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

This will be the first time National Geographic香蕉视频直播檚 BrainGames host will offer his perspective in a public format during his tour at the Hack Your Reality event at Summerhill Winery, Oct. 17.

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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.

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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.

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

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Silva believes we need our illusions, like the feeling of love, to keep us from going insane. 香蕉视频直播淥ur illusions are a healthy response to our situations.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淓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,香蕉视频直播� he said.

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

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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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