The Panpsychic Isn't Making a Clue, Is It?

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"What i am open to is something that i can describe, and that will make sense to you," he says. "We don't even know what it means to take a stand on that issue." He adds: "It does seem wrong to eliminate consciousness as a thing that needs to be explained"

It’s the topic voted on by our beloved Patreon patrons, panpsychism! David and Tamler delve into the resurgent debate over whether consciousness is the fundamental stuff that makes up the universe. We hoped we might be entering Miyazaki land - river spirits, benevolent radishes, a universal mind. But is this just the same old philosophy of mind debate with different words? Are there any stakes to this debate or is it purely terminological? Plus – we answer some last-minute questions from listeners on dissertations, Ukraine, pseudoscience, and the music from "The Shield."