Episode 129, Talking about Existence (Part I - Out of Nothing)

The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast

Jack Symes | Andrew Horton, Oliver Marley, and Rose de Castellane

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4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

‘The clouds are grey, the sun obscured and you are walking through the countryside in the overcast of winter. Passing from field to woodland, the trees shed coats of frosty bark to celebrate the passing of another icy season. It feels too early for spring, but echoes of swallows in the canopies sing songs of new beginnings. You pause to catch a glimpse of your woodland companions. With effortless precision, your eyes track the birds as they zip between empty branches and, combining countless neurons, you forecast the birds’ trajectory each time they fall out of view.

You walk on, emerging from the trees, and return to the open fields. You look back, appreciate the woods and see a river flowing into the trees from the east. Where does the river begin? Escaping the clouds, the sun will soon be free of the sky altogether; if you want to discover the river’s source, you had better get walking.’

Contents

Part I. Out of Nothing

Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion

Links

Philosophers on God: Talking about Existence (book)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Just before this episode aired, we received the sad news of Daniel Dennett's passing.
0:05.9	Dan generously supported our project by contributing to the podcast and book series, most recently
0:11.1	publishing a chapter in the book that we focus on in this episode.
0:15.2	Listeners will be familiar with Dan's influence, given the number of times we've referenced
0:18.9	him on the show, and he'll be dearly missed by the philosophy community our thoughts with dan's family in france
0:25.0	the clouds are grey the sun obscured and you are walking through the countryside in
0:40.3	the overcast of winter.
0:42.3	Passing from field to woodland, the trees shed coats of frosty bark to celebrate the passing
0:47.3	of another icy season.
0:49.3	It feels too early for spring, but echoes of swallows in the canopy sing songs of new beginnings.
0:54.8	You pause to catch a glimpse of your woodland companions.
0:57.8	With effortless precision, your eyes track the birds as they zip between empty branches and,
1:03.2	combining countless neurons, you forecast the bird's trajectory each time they fall out of view.
1:09.3	You walk on, emerging from the trees and return to the open fields.
1:12.6	You look back, appreciate the woods and see a river flowing into the trees from the east.
1:17.6	Where does the river begin?
1:19.6	Escaping the clouds, the sun will soon be free of the sky altogether.
1:23.6	If you want to discover the river's source, you'd better get walking.
1:52.9	Hello and welcome to episode 129 of the panpsychast, abandoning polytheism and moving to the big city.
2:00.6	I'm Dr. Jack Seines and I'm delighted to be joined once again by the divine knob twiddler, that is Mr. Oli-Mali.
2:01.1	Hello. Giving God a 6.9, that is Mr. Olly Marley. Hello.
2:03.5	Giving God a 6.9.
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