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The Mystery of Consciousness

Why is Consciousness So Mysterious?

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How can the mindless microscopic particles that compose our brains "experience" the setting sun, the Mozart Requiem, and romantic love?

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Sue Blackmore works on consciousness, memes, ESP/paranormal/skeptic, atheism, NDE/OBE,...

Keith Ward

Keith Ward focuses on comparative theology, science-religion, ideaism & Supreme Mind

Daniel Dennett

Daniel Dennett worked on philosophy of mind, psychology of belief, power of evolution

David Chalmers

David Chalmers works in philosophy of mind, language, science, meta-philosophy

John Searle

John Searle contributed to philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, social philosophy

Colin McGinn

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