Intelligent Design the Future
Did Consciousness Evolve?
Apr 12, 2024
Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor interviews philosopher Bernardo Kastrup about consciousness, evolution, and intelligent design. They challenge evolutionary theories on consciousness, question materialism's view, and discuss the existence of organizing principles in evolution. The podcast explores the relationship between natural selection, internal organism constraints, and the presence of guiding principles in evolutionary paths.
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- Consciousness cannot have evolved through Darwinian mechanisms, challenging the idea that consciousness evolved without a purpose or function within physical reality.
- The randomness of genetic mutations in evolution is questioned, suggesting the existence of organizing principles influencing mutations towards specific patterns in nature.
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Evolution of Consciousness
Consciousness cannot have evolved by a Darwinian mechanism, as it does not perform a function within a physicalist account of reality that relies on measurable properties of matter for causal efficacy. This challenges the idea that consciousness could have evolved through natural selection, rendering evolutionary theory unfalsifiable if something like consciousness could evolve without a selective advantage.
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