The Nature of Truth and Belief

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This episode was recorded on November 1, 2021.

In this episode, Curt and I discuss truth, God, science, and Curt’s documentary ‘Better Left Unsaid’ about the ramifications of left-wing politics going too far.

Curt Jaimungal is a Torontonian filmmaker and YouTuber @Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal, where he explores theoretical physics, consciousness, free will, and God—to name a few.

Check out Curt’s YouTube channel

https://youtube.com/c/TheoriesofEverything

And his documentary

http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com

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[00:00] Intro

[01:03] Noam Chomsky 

[04:46] Central vs. radical left

[11:42] The political runaway feedback loop

[16:26] Self-deception

[22:57] Perception, Power, & Psychopathy

[28:26] On Dialogue

[31:36] Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, & Lawrence Krauss

[34:58] The Imitation Instinct 

[39:24] Religious Depth

[42:36] Atheism, Dogma, & Perception

[47:29] Visual Perception 

[50:17] Persistent Patterns

[53:16] South Park 

[56:11] Sam Harris & Truth

[01:01:03] Mysteries of Math & Science

[01:05:09] Science in Religion

[01:06:10] Computation & Consciousness

[01:11:27] Jung I 

[01:14:20] Ethics & Psychotherapy

[01:18:38] 'Better Left Unsaid' 

[01:20:11] God & Responsibility, Defined

[01:25:07] Jung II 

[01:30:43] Atheistic Scientists 

[01:34:05] Defining God II 

[01:39:29] Imitation & Worship

[01:40:00] Self-fulfilling Beliefs & Deceit

[01:47:33] Not Repeating Oneself

[01:48:31] Podcasting