From the materialist perspective, the emergence of mind and truth-tracking cognitive faculties is a genuine puzzle that cannot be easily explained, whereas from a non-materialist perspective it is not problematic.
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James OrrEvidence Quote
“From a strictly atheistic perspective... the emergence of mind... is a puzzle... It's not a puzzle if you don't accept the materialist hypothesis.”
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The Magician’s Twin, with David Berlinski, Stephen Meyer, and James Orr | Uncommon Knowledge— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:45:57 AM
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