Episode 56: Rationality, Religion, and the Omega Point
The Theory of Anything
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The Importance of Perfection in Meaning Memes
I think religions have done this in a far more positive way than people give them credit for. I honestly think there's a lot of meaning memes out there that are more dangerous than religion today and they're going to need to learn from religion. So I think the idea of perfection and error correction would be a great basis for a meaning meme, maybe hopefully reduce a lot of the negatives that come out of meaning memes. The question I had was, was about the difference between the religious claim and a more empirical claim that might be or metaphysical claim,. That might be more subject to critical rationalism.
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