This chapter delves into the various interpretations of a movie and its main character's actions. The hosts explore the existential absurdity depicted in the film and the lack of concrete answers it offers. They also touch on the aesthetic choices and potentially controversial depictions within the movie.
VBW favorite Paul Bloom takes a short break from his Sam Harris duties to help us break down the Coen Brothers' ode to uncertainty, A Serious Man. Does inaction have consequences? Can you understand the cat but not the math? Why are there Hebrew letters carved into the back of a goy's teeth? Dybbuk or no Dybbuk? Why does God make us feel the questions if he’s not gonna give us any answers?
Plus, Paul defends the psych establishment against critiques from the podcast peons at Two Psychologists Four Beers and Very Bad Wizards.
Special Guest: Paul Bloom.
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