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Mind As Fundamental Suggests A Higher Mind

If one stipulates that mind or conscious experience is the one fundamental thing we know about the universe, and that this mind unlocks the mysteries of a universe seemingly structured to allow that, then the natural religious inference is that there exists a higher mind responsible for it, which Douthat takes as the conclusion Harris's own premises should suggest.

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Speaker

Ross Douthat

Evidence Quote

what what is what why does that not strike you as the conclusion to be drawn from your your ideas about mind and consciousness

Source

449 - Dogma Tribe And TruthMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:04:37 AM

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