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Two aspiring rationalists bring you mind-bending ideas from science, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and medicine. Whether you enjoy wide-ranging discussions or are looking to upgrade your reasoning and critical thinking skills, this podcast will satisfy your intellectual hunger and sharpen your skeptical eye.
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Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Jared and Gianluca dive into the ethics of lying and the effects of trying really hard not to, as well as some of the concepts and thoughts which changed the course of their lives. They also discuss religion, Santa and whether you only have a limited window to overcome limiting beliefs.
Shownotes:
The book in which Sam Harris talks about the difference between LSD and meditation : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18774981-waking-up
Eliezer Yudkowsky’s essay “Crisis of Faith” : https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/BcYBfG8KomcpcxkEg/crisis-of-faith
A good primer on Belief in Belief : https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CqyJzDZWvGhhFJ7dY/belief-in-belief
Robert Sopalsky’s book “Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst” : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31170723-behave
Christopher Hitchens’ powerful monologue : https://youtu.be/MQox1hQrABQ
“Lying” by Sam Harris : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18869177-lying
“Waking Up” by Sam Harris : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18774981-waking-up
Douglas Harding’s “On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious” : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/817501.On_Having_No_HeadEliezer Yudkowsky, the rational voice in our heads : https://twitter.com/ESYudkowsky
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