{"podcast":{"title":"The Uncertainty Podcast","slug":"the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022","podcast_index_feed_id":7089022,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2770715.rss","website_url":"https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2770715/103a86bed70977c39ac1021809009112.jpg","author":"Miles K. Donahue","episode_count":89,"summary":"I am a philosophy graduate and host of the Uncertainty podcast, featuring discussions with Tim Maudlin, William Lane Craig, Graham Oppy, Robin Collins, and others.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T18:17:12.802461+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022"},"episode":{"title":"#73 Why Materialism Can't Explain Consciousness - David Bentley Hart","slug":"73-why-materialism-can-t-explain-consciousness-david-bentley-hart","published_at":"2026-02-26T19:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/73-why-materialism-can-t-explain-consciousness-david-bentley-hart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022","url":"https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/p/73-why-materialism-cant-explain-consciousness","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189243961/cd79a1fef8c2201b23ea2df2ba3acc3e.mp3","summary":"Theologian and philosopher David Bentley Hart explains the contours of his argument against materialism is his new book, All Things Are Full of Gods: The Mysteries of Mind and Life. We explore his idealist leanings, the claim that a mechanistic approach to nature could never explain consciousness, and the thesis that atman is brahman, that I am fundamentally identical to infinite consciousness. Video of this interview is available on YouTube . To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee . Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter . EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:42 What do we mean by \"mind\"? 00:09:24 Are you an idealist? 00:15:21 Panpsychism 00:28:18 Convince me that consciousness exists at all. 00:46:09 Sean Carroll's case for naturalism, considered 00:54:14 Is this just a type of \"God of the gaps\" reasoning? 01:00:34 Do fine-tuning and cosmological arguments for God succeed? 01:07:47 Is atman Brahman? 01:12:50 Does this mean that I am God? 01:19:34 What are you most uncertain of? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Theologian and philosopher David Bentley Hart explains the contours of his argument against materialism is his new book, All Things Are Full of Gods: The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4874,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/episodes/73-why-materialism-can-t-explain-consciousness-david-bentley-hart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/73-why-materialism-can-t-explain-consciousness-david-bentley-hart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}