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198. Bernardo Kastrup on the Nature of Reality: Materialism, Idealism, or Skepticism

The Michael Shermer Show

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Theology - Is Religion Really Meant to Be Interpreted Literally?

Religion was never meant to be interpreted literally, says Michael am. He argues that our cognitive categories are formed through perception. And if we were able to see and hear and smell without any of the sense organs - then nature would be incredibly superfluous. But at the same time, i don't dismiss this outright, because i think there is something else going on here. I'm more receptive to a different way of regarding this than some people have suggested.

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