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Classic Replay: Is Our Mind More Than Matter? Keith Ward vs David Papineau

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🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Prominent Christian Philosopher & Theologian Keith Ward engaged in conversation with David Papinaeu, atheist Professor of Philosophy from King's College London, on the question: "Is our mind more than matter"? Ward believes that the brain is accompanied by an immaterial mind, while Papinaeu believes the brain and the mind to be one in the same - with nothing immaterial about it. More Resources: • For exclusive resources and to support us: USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow Rest of the World: https://my.premier.org.uk/donate/donate-unbelievable-2021 • For Premier Unbelievable? events and conference: https://www.unbelievable.live • For our regular Newsletter: https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter • For more faith debates: http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PremierUnbelievable

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0:00.0

You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Browley.

0:18.2

Hello and welcome to your midweek edition of Unbelievable, a classic replay from 2012,

0:23.5

which delved into the question of whether or not our mind is more than matter, is our

0:28.3

physical brain, one and the same, with the consciousness, thoughts and perceptions that

0:32.4

we experience is matter, all there is ultimately.

0:35.4

Well, I guess for this show we're Keith Ward, a prominent Christian philosopher and

0:38.8

theologian, and David Papano, a atheist professor of philosophy of science at King's College

0:44.1

London.

0:45.1

Ward believes in an immaterial mind, as well as the physical brain, whereas Papano believes

0:49.7

that the mind is one and the same, with the brain, nothing immaterial about it.

0:54.4

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