Episode 07 - Free Will, Self Deception, and Praying for Amputees

In this episode of Knowing and Believing we sit down with Dr. David Livingstone Smith for a discussion around the topics of free will, determinism, hard determinism, and truth. Dr. David Livingstone Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of New England, where he teaches courses on the philosophy of psychology, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, free will and determinism, philosophy of human nature, philosophy of race, and other topics.

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[christianbarnes]

I enjoyed this very much. The finding meaning and being okay with just existing part is kind of where I am at. Basically I have taken my values and took the God qualifier off of them. Obviously examining everything and not tossing it all out at once. That's me, though. Enjoyed the video. Great things to think about.