What The Bleep Do We Know

Filmed in Portland, Oregon, What the Bleep Do We Know blends a fictional story line, documentary-style discussion, and computer animation to present a viewpoint of the physical universe and human life within it, with connections to neuroscience and quantum physics. Some ideas discussed in the film are:

• The universe is best seen as constructed from thought (or ideas) rather than from substance.
• “Empty space” is not empty.
• Beliefs about who one is and what is real form oneself and one’s realities.
• Peptides manufactured in the brain can cause a bodily reaction to an emotion.

I see this as an introduction to the String Theory (everything in the universe is connected), but also attempts to explain how if everything is connected, it can be exploited or altered by our consciousness at any given time. It questions the existence of God, faith and belief using science as it’s basis.

You can watch the film using the players below.

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It raises questions that made me think about how I can influence my outlook on life. Whilst the quantum physics side sounds plausible, I am still not convinced. I find that if you do concentrate on something happening, I can happen, but not because everything in the world is connected. I take what I deem relevant and discard the rest.

What are your thoughts?

Louis Theroux Visits a US Prison

What strikes me about this programme is how the stereotypical ideas of what prison life is like are played out in reality. You have your racial segregation, the skinheads with all their affiliated tattoos, the dislike of the paedophiles and the transvestites wearing makeup and prancing around. It’s like Shawshank Redemption mixed with American History X, crossed with Con Air!

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