What ancient civilizations teach us about reality | Greg Anderson | TEDxOhioStateUniversity

[kisahnalahnpoveda]

My Tribe in Central American rainforest constantly works with historians and scientist to try and trade ideas with the modern world.. to see how we might heal together, But we are constantly under attack and murdered, for our forest and our land, and our old culture. Let us continue to work towards a brighter future, for the modern world and the Indigenous ancient peoples of the world. -Tawira cabu wihna kiamka

[james]

Just finished taking his Classical Greek history course. He’s easily one of the best teachers I’ve had at Ohio State. Congrats on a great talk Dr. Anderson!

[tylerhicks]

I had the pleasure of having Dr. Anderson as a professor several times in undergrad at Ohio State and watching this puts me right back in the classroom. This man has a brilliant mind and an intellect I respect so much. These kinds of thoughts and questions were normal in his classes and I love seeing it on a grander scale!

[solomonkamara]

A very profound speech. In conclusion, none of our so called real worlds is the real world. The real world is ever changing depending on our psychology and understanding of the world.

[sandrashaw]

All you have to do is go live for a couple of years in a country where you don’t speak the language. And, as my favorite history prof used to remind us, “The past is another country.” We are each a product of this moment, this place, this culture.

[Jayorsomething]

TedTalks during quarantines hit different

[joewhitt]

Our ancestors are not Simple by any stretch of the imagination. We are not as smart as we believe we are.

[sallybalkin]

I try to tell people this all the time. This guy says it so succinctly. I might have to steal some of his turns of phrases. I like him. I like him a lot.

[victorlemashon]

'Reality can be whatever I want.'
~Thanos

[TheLYagAmi]

I am proud of ancient Hinduism being alive and well today in India. Preserving the culture of our ancient ancestors is key to understanding who we are and where we come from.

[zerL]

Thank you, Dr Anderson, for this. I think you understand how those of us who grew up in non-western, "pre-modern" societies feel in the face of the arrogance of western ontology.

[ascensionmojo]

Best ted talks I’ve heard in a long time. Very relevant for this time.

[shailendragangwar]

Wow! Best explaination I've ever come across on youtube for all the problems we are facing in today's world, from pandemic to global warming to economic meltdown etc. Let's hope world leaders will realize this before it's too late for all of us...

[venust.]

A change in the way of our thinking starts with people like him. It’ll take many more people like him and time for us to shift.

[REDLOVE]

This speaker is a GENIUS in his field! The way he delivered every word was in itself like an ocean flowing with wisdom and deep-rooted societal history. All in all, it was an amazing talk! For sure, I did came to know that everything holds in the eyes of the beholder - what I see might be different from what you see. A holographic world in a cupid bowl.

[Onkruid]

This man is an EXCELLENT speaker. Really enjoyable way of telling his story!

[arep]

This has got to be the most underrated ted talk ever. Unbelievably good

[KapishDutta]

Right time to throw a video like this! Incredible

[innate-videos]

Such an important talk, very thought-provoking. Sometimes we find ourselves reading or listening to something and we know in our heart of hearts that this is something we needed to hear and think about. For me, this is one example. Having listened to it I find myself left with a lot of thoughts I did not have before that I want to stay with. It is tough to make sense of, and meaningfully compare, past thinking and beliefs, especially those of ancient times, with those of today. But this talk does just that, brilliantly, effortlessly. Inspiring and profoundly important, something I believe everyone could benefit from listening to, thank you Greg.

[nyanpraterjr]

Greg, great talk. Absolutely outstanding! You tackled such a complex topic with such grace and compassion.