The Three Illusions

Cameron Reilly & Ray Harris
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Where Enlightenment Meets Science.

Episodes

  1. 01/06/2025

    Talking About Free Will with ChatGPT

    Back in 2011, when I wrote The Three Illusions, my book about science and philosophy and living a life of peace and serenity, I didn’t have a scientist I could chat to about the scientific aspects. These days, I have ChatGPT. So I sat down with ChatGPT, or “Newton” as she asked me to call […]

    25 min

  2. 06/27/2019

    Three Illusions Podcast #11 – Do Brain Injuries Affect Free Will?

    I’ve heard a few stories lately about people with brain injuries and how they might affect their “free will”. On today’s show I talk about those stories and think about them from a Three Illusions perspective. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us on iTunes, or click the “Subscribe” links below this […]

    46 min

  3. 06/07/2017

    Three Illusions Podcast #9 – Dave, Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

    My guest on this episode is Dave from Brisbane. We talk about his problems with chronic depression and suicidal ideation. It’s a long one – two hours. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us on iTunes, or click the “Subscribe” links below this post and you’ll get what you need. If you […]

    1h 57m

  4. 02/13/2017

    Three Illusions Podcast #8 – Jon the Ex-Minister

    Our guest on this episode is Jon from Minnesota. We talk about his journey from growing up in a fundamentalist religion, to being a minister, to first hearing me talk about free will five years ago and thinking I was “full of shit”, to where he is today. Want to subscribe to the series? You […]

    1h 12m

  5. 01/29/2017

    Three Illusions Podcast #7 – Adin Asks About Time

    Our guest on this episode is Adin from Portland. He came on to clarify my position on the nature of time, tells us about his experiences living in a Buddhist monastery and there’s some discussion about Tina Turner. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us on iTunes, or click the “Subscribe” links […]

    1h 3m

  6. 01/16/2017

    Three Illusions Podcast #6 – Muddled & Befuddled

    We chat with our first guest, Martin Darlington, who has condensed the book down into a witty poem – and improved it tremendously in the process. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us on iTunes, or click the “Subscribe” links below this post and you’ll get what you need. If you know […]

    57 min

  7. 12/21/2016

    Three Illusions Podcast #5 – The Illusion of Identity Part II

    The last episode taken from the book and the one where we get to the final message. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us on iTunes, or click the “Subscribe” links below this post and you’ll get what you need. If you know how to manually subscribe to a podcast, use this […]

    1h 41m

  8. 12/14/2016

    Three Illusions Podcast #4 – The Illusions of Identity

    Who – or what – are you? Most people will say something about mind, body, soul, spirit – but as we’ll see in this episode, as soon as you scratch the surface, those concepts quickly fall apart. They are merely what one neurologist calls a “confabulation”. We’re going to argue that your misunderstanding about what […]

    1h 3m

  9. 12/01/2016

    Three Illusions Podcast #3 – Time

    On this episode we discuss chapter two of the book – the illusion of time. You might think of time as an arrow, where your past is gone forever and your future is yet to be written. But that’s not how a physicist sees it. According to Einstein, past, present and future is an illusion. […]

    1h 21m

  10. 11/16/2016

    Three Illusions Podcast #2 – Science & Morality

    Today we continue our free will discussion, but start with the question: how does the election of Trump fit into free will? Then we talk a little about recent neuroscience studies into free will and finish with a discussion about free will, morality and justice. Want to subscribe to the series? You can find us […]

    1h 25m

  11. 11/02/2016

    Three Illusions Podcast #1 – The Illusion of Free Will

    On our new podcast series, Ray and I will be making our way through my 2011 book “The Three Illusions” – a guide to using a basic understanding of science and some common sense to rid yourself of anger, guilt, anxiety, fear and emotional pain. In this episode, we begin a journey to investigate whether […]

    1h 6m
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Where Enlightenment Meets Science.

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  • Creator
    Cameron Reilly & Ray Harris
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The Three Illusions