Join me as I chat with skepticism legend Michael Shermer (from
) and epistemology educator about the nature of truth and knowledge, the role of criticism in science, and how societies foster error correction for moral and scientific advancement. We also discuss the debunking of myths, AI doomerism, the existence of God, the hard problem of consciousness, and free will. I hope you enjoy!Chapters:
0:00 Skeptical Attitude vs Critical Attitude
9:00 Science (Hard & Soft) vs Philosophy
16:40 Error Correction & Progress
20:14 The Limits of Liberty & Moral Obligation
24:34 Conflicting Rights vs Soluble Problems
26:39 Naturalistic Morality, Tradition & Value of People
31:30 The Hard Problem of Consciousness vs Explanatory Universality
36:07 The God vs Simulation Hypothesis
44:05 Mythological Truths & Value of Religion
45:26 Prediction vs Prophecy & AI Doomerism
55:30 Bayesianism & Betting
57:27 Consciousness & Computation
1:06:22 Levels of Causality
1:10:30 The Difference Between Humans, AGIs, and Aliens
1:13:57 How Rational Are Humans?
1:19:01 Truth & Faith vs Reason
1:22:45 Free Will & Immortality
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