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Intriguing perspectives but incomplete.

Revisado: 02-13-25

I enjoyed the valuable and Iconoclastic points of view expressed by the authors.
Taking it to its logical conclusions in my opinion would require the following additions:
1. Acknowledge that Consciousness is immaterial, nonphysical, & non located.
2. For over 4 billion years the earth played host to bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, algae etc all aware of and responding to their enveloping dynamics and enveloping immersion dynamics, as open nonlinear systems. 3. Evolution of multiple species occurred under the pervading consciousness of each organism as it adjusted to the various conditions of temperatures, pressures, gasses, nutrients, light, or dark, CO2 or O2
4. With the advent of oxygen plant species evolved and photosynthesizing the complexity of the plant kingdom.
5. Plants evolved unique organs of touch, light sensitivity and awareness indicating their dependence upon plant consciousness for their development.
6. Only about 2 million years ago, animals, insects, and fish evolved, each with their own capacity to acknowledge their consciousness
7. All this done without neural tissue or brains.
8. We need to drop our hubris - thinking Consciousness occurred with the advent of animals.
This would then complete the Biocentric world!

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The exquisite pronunciation, narration, clarity,

Revisado: 12-10-24

Subject matter, well written. Particularly enjoyed Pim’s treatment of the quantum perspectives of Consciousness.
Suggestion: author adds “Planta Sapiens” to his reading for his next book.

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Brilliant treatise, overwhelming perspectives and data!

Revisado: 10-20-24

Profoundly informative insight and journey. All mammals, including Zebras are non-linear, complex organisms - similar but not equal.

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Her raspy voice

Revisado: 08-27-24

I stopped listening because as a scientist I have difficulty hearing psychology labeled as science and ascribing meanings as being scientific or not, based upon her arbitrary subjective criteria.

Donate my $$$ to some psychological cause.

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Daring to think outside the box

Revisado: 08-04-24

Challenging new perspectives about plants- daring us to reconsider old indoctrinated assumptions and misconceptions about the plant kingdom.

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If we Eliminate all Humans …

Revisado: 09-27-23

Much said, well expressed but “Meaningless” without humans!

For Complexity to persist,
we need Non-linearity, Open systems, and need to eliminate Reductionism in order to begin to understand Complexity.
The earth will survive and thrive without humans.
Imagine a world without Homo sapiens …

Thanks Neil, it was fun!

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I am beside myself and can’t tell which is me!

Revisado: 07-19-23

For me this book opened new vistas in a delightfully nonlinear way. Reductionism played no role in the ideas, presentation or conclusions, yet everything was clear: we are not machines!

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Anecdotal Aggrandizement, American Exclusivity.

Revisado: 01-23-20

The narrator sadly was not aprized and prepared to correctly pronounce and enunciate the complex chemical terminology. I found this sloppy treatment particularly disturbing because it required playing back the section multiple times to comprehend the words.
E.g. pronouncing “insulin” as “ins-I-lin”!
The authors wrote the book for USA readers with arrogant and inordinate disdain for other countries and cultures.
Pharmacists played no role in this book, the pharmacopeias of Europe, UK, Africa, Asia and Australia and their contribution to drug discovery and elucidation and methodology had no place in the orbit of this book.

Nice historical references to some quaint personal references, were somewhat entertaining.

Thanks for the memories ...

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Amazing, Informative and Amusing. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Revisado: 03-08-19

Thanks for making this gem available. Amazing, Informative and Amusing. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Well read!

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Brilliant wide ranging almost all encompassing synopsis of our reality

Revisado: 01-02-17

Prof Gimbel's series of lectures covers just about every aspect of historical and modern knowledge.
His course covers a vast area and is entertaining, explicit and loaded with explanatory anecdotes and references. Eyebrow raising in its scope.
As an english speaker I find his tongue slurs and snips the ends of words unsettling and difficult to follow. Pronunciation disappears especially as his enthusiasm changes cadence into high-pitched unclear thick tongued speech.
He might do well to consider a surrogate reader or taking speech lessons.

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