Episode 56: Rationality, Religion, and the Omega Point
The Theory of Anything
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The Phenomenon of Man
Tolstoy found himself in this situation where he took his understanding of the cosmology of science based on the best theories that were available to him at the time. And it's interesting kind of where the story goes from there because he found much to criticize within religion as well. Tolstoy famously criticized religion quite a bit, but he also practiced it and came to at least believe parts of it. It is very hard to see how to get around it, given what we think we understand about the scientific worldview.
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