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Cosmopsychism is a school of thought which argues that the universe possesses a conscious mind. While the idea itself can be traced back many thousands of years, there are arguably very few philosophers who take the idea seriously today. Enter Philip Goff, who in recent years is attempting to take his arguments for a conscious universe to the mainstream. In this episode, we explore the mechanics of consciousness and cosmopsychism, look at modern arguments made by philosopher Philip Goff, and ultimately use a variety of ideas to hypothesize what a conscious universe might look like and mean for humanity.Twitter: grand_theoriesInstagram: grandtheoriesFacebook: grandtheoriesEmail: grandtheories@gmail.comMusic:All music utilized under Creative Commons Attribution License 4.01. BenJamin Banger - Tracks: "Bobby Drake", "June", "Not the Cypher", "Jungle" and "Wave Emoji"Album: The GxOD Prequel Instagram: @benjamin-bangerhttps://soundcloud.com/benjamin-banger2. Chris Zabriskie - Tracks: "Take Off and Shoot a Zero", "Another Version of You" and "Land on the Golden Gate"https://soundcloud.com/chriszabriskie3. Steak - Track: "140DOPE" (early draft)https://soundcloud.com/steakmusic4. Pipe Choir - Track: "Exit Exit"https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/exit-exitWorks Cited:1. Chalmers, D. (1995). Facing up to the problem of consciousness. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 2(3). 200-219. 2. Goff, P. (2018). Did the universe design itself? International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 85(1), 99-122.3. Hameroff, S. (2017). The quantum origin of life: How the brain evolved to feel good. In Tibayrenc, M. and Ayala, F. (Eds.), On human nature: Biology, psychology, ethics, politics, and religion. 333-353.4. Hassan, Z. [Zia Hassan]. (2012). 9 year old discusses the meaning of life and the universe [video file]. Retrieved from: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvMiXk2gGSk5. Kaku, M. (2010). The physics of interstellar travel: To one day reach the stars. Retrieved from: http://mkaku.org/home/articles/the-physics-of-interstellar-travel/ 6. Kardashev, N. (1964). Transmission of information by extraterrestrial civilizations. Soviet Astronomy. 8(2). 217-221.7. Lovelock, J. (1983). Gaia as seen through the atmosphere. Biomineralization and Biological Metal Accumulation, 15-25.8. Sagan, C. (2000) [1973]. Carl Sagan’s cosmic connection: An extraterrestrial perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.9. Schopenhauer, A. (1966). The world as will and representation. New York: Dover Publications.10. Wendt, A. (2004). The state as person in international theory. Review of International Studies, 30(02), 289-316.