The Plausible Bullshit Theory of Human Consciousness
Why Everything You Feel Is a Convincing IllusionBy Andrew G. Gibson
Length5h 40m
About this audiobook
The Plausible Bullshit Theory of Human Consciousness explores the strange, self-deceiving miracle at the heart of being alive. It argues that consciousness isn’t a light in the skull but a story the brain tells itself—a continuous act of plausible bullshit stitched together from fragments of perception, memory, and imagination. Blending neuroscience, philosophy, and dark humour, Andrew G. Gibson shows how the mind edits reality into coherence, why meaning matters more than truth, and how culture, morality, and identity all emerge from the same narrative machinery. This is not a self-help book—it’s an unapologetically curious dive into why we believe our own fictions, how they evolve, and what happens when the story starts to question its author.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology, Philosophy
Length5 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 29, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Plausible Bullshit Theory of Human Consciousness
2Chapter One: Introducing the Plausible Bullshit Theory
3Chapter Two: Brains and Stories
4Chapter Three: Meme Machines and Magic Charms
5Chapter Four: The Algorithmic Unconscious
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6Chapter Five: When Bullshit Runs Riot
7Chapter Six: The Moral Storyteller
8Chapter Seven: The Meaning Machine
9Chapter Eight: Culture as Collective Bullshit
10Chapter Nine: The Future of Feeling
11Chapter Ten: The Mechanical Bullshitters
12Chapter Eleven: Varieties of Narrative Minds
13Chapter Twelve – The Great Collaboration
14Chapter Thirteen: The Meaning Machine: (Untitled)
15Chapter Fourteen: How to Bullshit Well
16Conclusion: Living as Conscious Bullshitters
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