What if the deepest debates about religion actually begin with questions about consciousness itself?

In this episode of Taste of Truth, Megan Leigh sits down with philosopher David Skrbina, author of Panpsychism in the West and The Jesus Hoax, to explore the emergence problem, the limits of materialism, and the philosophical idea of panpsychism.

The conversation then moves into the mythicist debate surrounding the origins of Christianity. Skrbina responds to criticism from David Fitzgerald and Richard Carrier, discusses the role of motive in historical analysis, and shares his thoughts on Adam Green’s book The Jesus Deception.

Topics discussed include:

• panpsychism and the nature of consciousness• the emergence problem in philosophy of mind• materialism and the limits of scientific explanation• the mythicist debate about the origins of Christianity• David Skrbina’s response to Fitzgerald and Carrier• Jesus as literary or theological construct

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https://taste0ftruth.com/2026/03/09/consciousness-myth-the-power-of-belief/

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