Futurist, philosopher and filmmaker Jason Silva is heading to Kelowna.

This will be the first time National Geographic害羞草研究所檚 BrainGames host will offer his perspective in a public format during his tour at the Hack Your Reality event at Summerhill Winery, Oct. 17.

害羞草研究所淢y presentations are a journey that walks you through my own response to the human condition. It害羞草研究所檚 based on this idea that what are we meant to do with our unique situation?害羞草研究所� said Silva.

His presentations are inspired by American anthropologist Earnest Becker害羞草研究所檚 book Denial of Death.

害羞草研究所淗e was saying the source of human neuroses and existential dread害羞草研究所� is that people are starved for meaning or purpose, which is obvious, but the question is why?害羞草研究所� said Silva.

According to Becker, the source of anxiety and dread in humans is that no matter how successful we are, how creative, how rich, 害羞草研究所渨e害羞草研究所檙e housed in heart-pumping, breath-gasping decaying bodies,害羞草研究所� said Silva.

So, the question becomes 害羞草研究所渨hat are we meant to do with ourselves?害羞草研究所� he said.

A media storyteller, Silva started creating short YouTube videos called Shots of Awe in an attempt to answer his own existential questions.

What he found were others who thought just like him, which made him feel less alone.

害羞草研究所淲hen I say 害羞草研究所榟acking your reality害羞草研究所� it害羞草研究所檚 really saying 害羞草研究所榳hat are the things that we do in our lives害羞草研究所� how do our creative and linguistic choices govern our experiences?害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 said Silva.

Silva will start with his own response through videos where he said, people can empathize.

The talks will be broad-based to include general topics like technology, love, creativity and more.

Love, he said, is to put a person on a pedestal, making them divine.

害羞草研究所淭o fall in love, is for one person to take on a special meaning for you,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚t is a religious problem ultimately, we害羞草研究所檝e replaced this god in the sky and put them in the body of the person with the same results,害羞草研究所� he said.

One of his first videos to go viral was one about love called Existential Bummer.

害羞草研究所淣o matter how holy, how divine our lovers are, they are tinged with a bit of sadness, the part of us that knows that we are temporarily lying to ourselves. It害羞草研究所檚 kind of like the part that害羞草研究所檚 aware that time will keep passing, that love will age and the bummer of that,害羞草研究所� he said.

Silva believes we need our illusions, like the feeling of love, to keep us from going insane. 害羞草研究所淥ur illusions are a healthy response to our situations.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淓arnest Becker says people who are insane are suffering from the truth. So not to go mad is a form of madness, but a necessary form of madness,害羞草研究所� he said.

These illusions prevent us from believing all is for nothing, he said.

害羞草研究所淛ust because I know love won害羞草研究所檛 last forever doesn害羞草研究所檛 mean I won害羞草研究所檛 consume the drug,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚 like to inhabit both of these levels.害羞草研究所�

The presentations are meant to share his viewpoints and not to be treated like answers to personal questions, he said.

Tickets are available online though .

carli.berry@kelownacapnews.com
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