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Ep 331: Gurwinder Bhogal Examines Human Nature

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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Introduction

How much do we think about our thinking or what is known as meta-cognition? Our brains evolved in prehistoric times. They are best suited to a world that no longer exists. So charity can be an act of vanity. A show of virtue can be lazy, posturing. All our reasoning can actually just be rationalization. And even my urging you to think about your thinking could be an acts of self-dilution.

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