Philosopher Iain McGilchrist DEBATES neuroscientist Anil Seth on God & minds | Uncommon Ground

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Renowned philosopher Iain McGilchrist and eminent neuroscientist Anil Seth sit down with Justin Brierley to discuss whether consciousness is a product of brain chemistry or points to God. They discuss left and right brain hemispheres, panpsychism, theories of consciousness and how meditation and prayer affect our psychology. Seth also describes his atheist-agnostic worldview, and McGilchrist explains his recent embrace of Christian faith. For Iain McGilchrist: https://channelmcgilchrist.com/home/ For Anil Seth: https://www.anilseth.com/ Michael Levin Nanobots TED Talk: https://youtu.be/XheAMrS8Q1c?si=DDJNFFEe-M11fg0b 🔔 Subscribe now to watch conversations that move beyond the echo chambers and into the deeper questions we all share — Uncommon Ground: conversations that matter. ⭐️ Get early access to new episodes, and more, when you become a Silver or Gold level supporter: https://justinbrierley.com/support-me/ 📚 Keep up to date, and receive free chapters from my books, by subscribing to the newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/get-justins-newsletter/ 🎧 Find out more & listen as podcast: https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/ 📣 What did you think? Leave a comment, or let me know by emailing: [email protected] Subscribe now to watch conversations that move beyond the echo chambers and into the deeper questions we all share—Uncommon Ground: conversations that matter. Music License: HEOVM2TYRM0QB6FH A production of Think Faith. 0:00 - Trailer 1:19 - Intros 8:19 - Views on God: Anil Seth & Iain Mcgilchrist 15:12 - Anil articulates Iain’s life’s work on brain hemispheres, matter and consciousness! 23:27 - Iain on panpsychism & panentheism 29:10 - Iain articulates Anil’s emergent view of the brain & consciousness 30:59 - Anil on “controlled hallucinations” 39:16 - What is consciousness? (But don’t define it!) 48:10 - Does the brain emit, transmit, or permit consciousness? 55:19 - Taking on the “Hard Problem” of consciousness 1:03:16 - Where Anil and Iain disagree 1:07:05 - The role of methodological naturalism 1:11:12 - How Mike Levin is turning evolutionary biology upside down (restoring purpose) 1:07:05 - Opening the Pandora’s box on God and consciousness! 1:23:33 - Reductive vs panpsychic understandings of consciousness 1:39:19 - Science should not rule out purposefulness 1:31:59 - Anil on God and spirituality 1:37:06 - Iain: God is NOT an engineer! 1:46:01 - Anil on the value of religion 1:55:16 - Closing reflections