The Gray Area with Sean IllingConsciousness is a mystery

Is The Self A Useful Fiction?

20:33–22:41 · 128s

Pollan calls the self a construct that’s functional yet illusory, then explores our paradoxical drive to both build strong selves and escape them through art, awe, psychedelics, meditation, and religion.

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