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What is the Mind-Body Problem? | Episode 205 | Closer To Truth

2021-06-23 Education
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Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq How is it possible that mushy masses of brain cells, passing chemicals and shooting sparks, literally are mental sensations and subjective feelings? They seem so radically different. Featuring interviews with John Searle, Ned Block, J.P. Moreland, Marvin Minsky, and Colin McGinn. Season 2, Episode 5 - #CloserToTruth ▶Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer To Truth host Robert Lawrence Kuhn takes viewers on an intriguing global journey into cutting-edge labs, magnificent libraries, hidden gardens, and revered sanctuaries in order to discover state-of-the-art ideas and make them real and relevant. ▶Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Closer to Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.

Top Comments (10)

@NoobTube4148 2021-06-23

This channel is amazing. This has been the number one question in my life and this is the first time I’m seeing a library of serious debate from reputable scientists on the matter. I have my own ideas mostly from reading about Buddhism and Buddhist cosmology and just thinking about all the possibilities. But it’s so refreshing to hear similar views from leading scientists. Thanks so much for this channel! Answering the hard question of consciousness is in my view something very important.

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@morbidcorpse5954 2021-06-23

Oooh I know! Teacher let me answer. The mind-body problem is when I want to play Call of Duty and eat pizza but my gut says otherwise.

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@tunahelpa5433 2021-06-28

Dr Kuhn is quite probably the only person alive who could have interviewed so many super geniuses and held his own

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@MrStranger1944 2021-06-24

This has always been one of my favorite episodes.

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@brandongodin2684 2023-06-12

Marvin didn't really explain anything he just said everyone else is dumb, what a great argument, hopefully he developes a unified field theory

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@davomccranko 2021-07-04

I love how the intro makes it feel like we're gonna be watching Rosemary's Baby

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@richardomier5501 2021-12-27

Watched a few of these. This one is the absolute best I've seen. Really exposes the huge problem that it is! Great work. Very fascinating.

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@satheart 2021-06-27

It is surprising that all science is based on proper definitions to start with. I have not seen scientists agree to a definition of consciousness or even mind. So there is an issue from the start for science to elaborate on something that we don't know how to define, or that no one agree on a definition.

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@ogent 2024-04-07

We’re very close now. Than you Dr. Robert. You’re a rockstar!

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@ThePineTreesBand 2021-07-07

That "What's the mystery..?" At 18:11 Had me lollln 😂

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