dawkins, Denett, Shermer etc..., they're IMO the accepted academia front men. They're dupes or in rapper esoteric vernacular, they're
Herbs; individuals that ride the bandwagon, spread the established bullshit or dumbed-down pablum to the masses.
But mean while, there was Project Stargate;
Project Star gate is the collective name for advanced psychic functioning or Remote viewing experiments and programs that were undertaken for over twenty years to create a trainable, repeatable, operational and if at all possible, accurate method of psychic spying or information gathering for the U.S. Military and intelligence agencies (CIA, NSA, DIA).
The program sought the help of Ingo Swann, which led to the creation of Stanford Research Institute (now called SRI International) in Menlo Park, CA. And that's just what we know of. The old USSR had a similar program that was the instigation for Project Stargate or the other way around. Anyway...
So, I'm wholly unconvinced that the
real research into consciousness, the research not taught, not allowed, and never will be, is what is actually known and utilized by the truly existing status qou. I mean come on, these black-op projects literally have trillions to fund there wildest dreams, so to believe that the academia that is known and taught is the cutting edge is laughably credulous and a ridiculous idea.
But, that's my opinion.
That aside, amazing interview Alex. Thank you sir.