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EPISODE · Nov 1, 2019 · 1H 26M

Does consciousness point to God? Sharon Dirckx and Philip Goff

from Unbelievable? · host Justin Brierley

The mystery of mind and consciousness are causing some philosophers to move away from physicalist explanations to theories such as ‘panpsychism’. Philip Goff is a consciousness researcher whose new book ‘Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a new science of consciousness’ defends panpsychism. He engages with Christian thinker Sharon Dirckx who has a background in neuroscience. Her new book ‘Am I Just My Brain?’ aims to show why consciousness points towards God. For ‘Am I Just My Brain?’: https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/am-i-just-my-brain  For ‘Galileo’s Error': http://www.philipgoffphilosophy.com/books.html  For The Big Conversation Season 2: www.thebigconversation.show    For more faith debates and extra resources visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable    Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter   Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

The mystery of mind and consciousness are causing some philosophers to move away from physicalist explanations to theories such as ‘panpsychism’. Philip Goff is a consciousness researcher whose new book ‘Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a new science of consciousness’ defends panpsychism. He engages with Christian thinker Sharon Dirckx who has a background in neuroscience. Her new book ‘Am I Just My Brain?’ aims to show why consciousness points towards God. For ‘Am I Just My Brain?’: https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/am-i-just-my-brain  For ‘Galileo’s Error': http://www.philipgoffphilosophy.com/books.html  For The Big Conversation Season 2: www.thebigconversation.show    For more faith debates and extra resources visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable    Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter   Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

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