Parhaat Pensées Podcastit (2024)

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Ep. 270 - How Does God Make Souls? (5 Views w/Dr. Joshua Farris) 1:42:35

1M ago1:42:35

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In episode 270 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again to by Dr. Joshua Farris. This time we discuss 5+ views on the origin of the soul, that is, how is it that God actually goes about making souls. Read my summary of the views on my Substack here: https://parknotes.substack.com/p/how-does-god-make-souls→Sponsors/Discounts Check out …

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Ep. 269 - The Current State of Science Fiction w/Christopher Ruocchio & Jordan iWizard 1:49:24

2M ago1:49:24

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In episode 269 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Christopher Ruocchio, the author of the Sun Eater science-fantasy series, and Jordan Hill of the channel iWizard. Jordan and Christopher help me get my bearings as we discuss the history of science fiction, the current state of the art of science fiction, the philosophy of science fictio…

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Ep. 268 - Analyzing Magic and Wizard's In Tolkien's Legendarium w/Jess of the Shire 57:51

2M ago57:51

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Grab a Free the Sheep cloak here: https://freethesheepco.com/products/eden-hoodie?sca_ref=6252696.K32GulhjZU and browse the rest of their gear here: https://freethesheepco.com/collections/originals?sca_ref=6252696.K32GulhjZUIn episode 268 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once more by Jess from @Jess_of_the_Shire . Last time we talked Dun…

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Ep. 267 - The Scope of Analytic Metaphysics w/Dr. Joshua Sijuwade 2:11:00

2M ago2:11:00

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In episode 266 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Joshua Sijuwade. This time we discuss the scope of analytic metaphysics which he covers in his fantastic new book, Analytic Theism. Grab the book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/3YuxzPQ→Sponsors/Discounts Check out https://murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use p…

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Ep. 266 - Is God the Luckiest Possible Being? w/Dr. Dre Rusavuk 55:59

3M ago55:59

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In episode 265 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Dre Rusavuk to discuss the idea that God is the luckiest of all possible beings. →Sponsors/Discounts Check out https://murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one …

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Ep. 265 - The History of Science Fiction w/Ben Yalow 1:25:46

3M ago1:25:46

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in episode 264 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Ben Yalow to discuss all things Science Fiction! Ben has edited From These Ashes which is the complete collection of Fredic Brown's short stories--which are some of my all time favorites!!→Sponsors/Discounts Check out https://murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at…

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Ep. 264 - Untangling Critical Race Theory w/Dr. Ed Uszynski 1:03:29

4M ago1:03:29

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In episode 263 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ed Uszynski to talk about Critical Race Theory. In this episodes we discuss Ed's new book, Untangling Critical Race Theory: What Christians Need to Know and Why It Matters. Grab the book here to support my podcast:https://amzn.to/4c6Hy1p→Sponsors/Discounts Check out https:…

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Ep. 263 - The Gospel and the Saddleback Leather Empire w/Dave Munson 1:07:44

5M ago1:07:44

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n episode 262 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather to discuss the story of how he started Saddleback and we also get into some good theology, including dogs in heaven and leather in the new earth. I'm finally a Saddleback affiliate so if you like their stuff buy something from my link and you can also sup…

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Ep. 262 - Should God Exist? w/Dr. Brian Ballard 1:33:07

5M ago1:33:07

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In episode 262 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Brian Ballard. This time we discuss what's come to be known as the axiology of theism, that is considering the existence of God in light of value theory. Check out the previous episode with Brian Ballard after this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAAziR0xKlM→Sponsors/…

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Ep. 261 - Religion, HP Lovecraft, and Sun Eater (w/Christopher Ruocchio and Dr. Austin Freeman) 1:53:57

5M ago1:53:57

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In episode 261 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I have Christopher Ruocchio (author of the Sun Eater science fantasy series) and Dr. Austin Freeman (Author of Tolkien Dogmatics and others) on to talk about science fiction, fantasy, HP Lovecraft, Theology, and Modern Religion. It's awesome! Check out more from Chrisopher Ruocchio here: @SunEaterBook…

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Ep. 260 - Was Jesus a Philosopher? w/Dr. Daniel Napier 1:24:47

7M ago1:24:47

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In episode 260 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Daniel Napier to discuss his work on the philosophy of Jesus, especially in his new (and fantastic) book, The Soul Whisperer: Jesus' Way Among The Philosophers. Grab the book here to support my work: https://amzn.to/49Us6Uf→Sponsors/Discounts Check out https://murdycreative.co/PARKER…

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Ep. 259 - The Apostle Paul vs. Corinthian Stoicism w/Dr. Timothy Brookins 1:20:32

8M ago1:20:32

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In episode 259 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Timothy Brookins to disucss his fantastic new book, Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Corinthians. It's a fantastic book and. an amazing Pensées episode! Check the timestamps for a full topic list. Grab Dr. Brookins book here to support the pod: https://amzn.to/3TWR1AI→Sponsors/Discoun…

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Ep. 258 - Dune vs. LOTR w/ Jess of the Shire 1:12:29

8M ago1:12:29

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In episode 258 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Jess of the Shire to compare and contrast Arrakis and Middle-earth, Frank Herbert and J.R.R. Tolkien. We had a lot of fun covering everything from dragons to sandworms, to personality quirks of Herbert and Tolkien. Check out Jess's fantastic channel here: https://youtube.com/@Jess_of_the…

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Ep. 257 - The Philosophy of Science Fiction w/ Christopher Ruocchio (Author of Sun Eater) 1:52:42

9M ago1:52:42

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In episode 257 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Christopher Ruoccio, author of the Sun Eater series. Christopher is an encyclopedia of science fiction, fantasy, and Roman Empire information. He is the man. A really thoughtful guy and a brilliant writer. Check out more from Christopher Ruocchio here: https://www.youtube.com/@SunEaterBo…

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Ep. 256 - Artificial General Intelligence Be and Humanity w/Dr. Ben Goertzel 1:19:29

9M ago1:19:29

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In episode 256 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ben Goertzel to talk about Artificial General Intelligence. Last time we talked about the philosophy of AGI, this time we discuss the state of the art of AGI and just a bit about machine consciousness. Check the time stamps for a full topic list. Join this channel to get a…

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Ep. 255 - What is a Theory of Everything? w/ Curt Jaimungal 1:36:38

11M ago1:36:38

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Curt Jaimungal joins me for episode 255 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast to discuss theories of everything, phsyics, the simulation hypothesis, worldviews, and more! Check out his channel right now right here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w 0:00 - What's this episode about? 3:32 - What is a Theory of Everything? 5:57 - Worldview (…

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Ep. 254 - Is Stoicism for Dummies?? w/ Dr. Tom Morris 1:14:27

11M ago1:14:27

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In episdoe 254 of the Parker's I'm joined once again by Dr. Tom Morris. Dr. Morris is a legendary philosopher and an expert on the philosophy of Stoicism. In this episode he schools me on Stoicism from his brand new book, Stoicism for Dummies. Grab the book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/47NnKgPCheck out my sponsor, Murdy Creative Co. …

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Ep. 253 - Christian Philosophy as a Way of Life w/Dr. Ross Inman 1:04:03

11M ago1:04:03

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In episode 253, I'm joined once again by Dr. Ross Inman, this time we discuss his new book "Christian Philosophy As a Way of Life: An Invitation to Wonder". Grab the book here from my affiliate link to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/3RdRKgOCheck out my sponsor for this episode, Field Notes, and get 10% off your entire order with promo code PAR…

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Bonus Ep. - Moral Transcendental Arguments For & Against God 41:00

1y ago41:00

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In this bonus episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I share my paper presentation from the 2023 Evangelical Philosophical Society in San Antonio, Texas. I originally wrote this paper for Paul Copan's Advanced Philosophy of Religion course in the Palm Beach Atlantic University Master's program. If you want to follow along with the outline I gave …

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Ep. 252 - It's OK Not to Think for Yourself? w/Dr. Jon Matheson 1:10:24

1y ago1:10:24

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We're often exhorted to "think for yourself" but philosopher Jonathan Matheson argues that it's actually okay not to think for yourself in way more cases than we might intuitively think. In episode 252 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I have Dr. Matheson back on to discuss his new book, Why It's OK Not to Think for Yourself. Grab Jonathan Matheson'…

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Ep. 251 - The Philosophy of Information and Artificial Intelligence w/Dr. Luciano Floridi 1:14:19

1y ago1:14:19

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In episode 251 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Luciano Floridi to discuss his work on the philosophy of information and the philosophy of artificial intelligence. Grab his book here to support my podcast: https://amzn.to/40aFf8oCheck out my sponsor for this episode, Saddleback Leather!!!https://saddlebackleather.com/?ktk=d0pac01B…

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Ep. 250 - Souls are the best response to the Mind-Body Problem w/Dr. Ralph Stefan Weir 1:26:09

1y ago1:26:09

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In episode 250 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Ralph Weir to discuss some of his work in his fantastic new book The Mind-Body Problem and Metaphysics: An Argument from Consciousness to Mental Substance. Grab the book here from my affiliate link to support the podcast: https://amzn.to/3FeHhLiJoin this channel to get access to perk…

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Ep. 249 - Deepfakes and the Epistemic Apocalypse w/Dr. Joshua Habgood-Coote 1:28:35

1y ago1:28:35

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In episode 249 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Joshua Habgood-Coote to discuss some of his recent techno-philosophy work on deepfakes and knowledge. Some philosophers think that deepfakes pose a unique challenge to human knowledge and thus will require a unique solution, primarily a technological solution like watermarks. Dr. Hab…

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Ep. 248 - Wisdom for Young Men in a New World w/CR Wiley 1:02:45

1+ y ago1:02:45

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In episode 248 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined again by C.R. Wiley. This time we go over a smattering of practical questions of wisdom for young men. Mostly for myself. Check the time stamps for a full topic list. Grab C.R. Wiley's amazing book, In the House of Tom Bombadil here to support the pod: https://amzn.to/3ZjnHH1Join this chann…

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Ep. 247 - Political Philosophy & Classical Liberalism and Radical Religions w/Dr. Kevin Vallier 1:16:49

1+ y ago1:16:49

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In ep. 247 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Kevin Vallier to discuss his new book, All the Kingdoms of the World. We get into all sorts of fun political philosophy and different forms of radical religious movements on the rise today and why they want to fight against the tenets of classical liberalism. Grab the book here to suppor…

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Ep. 246 - Souls Are Back, And You Are One! w/Dr. Joshua Farris 1:32:47

1+ y ago1:32:47

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In episode 246 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Joshua Farris to discuss his work on souls and the mind in his new book, The Creation of Self. Grab the book here to support my podcast:https://amzn.to/3OV9LOmJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group…

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Ep. 245 - Flickers of Freedom Don't Save Us from Frankfurt Cases w/Dr. Taylor Cyr 1:43:56

1+ y ago1:43:56

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In episode 245 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Taylor Cyr of the Free Will Show. This time we discuss Frankfurt style cases in the free will and moral responsibility literature and discuss Taylor's paper against several "flickers of freedom" theorists who want to save the principle of alternate possibilities from Frank…

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Ep. 244 - Artificial Intelligence: Definitions and Evidence for God w/Dr. Selmer Bringjord 56:10

1+ y ago56:10

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In episode 244 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Selmer Bringsjord to discuss his work on the philosophy of artificial intelligence as well as his work running an AI lab. We also touch on his argument for God from artificial intelligence.:http://kryten.mm.rpi.edu/bringsjord_arggodfromai_0702211715NYv4.pdfCheck out more of is work h…

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Ep. 243 - Philosophy is for Human Flourishing (Eudamonistic Metaphilosophy) w/Dr. Aaron Preston 1:09:07

1+ y ago1:09:07

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In episode 243 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Aaron Preston for a second time. This time we discuss the nature of philosophy and how it ought to aid in human flourishing. Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbTRurpFP5q4TpDD_P2JDA/joinJoin the Facebook group, Parker's Pensées Penseurs, here:…

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Ep. 242 - What is Philosophy and What's It Good For? w/Dr. Jared Henderson 1:04:16

1+ y ago1:04:16

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In episode 242 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Jared Henderson @_jared to discuss the nature of philosophy, both academic and public. Jared is a rising star in the YouTube philosophy sphere, did his PhD on formal theories of truth, and works as an ontologist in the tech world. Check the time stamps for the specifics of what we go…

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Ep. 241 - The Philosophy of Honesty w/Dr. Matthew Benton 1:18:48

1+ y ago1:18:48

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n this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Matthew Benton to discuss the philosophy of honesty. We ended up going deep on whether or not dogs can communicate, can be honest or dishonest, and whether or not they know stuff. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics discussed! Join this channel to get access to perks:ht…

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Ep. 240 - The Metaphysics of Stoicism w/Dr. Michael Tremblay 1:30:53

1+ y ago1:30:53

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In episode 240 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Michael Temblay to discuss the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. We also discuss modern Stoic movements and we compare and contrast some Stoic doctrines with Christian doctrines. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics. find more from Dr. Michael Tremblay at his website here:…

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Ep. 239 - Philosophical Constraints on Building Artificial Intelligence w/Dr. Josh Rasmussen 1:51:14

1+ y ago1:51:14

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In episode 239 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined for the third time by Dr. Josh Rasmussen. This time we talk about some philosophical constraints on creating consciousness. We discuss patternist and computational theories of the mind and Josh explains why structure alone isn't sufficient for creating consciousness. Check the time stamps f…

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Ep. 238 - Cosmopsychism vs. Functionalism w/Drs. Philip Goff and Jonathan Schaffer 1:31:14

1+ y ago1:31:14

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In episode 238 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Jonathan Schaffer and Dr. Philip Goff to discuss the nature of the mind. You can listen to Dr. Schaffer's previous episode on the show here: https://youtu.be/-RRepoXvDosand Dr. Goff's previous episode here: https://youtu.be/vx4duEaIwuoJoin this channel to get access to perks and supp…

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Ep. 237 - Artificial General Intelligence and Philosophy w/Dr. Ben Goertzel 1:27:45

1+ y ago1:27:45

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In episode 237 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Ben Goertzel to discuss the philosophy of artificial general intelligence. We dive into the distinction between analytic and continental philosophy, the definition of artificial general intelligence, and take a deep dive into Ben's work on his latest AGI project, OpenCog Hyperon. It'…

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Ep. 236 - The Problem of Other Minds and Artificial Intelligence w/Dr. Mike Huemer 1:39:19

1+ y ago1:39:19

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In episode 236 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by philosophy professor, Dr. Mike Huemer. This time we discuss an invited paper he wrote on the problem of other minds--which he originally wrote as an undergrad senior thesis under John Searle (which is pretty cool). Huemer argues against analogy and perceptional solutions to th…

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Ep. 235 - Cornelius Van Til's Transcendental Theory of Knowledge w/Dr. Scott Oliphint 1:33:44

1+ y ago1:33:44

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In episode 235 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. K. Scott Oliphint to discuss his new edition of Cornelius Van Til's book "A Christian Theory of Knowledge." Dr. Oliphint has added many helpful notes for understanding the apologetic, epistemology, and theology of Van Til. In this episode I try to commend Van Til to an analytic audie…

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Arguments Against David Chalmers's Simulation God [Bonus Episode] 25:28

1+ y ago25:28

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Does God exist? If we live in a computer simulation, is our simulator our God? Philosopher David Chalmers thinks yes and yes. He argues that we may in fact live in a computer simulation and that's one of the best arguments for the existence of God. But the god of the simulation wouldn't be a full blown cosmic God like the Abrahamic God. So Chalmers…

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Ep. 234 - We Are All Just Conscious Turing Machines w/Dr. Lenore Blum 1:34:31

1+ y ago1:34:31

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In episode 234 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Lenore Blum to discuss a recent petition from the Association for Mathematical Consciousness Studies calling for AI researchers to study consciousness. The petition is called "The responsible development of AI agenda needs to include consciousness research" and can be found here: htt…

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Ep. 233 - Should Artificial Intelligence Kill Us All? w/Dr. Sven Nyholm 1:27:40

1+ y ago1:27:40

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In episode 233 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Sven Hyholm to discuss the ethics of technology and especially the ethics of artificial intelligence. Grab the book here to support the pod: https://amzn.to/3nCxg5fif you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a …

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Ep. 232 - The Philosophy of Mind vs. the Science of Consciousness w/Dr. Henry Taylor 1:57:02

1+ y ago1:57:02

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In episode 232 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Henry Taylor of the University of Birmingham to discuss his new paper "Consciousness as a Natural Kind and the Methodological Puzzle of Consciousness". Check the time stamps to see all the different topics we cover! Find more from Dr. Taylor here: https://henrytaylorphilosophy.com/if…

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Ep. 231 - How to Tell When Babies and Machines Are Conscious w/Dr. Claudia Passos 1:59:37

1+ y ago1:59:37

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In episode 231 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Claudia Passos to discuss her talk from Mind Fest 2023 at Florida Atlantic University, the official opening of the Center for the Future Mind. We discuss two different approaches to solving the problem of infant consciousness (the problem of determining that they are in fact consciou…

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Ep. 230 - How to Think About Consciousness in Non-Linguistic Animals w/Dr. Carlos Montemayor 40:16

1+ y ago40:16

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In episode 230 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Carlos Montemayor to discuss his work on non-linguistic human animals which he presented at Mind Fest 2023. Check out more of Carlos's work, including his open access book, here: https://sites.google.com/site/carlosmontemayorphilosophysfsu/if you like this podcast, then support it on…

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Ep. 229 - Information as a Solution to the Hard Problem of Consciousness w/Dr. Garrett Mindt 1:29:16

1+ y ago1:29:16

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In episode 229 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Garrett Mindt of Florida Atlantic University, and the program director for the Center for the Future Mind, to discuss the hard problem of consciousness, neutral monism, and how information might help us understand the metaphysics of mind. If you like this podcast, then support it on …

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Ep. 228- You Either Exist in God's Mind or in God's Novel (Hassidic vs. Berkeleyan Idealism) w/Drs. Kenny Pearce and Sam Lebens 1:19:54

1+ y ago1:19:54

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In episode 228 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Kenny Pearce and Dr. Sam Lebens to discuss which view of God better explains the creation we live in, Hassidic Idealism, wherein we live in God's mind, or Berklean Idealism, wherein the external world is separate from God's mind but intimately dependent on it. (Of course these option…

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Ep. 227 -Alvin Plantinga's Solutions to the Problem of Evil w/Dr. Greg Welty 1:29:21

1+ y ago1:29:21

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In episode 227 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Greg Welty to discuss his new book on Alvin Plantinga in the P&R Great Thinkers series. We start off by discussing the nature of philosophy and Christian philosophy, then Dr. Welty gives us a brief intro to Plantinga and his thought, then we dive in deep on the logical and evidential…

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Ep. 226 - Plato's Fascinating Thoughts on God and the World w/Dr. David Talcott 1:11:18

1+ y ago1:11:18

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In episode 226 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. David Talcott to discuss his forthcoming book, Plato, in the Great Thinkers series from P&R publishing.If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episod…

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Ep. 225 - Problems with Analytic, Continental, and History of Philosophy w/Dr. Mike Huemer 1:15:35

2y ago1:15:35

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In episode 225 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again about Dr. Michael Huemer, this time to discuss the philosophy of philosophy (also called meta-philosophy by some) as well as to discuss some problems with analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, and historical philosophy that Dr. Huemer raised on his blog, FakeNous. check ou…

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Ep. 224 - The Philosophy and Theology of the First Amendment w/Dr. Owen Anderson 1:08:10

2y ago1:08:10

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In episode 224 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined once again by Dr. Owen Anderson. This time we discuss philosophical and theological implications of the First Amendment to the US Constitution. Check out more of Owen's work here: https://drowenanderson.com/ If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. An…

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Ep. 223 - Should We Give Rights to Robots? w/Dr. David Gunkel 51:09

2y ago51:09

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I'm joined by emerging technology philosopher, Dr. David Gunkel, to discuss robot rights, consciousness, the philosophy of technology, and the ethics of machines. If you like these in-person episodes, then help me get to Mind Fest in March 2023 to film lots of in-person episodes with cutting edge philosophers of mind, AI theorists, and neuroscienti…

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