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225 - John Vervaeke - Angels in Scientific Terms - Part 2

The Symbolic World

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Is the Internet a Consciousness?

I'm still thinking about it and still trying to figure out how it fits. I think that there's a manner in which understanding this, or at least a notion of intelligence and agency, can help us understand the world. That is, the ancient way of representing the world with with with with gods and patrons, saints and patrons angels. Peopleasoreligious then, interact with the internet through their phones. They devote hours of day, right? And they're paying attention, and they're getting advice. It's very, very religious behaviourah, yes.

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