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#10 - The Primacy of Ideas, with David Deutsch

Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren

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Why Do We Look Back on History With Envy?

Many people paint a somewhat romantic view of our prehistoric and pre-scientific past. They believe that we lived an idyllic life, free from modern stressers such as long days at the office or social media. i take you to be in the opposite camp here, advocating a much more grim description of the history of nity. What kept the population down and what kept the population constant in those daysffor most of our history? That's thing. And i think the answer is, nothing good.

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