Philip Goff: Physics and the Purpose of Everything

Philip Goff is a philosopher and author, and one of the world's foremost proponents of panpsychism, among several other non-mainstream philosophical views.

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• ‘Mind Chat’ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MindChat
• Book: ‘Why? The Purpose of the Universe’: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Purpose-Universe-Philip-Goff/dp/0198883765/
• Website: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com
• Social Media: https://twitter.com/Philip_Goff

Timestamps 00:00 Intro 04:30 Response to Richard Dawkins' meaningless purposeless universe

10:15 Why might the universe have a purpose?

15:10 Why does the universe seem designed for life?

20:30 Is the universe design for rabbits?

26:30 The multiverse hypothesis and reverse gambler's fallacy

38:10 Pseudoscience and falsifiability

41:30 What does it mean to say the universe has a purpose?

45:10 Is a universe with purpose a good thing?

56:50 How this has changed Philip's life?

1:02:55 Regrets and #movember

1:04:30 Book recommendations 1:09:50 Who should represent humanity to an AI superintelligence?