2min chapter

The Jordan Harbinger Show cover image

536: Julia Galef | Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't

The Jordan Harbinger Show

CHAPTER

The Rational Irrationality Hypothesis

Theory of rational irrationality is that humans evolved to essentially be epistemically rational only when it helps them. And so in the book, I try to explain the rational rationality view and then explain why I don't actually think that makes sense. It's a big counter argument to what I'm saying in the book. What I'm saying is that we should be in scout mindset much or all of the time - having more accurate beliefs would be good for us.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode