What Can Consciousness Tell Us About Fundamental Reality? | w/Josh Rasmussen - ep. 195

In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Josh Rasmussen to discuss his forthcoming book "Who Are You Really?: A Philosopher's Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Persons". Check out more from Josh here:    / worldviewdesignchannel   If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $3, $5 or more a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out here: Patreon:   / parkers_pensees   If you want to give a one-time gift, you can give at my Paypal: https://paypal.me/ParkersPensees?loca... Check out my merchandise at my Teespring store: https://teespring.com/stores/parkers-... Come talk with the Pensées community on Discord: dsc.gg/parkerspensees Check out my blog posts: https://parkersettecase.com/ Check out my Parker's Pensées YouTube Channel:    / @parkerspensees   Check out my other YouTube channel on my frogs and turtles:    / parkersettecase   Check me out on Twitter:   / trendsettercase   Instagram:   / parkers_pensees   Time Is Running by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6203-time-i... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... 0:00 - why consciousness? 6:05 - Your Nature and Your Origin 14:28 - Questioning Consciousness 22:46 - Obstacles to Progress in Consciousness Studies 29:24 - Tools of Inquiring about Consciousness 33:20 - the Construction Challenge of Consciousness 50:15 - Is God Extended in Space? 52:24 - Direct Comparison Test 1:16:08 - The Structure of Thoughts 1:29:35 - The Interaction Problem 1:44:34 - What are we and what must reality be like? 1:52:00 - Science and Consciousness