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Ep. 12 The AI Episode: https://youtu.be/4hcTK9ye0KE

Ep. 09 The Case for Realism: https://youtu.be/tmFTsJRs5dg  

Ep. 29 Man’s Place in the Cosmos: https://youtu.be/uohc2aWOJbw

Another round of some of our favorite and underrated episode endings that you may have missed. We’ll dive into AI and consciousness, why Christianity is committed to philosophical realism, and an exploration of nostalgia through philosophical and theological lenses. 

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00:00:00 Intro

00:2:03 Is AI conscious? What is Mind? 

00:38:05 Christianity is a realist religion. 

01:11:07 Man is a microcosm for all God’s creations & how God interacts with the world