Fear Test

An Open-Ended Conversation with Tom Campbell

New Thinking AllowedAug 21, 2026

Physicist Tom Campbell, author of My Big TOE, returns to New Thinking Allowed to explain his theory that reality is a virtual reality computed within a larger consciousness system, where individual units of consciousness evolve by lowering their 'entropy' through love-based choices. Host Jeffrey Mishlove pushes back on Campbell's use of the physics term entropy, sparking a debate about borrowing scientific language for metaphysical ideas. Campbell also describes his own alien encounters, including an abduction-style 'fear test,' and argues that UFOs, crop circles, synchronicities and near-death experiences are data streams designed to crack open humanity's minds before a pivotal choice between love and fear.