Is consciousness fundamental or emergent?

Is there a purpose to the largest thing of all - The Universe? And does the weird world of the smallest things - Quantum Physics - tell us anything about it?
Atheist theologian Emily Qureshi-Hurst believes the evidence points to a purely physical reality. However, astrophysicist Paul Davies says there's a deeper meaning to the 'directionality' of our cosmos. In this mind-expanding conversation, they join Justin to explain the science they agree on... and work out where they differ.

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For Emily Qureshi-Hurst: https://www.emilyqureshihurst.com/
For Paul Davies: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457920/quantum-20-by-davies-paul/9780241655801
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