Free Will Explained by the World's Top Intellectuals

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Michael Levin and Noam Chomsky examine whether free will can exist in a deterministic universe The discussion weaves scientific, philosophical, and metaphysical perspectives to examine whether free will can exist in a deterministic universe.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:58 - Michael Levin- 00:08:51 - David Wolpert Part 1- 00:13:48 - Donald Hoffman, Joscha Bach- 00:33:10 - Stuart Hameroff- 00:38:47 - Claudia Passos- 00:40:27 - Wolfgang Smith- 00:42:50 - Bernardo Kastrup- 00:45:23 - Matt O'Dowd- 01:19:06 - Anand Vaidya- 01:28:52 - Chris Langan, Bernardo Kastrup- 01:44:27 - David Wolpert Part 2- 01:51:37 - Scott Aaronson- 01:59:47 - Nicolas Gisin- 02:16:52 - David Wolpert Part 3- 02:32:39 - Brian Keating, Lee Cronin- 02:42:55 - Joscha Bach- 02:46:07 - Karl Friston- 02:49:28 - Noam Chomsky Part 1- 02:55:06 - John Vervaeke, Joscha Bach- 03:13:27 - Stephen Wolfram- 03:32:46 - Jonathan Blow- 03:40:08 - Noam Chomsky Part 2- 03:49:38 - Thomas Campbell- 03:55:14 - John Vervaeke- 04:02:41 - James Robert Brown- 04:13:42 - Anil Seth- 04:17:37 - More ontoprisms coming...SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/theories-of-everything-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbUCEleJhg&t=9315s- Mike Duffy, of https://www.dailymystic.org/- Free Will Debate: "Is God A Taoist?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-jh6tRh3Jw&t=0s- Unveiling the Mind-Blowing Biotech of... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0TNfysTazc&t=0s- David Wolpert: Free Will & No Free Lu... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj_YUxg-qtY&t=0s- Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach: Conscio... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhSlYfVtgww&t=0s- Stuart Hameroff: Penrose & Fractal Co... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLo0Zwe579g&t=0s- Wolfgang Smith: Beyond Non-Dualism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_uFQNDlvI&t=0s- Escaping the Illusion: Bernardo Kastr... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB21FAXCDE&t=0s- Matt O'Dowd: Your Mind vs. The Univer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6xLFRHW-IY&t=0s- Anand Vaidya: Moving BEYOND Non-Dualism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNmusKn6t_U&t=0s- Should You Fear Death? Bernardo Kastr... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSMNomxgs5w&t=0s- David Wolpert: Monotheism Theorem, Un... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkVq0p2WBmQ&t=0s- Nicolas Gisin: Time, Superdeterminism... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcHzgy0I6gk&t=0s- Brian Keating Λ Lee Cronin: Life in t... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI7-5YnXSqk&t=0s- Joscha Bach: Time, Simulation Hypothe... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MNBxfrmfmI&t=0s- Karl Friston: Derealization, Consci Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Michael Levin and Noam Chomsky examine whether free will can exist in a deterministic universe The discussion weaves scientific, philosophical, and metaphysical perspectives to examine whether free will can exist in a deterministic universe.-...

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