Jaime Hoerricks, PhD

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642 appearances 5 recordings 2 series first heard Dec 2024 last heard 20 Dec

Jaime Hoerricks, PhD’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal · Matthew Segall: The Cosmos Is Made of Consciousness · 24 Dec 2024 podcast

Of course. voice-verified

It's the classic philosophical problem. voice-verified

If everything is so interconnected and influencing each other, how can we possibly have genuine freedom of choice? voice-verified

Matt acknowledges that our choices are definitely constrained by our biology, our past, all sorts of factors, but he insists that we still experience a sense of agency, especially in our mental lives. voice-verified

Exactly. voice-verified

And the more we understand those currents, the more skillfully we can navigate them. voice-verified

He connects us to Jung's idea of individuation, that process of integrating the unconscious parts of ourselves. voice-verified

That's the idea. voice-verified

It's a journey of self discovery and cultivation. voice-verified

And then Kurt does what he does best and brings it back to the personal. voice-verified

And Matt, to his credit, admits he doesn't have all the answers. voice-verified

He's still figuring it out himself. voice-verified

But he's passionate about this question of what it means to be human. voice-verified

Totally. voice-verified

And Matt suggests that understanding ourselves is the key to understanding everything else. voice-verified

Until we grapple with that mystery, all our knowledge of the universe will always be incomplete. voice-verified

Exactly. voice-verified

And he really challenges this idea that humanity is insignificant, just a speck of dust in a vast cosmos. voice-verified

He points out that it's our consciousness, our ability to wonder and understand, that makes the universe meaningful in the first place. voice-verified

And that's why he emphasizes the shift from external conquest to inner exploration. voice-verified

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