Consciousness and Materialism: A Philosophical Inquiry

This chapter explores the complex relationship between consciousness and materialism, questioning whether consciousness is merely a byproduct of a material world or something more fundamental. The discussion includes historical perspectives on mechanical philosophy and the implications for free will and the nature of existence, along with an analysis of software as a physical law.

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YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbUCEleJhg&t=9315s

In our first ontoprism, we take a look back at FREE WILL across the years at Theories of Everything. If you have suggestions for future ontoprism topics, then comment below.

TIMESTAMPS:

- 00:00:00 Introduction

- 00:02:58 Michael Levin

- 00:08:51 David Wolpert (Part 1)

- 00:13:48 Donald Hoffman, Joscha Bach

- 00:33:10 Stuart Hameroff

- 00:38:47 Claudia Passos

- 00:40:27 Wolfgang Smith

- 00:42:50 Bernardo Kastrup

- 00:45:23 Matt O'Dowd

- 01:19:06 Anand Vaidya

- 01:28:52 Chris Langan, Bernardo Kastrup

- 01:44:27 David Wolpert (Part 2)

- 01:51:37 Scott Aaronson

- 01:59:47 Nicolas Gisin

- 02:16:52 David Wolpert (Part 3)

- 02:32:39 Brian Keating, Lee Cronin

- 02:42:55 Joscha Bach

- 02:46:07 Karl Friston

- 02:49:28 Noam Chomsky (Part 1)

- 02:55:06 John Vervaeke, Joscha Bach

- 03:13:27 Stephen Wolfram

- 03:32:46 Jonathan Blow

- 03:40:08 Noam Chomsky (Part 2)

- 03:49:38 Thomas Campbell

- 03:55:14 John Vervaeke

- 04:02:41 James Robert Brown

- 04:13:42 Anil Seth

- 04:17:37 More ontoprisms coming...

NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist.

THANK YOU: To Mike Duffy, of https://dailymystic.org for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel.

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