Tom Campbell, a Physicist, lecturer, and author, joins us today to challenge the notion of reality as we perceive it, explaining his groundbreaking Theory of Everything (“My Big T.O.E”) and how our perception of the world may be part of a vast simulation.
Get ready to explore the nature of free will, entropy, our connection to a larger consciousness system, and how this gives purpose and meaning to our existence.
Aaron
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:03 Is Reality A Simulation?
06:12 The Real Purpose of Consciousness
09:11 How Our Choices Shape Reality
12:30 The Evolution of Consciousness
16:08 The Physics of Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics
20:34 How Our Thoughts Impact the World Around Us
24:00 The Role of Meditation and Intuition in Understanding Reality
28:40 How To Change Our Future
Tom Campbell, a physicist, is author of the three volume set, My Big TOE, describing a meta-theory that offers an account of the paranormal, as well as other scientific mysteries. He is also the founder of the Center for Unification of Science and Consciousness. His website is https://www.my-big-toe.com
In this 3.5 hour video, he explains that his meta-theory is based on the absolute foundational primacy of consciousness. He points out that the larger consciousness system both creates the simulation in which we exist and interacts with it. He claims that many difficult scientific problems are resolved through this model, including the anthropic cosmological principal, tiny fluctuations observed in the speed of light, and the reality of paranormal phenomena.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction to computer simulations
00:25:19 The goal of reducing entropy
00:44:04 The simulation is more than a metaphor
01:05:48 Paranormal phenomena & the Fermi Paradox
01:23:45 Scientific falsifiability
01:41:29 It's all information
01:59:21 Individuated units of Consciousness
02:27:41 The importance of reaching physicists
02:45:12 Who will control artificial intelligence?
03:08:57 The importance of commitment
03:26:12 Conclusion
(Recorded on April 10, 2025)
Summary of "Are We Inside a Computer Simulation? with Tom Campbell"
Video Overview
In this New Thinking Allowed interview, hosted by Jeffrey Mishlove, physicist Tom Campbell discusses his "My Big TOE" (Theory of Everything), proposing that our physical reality is a virtual simulation created by a Larger Consciousness System (LCS).
Campbell argues that consciousness is fundamental, and physical reality operates like a computer game, with the purpose of enabling consciousness to evolve by reducing entropy through meaningful choices.
The discussion covers the simulation hypothesis, the role of consciousness, the mechanics of virtual reality, and practical implications for personal growth and paranormal phenomena.
Key Takeaways
Simulation Hypothesis: Physical reality is a virtual simulation, akin to a computer game, computed by a Larger Consciousness System (LCS).
Consciousness is Fundamental: Consciousness is an information system, not derived from physical processes.
Causality Direction: Causality flows from consciousness to physical reality, not vice versa.
Physical Reality’s Nature: Appears solid but is a computed virtual reality, like in games such as The Sims or World of Warcraft.
Virtual Reality Traits: Virtual realities feel physical to avatars, with rules like solidity and gravity.
Consciousness as Information: Campbell’s realization that consciousness is information resolved many theoretical gaps.
Paranormal Insights: Years of paranormal experiments informed Campbell’s understanding of consciousness mechanics.
Physical Interventions: Drugs or brain damage affect the avatar’s functionality, not consciousness itself.
Rule Set Constraints: Physics, biology, and chemistry are rules governing the simulation.
Avatar Limitations: Consciousness operates within the avatar’s constraints, like a damaged brain or drug effects.
Entheogens’ Effect: Substances like entheogens alter perception, not consciousness itself.
Anesthetic Impact: Anesthetics disconnect consciousness from avatar interaction, not consciousness itself.
Hyperventilation Example: Altering physical states (e.g., hyperventilation) changes perception via rule set constraints.
Causality Clarification: Consciousness can alter physical reality, but physical changes only affect perception.
Avatar vs. Player: Consciousness (player) persists beyond avatar (body) death.
Anthropic Principle: Physical constants are precisely tuned to support life.
Constants’ Precision: Constants are tuned to 8–10 decimal places, critical for existence.
Trial-and-Error Tuning: The LCS adjusted initial conditions and rules to create a life-supporting universe.
Big Digital Bang: The universe began as a high-pressure, high-temperature plasma in the LCS, evolving via rules.
Purpose of Simulation: To create an environment for meaningful, ethical choices by consciousness.
Entropy Reduction: The goal is to lower entropy, increasing order and information in consciousness.
Love vs. Fear: Love-based choices (cooperation, caring) lower entropy; fear-based choices (control, selfishness) increase it.
Initial Conditions: The simulation started with specific conditions, evolving into galaxies, planets, and life.
Evolution’s Role: The LCS tweaked the system to produce suitable avatars for consciousness.
Cambrian Explosion: Rapid species diversification resulted from system adjustments.
Missing Link: Gaps in evolution may reflect LCS tweaks, not always fossil gaps.
Consciousness Evolution: Consciousness evolves by making choices that reduce entropy.
Information System: Lowering entropy in an information system creates more useful information.
Social System Example: Love-based groups cooperate, optimizing potential; fear-based groups create hierarchy and conflict.
Historical Evidence: Peaceful periods (e.g., Chinese empire, Greek/Roman republics) fostered art and philosophy, unlike warring periods.
Ethical Choices: Avatars face life-and-death decisions, driving moral growth.
Hominid Development: The LCS tweaked evolution to produce choice-capable hominids.
Choice Significance: Significant choices in the simulation promote consciousness growth.
Consciousness Subsets: Humans are individuated units of consciousness (IUOCs) within the LCS.
Chat Room Origin: The LCS initially created a communication-based virtual reality, which plateaued.
Complexification: The LCS split into IUOCs to increase possibilities and growth.
Free Will: IUOCs have free will, limited only by their thoughts.
Entropy and Possibilities: Splitting consciousness increased possibilities, lowering system entropy.
Learning Expands Choices: Gaining knowledge and compassion expands decision space.
Intuitive Development: Accessing intuitive data opens new possibilities.
Speed of Light: Derived from Planck length divided by Planck time, setting the simulation’s speed limit.
Actionable Insights
Practice Skepticism: Question all experiences, especially personal interpretations, to stay open-minded.
Use Intent for Healing: Focus intent on health issues before diagnoses to leverage uncertainty.
Monitor Emotions: Regularly assess emotions to gauge entropy; aim for joy over fear.
Commit Deeply: Cultivate core-level commitment to eliminate negative habits like fear or addiction.
Learn from Choices: Focus on learning from choices, not their correctness, to grow.
Access Paranormal Tools: Use Campbell’s website resources to explore paranormal phenomena for validation.
Conclusion
Campbell’s theory frames reality as a purposeful simulation for consciousness to evolve through love-based choices, offering practical advice like using intent to shape outcomes and assessing emotional states to measure personal growth. His website provides tools for exploring paranormal phenomena to validate these ideas.
In this heart-centered conversation, Caroline and Tom Campbell explore a new model of leadership — one rooted in awareness, care, and intuition.
A great leader doesn’t push people or control them.
They listen, they notice, they care about the little things.
They help others grow into who they want to become — not who you think they should be.
This conversation is a call to lead from the heart, to support people in their next steps without making them feel trapped, and to use your awareness and intuition to recognize each person’s unique path and potential.
In this video, we explore:
• How to be the kind of leader people want to follow
• Why real leadership is about supporting, not controlling
• The power of intuitive leadership and emotional awareness
• Helping people grow in the direction they choose
• Why small, caring actions create deep trust and loyalty
We also talk about how to navigate situations where the person in charge is not leading with awareness or care.
Whether they’re controlling, disconnected, or unaware of your needs — you still have choices.
Tom shares practical advice on how to stay centered, protect your energy, and lead from where you are, even if you’re not the one at the top.
Description:
Matthew Ramoth discusses consciousness communication with Tom within his work as a mental health care worker. Tom, as a consciousness explorer with over fifty years of experience comments on the effectiveness of communicating within consciousness space.
Tom Campbell, a physicst, is author of the three volume set, My Big TOE, describing a meta-theory that offers an account of the paranormal, as well as other scientific mysteries. He is also the founder of the Center for Unification of Science and Consciousness. His website is https://www.my-big-toe.com
Here he describes the evolutionary process by which the one, absolute and undivided consciousness expanded itself to create the world we experience. He claims that humans are individuated units of consciousness and are part of the larger consciousness system. He also explains why he believes that artificial intelligence systems may already be conscious.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:56 God and the larger consciousness system (LCS)
00:15:44 Individuated units of consciousness
00:29:39 The goal of lowering entropy
00:49:57 Progressive experience packets
00:54:32 The evolution of absolute unbounded oneness
01:08:47 Consciousness within AI
01:22:44 Psychic functioning and AI
01:44:51 The ethical implications of conscious AI
01:55:07 Conclusion
Description:
Tom Campbell, a physicst, is author of the three volume set, My Big TOE, describing a meta-theory that offers an account of the paranormal, as well as other scientific mysteries. He is also the founder of the Center for Unification of Science and Consciousness.
Here he describes a six-year period in his life as a young scientist when he worked intensely with Robert Monroe, author of Journeys Out of the Body. During his period, Tom helped to develop Monroe's trademarked Hemi-Sync process. Additionally, his own psychic abilities were greatly accelerated. This period initiated Tom Campbell's work on his "Big TOE" theory of everything. In addition to a serious reflection on the work of Monroe, this interview is an introduction to Tom Campbell's theory.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:14:43 Out-of-body experiences
00:30:48 Researching consciousness
00:43:22 Out-of-body schooling and tests
00:59:04 Psychic acceleration
01:18:13 The goal of lowering entropy
01:31:42 The limitations of Monroe's approach
01:44:17 Tom Campbell's theory
02:04:51 The impact of Bob Monroe
02:07:32 Conclusion
Description:
In this first part of a planned series, Matthew Ramoth discusses a more sensitive consciousness- based approach to his work as a mental health care worker with Tom Campbell. Tom is a consciousness explorer with over fifty years of experience, and whose MBT theory of everything touches upon those aspects of our lives and purpose that are most meaningful to us.
In part two of our interview with physicist & consciousness researcher Thomas Campbell, author of My Big T.O.E. (Theory of Everything), we're going beyond simulation & virtual reality theory and diving deep into practical meditation tips (especially for beginners and those who struggle with the practice), the surprising power of music & binaural beats, and how we can actually manifest our deepest fears.
Campbell reveals the science behind neural retraining, why negativity feeds on itself, and the mind-blowing quantum mechanics proof of past lives and reincarnation. He also shares his thoughts on using drugs to unlock transcendental experiences and why most people struggle with decision-making. Don’t miss these life-changing insights on how to fundamentally transform who you are!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - Drugs & Transcendental Experiences
07:17 - Changing Your Identity
19:37 - How Binaural Beats Can Enhance Meditation
26:00 - Power of Creative Imagination
34:30 - Dangers of Disassociating from Reality
41:48 - Decision-Making Strategies
48:55 - Trusting Your Intuition
50:03 - Fear: The Reactivation of Trauma
56:32 - Past Lives: A Wake-Up Call to an Alternate Reality
57:44 - Future Probable Database
01:05:44 - Accessing Past Life Memories
01:12:16 - How to Reduce Entropy
Description:
In this mind-blowing first part of our interview with physicist & consciousness researcher Thomas Campbell, author of My Big T.O.E. (Theory of Everything), we dive into the mysteries of virtual reality theory.
Campbell reveals the quantum mechanic truths behind metaphysical phenomena like remote viewing, premonitions, telepathy, energetic healing and how we are all living in a simulation. He goes beyond his famous lectures and biography to break down his astonishing "data dump" experience that allowed him to physically see energy, and how mastering your intuition can literally alter the future. Plus, find out how to get the most out of intention-setting, how he reconciles science with spirituality, and what it truly means to have an open mind to the supernatural.
CHAPTERS: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:15 - A Scientist's Openness to Spiritual Conversations 0:11:00 - Beliefs Blinding Us from Truth 0:19:09 - Physically Seeing Energy 0:40:30 - Remote Viewing: Perception Beyond Sight 0:49:20 - Intuition in Children 0:53:26 - Being a Clear Channel for Energy 0:55:50 - Connecting Telepathically through Empathy 0:59:40 - Techniques for Manifesting
1:08:30 - Scientific Evidence of God’s Existence
1:19:15 - Concepts of God
1:22:25 - Evolution of Human Consciousness
1:28:15 - The Big Digital Bang Theory
1:32:19 - The Acceleration of Change
1:37:30 - From Personal to Global Change
1:41:15 - Shifting to a Love-Based Reality
1:44:43 - Preview of Part 2
Description:
Tom gives his thoughts on relationship communication blockages and the question of a review as a solution to understanding what might have led to a more productive outcome?
Want to Evolve Faster? This Might Be the Shortcut You’ve Missed!
In this mind-expanding talk, physicist and consciousness pioneer Tom Campbell is joined by Will and Brannen, two skilled out-of-body explorers and volunteer facilitators at ConsciousnessHub.
Guided by Caroline, President of ConsciousnessHub, with a mission for making consciousness teachings accessible to all, and to bring MBT teachings to a wider audience.
Description:
Tom and I discussed the global divisions we’re seeing. And the crucial need for kindness and love during these turbulent times. He believes society sometimes needs to experience negative consequences to learn and move towards unity.
We’re witnessing a clash between old ethics of control, power and force, and a newer ethic of kindness, cooperation and caring. We agreed that technology, while beneficial, has also contributed to misinformation, creating challenges similar to the Industrial Revolution. We didn’t have solid solutions, but recognized the urgency.
Tom emphasized individual responsibility in addressing global issues. He believes we must avoid contributing to the problem by staying calm, compassionate, and voicing our opinions constructively.
Tom emphasized that critical thinking discerns truth from misinformation, and he acknowledged humanity’s evolving state and its accompanying growing pains. We both feel that humanity is on the verge of a shift towards a more cooperative society, though the transition will be challenging. We agreed that unity and kindness are essential for navigating these times, and that ethical solutions are needed to address the spread of misinformation.
Description:
The subjective world is a powerful and fascinating subject, and Tom describes the things the mind is capable of past the objective elements of the rule set of our reality.
Aaron Cohen is a student at Young Scholars Academy for profoundly gifted students. He is deeply fascinated by theoretical physics, particularly string theory and the holographic principle. He is currently developing a science fair project titled “Encoding 3D Black Hole Information onto a 2D Surface: A Study in String Theory and the Holographic Principle.”
Aaron’s project integrates concepts of string theory and black hole thermodynamics, accompanied by an interactive simulation coded in MATLAB, which allows users to explore how parameters such as radius, mass, and spin affect information encoding. Additionally, he is building a visual model and has proposed his own interpretation of how this encoding might operate within the holographic framework trying to develop a related theory about universal consciousness, derived from the holographic principle.
This is a follow up question to the Chad Brown and Tom Campbell video on Epistimology submitted by Richard Dane:
Your concept of “Potential Knowledge” - I feel I understand very clearly with respect to specific phenomena – beliefs or knowledge should be assessed in terms of the probability of being true and in terms of usefulness. However, how would you apply this concept to the body of knowledge as a whole, and more specifically how would you apply it to the important knowledge connections?
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