Cognitive liberty is the concept that an individual has absolute sovereignty over their state of consciousness, as long as it does not infringe on the rights of another. This includes the use of meditation, prayer, and psychoactive drugs.
Fellow atheists Richard Dawkins, a British evolutionary biologist, and Daniel Dennet, an American philosopher of science, discuss the meaning of life and death.
Great video that includes two lectures; one by Stan Grof, a transpersonal psychologist, and another by Steven Foster, one of the pioneers of modern-day wilderness rites of passage. Both of their topics center around the subject of death.
“From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest. But for us, it’s different. Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.”
Dr. V.S. Ramachandran is a well-known neurologist. He is currently the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, as well as a professor in the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego.