Parker's Pencils Podcast - Do Souls Exist?

Featuring Dr. Graham Oppy and Dr. Michael Huemer

Introduction

• Host: Parker (Parker's Pencils Podcast)
• Special Guests: Dr. Graham Oppy & Dr. Michael Huemer
• Topic: Do souls exist?
• Structure: Conversational discussion + Audience Q&A

Definitions and Initial Positions

Naturalism

• Definition (Oppy): Natural reality exhausts causal reality; no supernatural causation.
• Huemer: Uncertain if he fits this definition but does not think mind is supernatural.

Arguments for the Soul

Qualia

• Definition (Huemer): What it feels like to have a mental state, inherently first-person.
• Nagel: Noted for