Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In Fall 2025, I attended a philosophy of religion workshop at Christopher Newport University. Thank you very much to those who donated money to help pay for the trip!
While I was there, I sat down one evening with Joe Schmid (@MajestyofReason ) to discuss the talk he gave on what he calls psychonomic harmony. It combines psychophysical harmony and nomological harmony in a creative way.
00:00 Meet Joe
00:50 What is Psychophysical Harmony?
02:33 What is Nomological Harmony?
03:44 What Is Psychonomic Harmony?
06:37 Why It Matters for Value
06:58 Testing Existing Solutions
08:00 Brutalism as an Answer
10:01 A Priori Physicalism Route
10:56 Mary Zombies Inverts
14:26 Panpsychism?
17:46 Fine Tuning the Ensemble
18:22 Too Many Minds Nearby
19:25 Skepticism About Other Minds
20:17 Multiverse Style Objection
21:09 Teleological Laws Explained
22:14 Why Nagel Falls Short
24:07 Saad’s Teleology Critique
25:46 Value Directed Solutions
28:08 Unifying All Harmonies
31:10 Game Rules Analogy
34:14 Conclusion
Recently, my wife unexpectedly lost her job, putting us in a difficult place financially. Please prayerfully consider supporting me on Patreon. Go to patreon.com/theanalyticchristian
If you have questions or suggestions for future videos, please email at theanalyticchristian[at]gmail[dot]com
Joe wants to note that this video represented his views at the time of the recording (October 2025). So, don't automatically infer that he agrees with everything said in the video about his personal views.
In Fall 2025, I attended a philosophy of religion workshop at Christopher Newport University. Thank you very much to those who donated money to help pay for the trip!
While I was there, I sat down one evening with Joe Schmid (@MajestyofReason ) to discuss the talk he gave on what he calls psychonomic harmony. It combines psychophysical harmony and nomological harmony in a creative way.
00:00 Meet Joe
00:50 What is Psychophysical Harmony?
02:33 What is Nomological Harmony?
03:44 What Is Psychonomic Harmony?
06:37 Why It Matters for Value
06:58 Testing Existing Solutions
08:00 Brutalism as an Answer
10:01 A Priori Physicalism Route
10:56 Mary Zombies Inverts
14:26 Panpsychism?
17:46 Fine Tuning the Ensemble
18:22 Too Many Minds Nearby
19:25 Skepticism About Other Minds
20:17 Multiverse Style Objection
21:09 Teleological Laws Explained
22:14 Why Nagel Falls Short
24:07 Saad’s Teleology Critique
25:46 Value Directed Solutions
28:08 Unifying All Harmonies
31:10 Game Rules Analogy
34:14 Conclusion
Recently, my wife unexpectedly lost her job, putting us in a difficult place financially. Please prayerfully consider supporting me on Patreon. Go to patreon.com/theanalyticchristian
If you have questions or suggestions for future videos, please email at theanalyticchristian[at]gmail[dot]com
Joe wants to note that this video represented his views at the time of the recording (October 2025). So, don't automatically infer that he agrees with everything said in the video about his personal views.
