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63 - The Question of Consciousness (Ft. David Chalmers)

Why This Universe?

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The Hard Problem of Consciousness

David Wheeler: Why does it actually feel like something from the inside to be a conscious agent? He says neuroscience and physical science can certainly play a key role in helping us to understand consciousness. But that's still all of a level of correlation rather than explanation, he adds. Wheeler: The question is even if we're not philosophical zombies, the question is why are we not?

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