AS38: Debate with Blake Giunta, Part 2

AS38: Debate with Blake Giunta, Part 2

Author: seriouspod.com June 5, 2014 Duration: 1:07:31

I continue my debate with Blake Giunta. Can an immaterial mind even exist? Seems ridiculous to me, but let’s see what Blake has to say about that! Then, I do a bit of a post-mortem on the debate, as well as discuss several listener comments. Thanks for all the feedback and participation! Blake’s impressive website: http://treesearch.org/ … Continue reading AS38: Debate with Blake Giunta, Part 2

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