A panpsychist walks into a bar.

Ouch!

says the bar.

Just kidding.

Panpsychism is false.

In the words of Ramachandran, how can a three-pound massive jelly that you can hold

in your palm imagine angels, contemplate the meaning of infinity and even question its own place in the cosmos.

Especially awe-inspiring is the fact that any single brain, including yours, is made up

of atoms that were forged in the hearts of countless far-flying stars billions of years

ago.

These particles drifted from eons and light years until gravity and change brought them together here now.

These atoms now form your brain that can only ponder the very stars that gave it birth, but can also think about its own ability to think and wonder about its own ability to wonder.

With the arrival of humans, it has been said the universe has suddenly become conscious of itself.

This truly is the greatest mystery of all.

In part one, we're going to be discussing substance dualism.

In part two, we're going to be looking at materialism.

In part three, we're going to look at panpsychism.

And in part four, we're looking at further analysis and discussion.

Hello and welcome to episode 19 of the Panpsychast. I'm Jack Symes and I'm joined today by Dr. Tom Atkinson.

Hello.

And Mr. Gregory Miller as well.

Hello.

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