You Exist Only for a Blink — Do You Still Matter? | Being Human with Rebecca Goldstein
About this episode
A deep conversation exploring consciousness, meaning, and the human experience with philosopher Rebecca Goldstein.
In this profound episode of Seekers Mindtalks, Akshay dives into an expansive, emotionally charged, and intellectually rich conversation with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein — philosopher, novelist, and recipient of the National Humanities Medal. Together, they explore some of the most timeless and urgent questions we face as human beings.Goldstein shares deep insights on the nature of consciousness, meaning, love, science, and the moral instincts that separate us from our primate ancestors. From entropy and nihilism to the power of stories and the mystery of being, this conversation weaves together philosophy, science, and heart.⏱️ Timestamps 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:10 – Philosophy raise awareness? 00:04:40 – Consciousness vsSelf-Consciousness 00:08:30 – Love and Nihilism 00:12:30 – Do you want to live forever? 00:18:15 – Entropy, Death, Depression andthe Fight for Meaning 00:28:20 – A Garbage Collector Who Saved 30Babies 00:37:05 – Truths we ignore that can makethe world better 00:45:40 – Can reality be measured? 00:47:20 – Emergent Reality as PatternedMagic 00:52:30 – Importance of Challenging thenorm! 00:58:00 – Who the hell are we tounderstand reality? 01:00:15 – AI…
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