There is no difference between a miracle and a black swan. To say they cannot exist is to say that our understanding of the universe is already complete and it would be irrational to ever revise it.

I discuss John Searle's Chinese Room Experiment, but also whether a narrowly materialistic universe can give rise to consciousness on its own (it can't).

I don't care about AI, but I am worried about dumb people thinking it is something novel or spiritual or game-changing or philosophically meaningful.

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdXRI-5BxMw