Episode 59: Tumors All the Way Down (With Sam Harris)
Very Bad Wizards
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The Negative Effects of Knowledge on Human Frustration
The progress that we've made is noting that those two things are are different and I think we we definitely also disagree on what happens when you find out more information. My prediction is that for many people and for many cultures now and throughout history even with that new information those feelings will be just as strong or at least not attenuated to any large extent. But moreover you think it contributes to human flourishing for you feel that way. Well that's an interesting interesting topic to a table for next time just weather because in my view this comes down to a discussion of whether certain kinds of knowledge are actually hostile to the deeper project of maximizing human flourishing.
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