Do Souls Exist? | Mike Huemer (Yes) & Graham Oppy (No) - ep. 183

Dr. Mike Huemer is an agnostic and a world class philosopher. Yet he argues that we have immaterial, immortal souls. Dr. Graham Oppy is an atheist and also a world class philosopher. He argues that we do not have immaterial, immortal souls. We're gonna talk about it.

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0:00 - Is the mind supernatural?
4:47 - Is qualia evidence for souls?
18:05 - Is Graham Oppy a Physicalist?
24:30 - More on qualia and identity theory
33:05 - Is intentionality evidence for souls?
38:40 - Is free will evidence for souls?
56:54 - Are the past and future infinite?
1:12:25 - Oppy's Branching Modality
1:22:01 - What's at stake in the debate?
1:24:26 - Would Oppy believe in free will if he believed in souls?
1:26:02 - quantum indeterminacy vs consequence arg?
1:31:14 - Do animal have souls?
1:37:30 - Are souls equally likely on theism and atheism?
1:39:23 - How probable is theism? Best arguments for theism?
1:50:05 - when did souls evolve?
1:53:55 - when does consciousness emerge?
1:59:38 - does reincarnation effect the ethics of killing?
2:02:35 - is incarnation a net positive?