Video links follow notes: This episode is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZqTA2QJIhTA
Stephen Hurn's background is in software development, and his passion is science fiction as literature and the consideration of truth.
There was so much hope in programming during the '90's that technology would free us from menial facts, but...
The new atheists fought against the straw man of the god of the gaps but failed at explaining the mechanisms behind the world.
Godel - for every rational system (the universe is an example of a rational system), there is an infinitely larger set of true facts that you can ever prove.
Art, Music and Literature offer a way forward.
Literature of the 20th century: 1984, Brave New World, Dune
We need a religious instinct that works against letting AI think for us.
Herbert (Dune) understood the power of religion and taboo. Will we also have a Luddite rebellion against technology? Look at Dune to see where an overreaction can lead.
The mystical is an important part of the human experience and must be aligned properly, towards Christ.
Gnosticism, pride and the sin in the Garden. Right things can be done in the wrong order. You can do anything in life, but you can't do everything in life.
Videos mentioned:
McGilchrist, Watson and Levin: https://youtu.be/ynHfrfpTH18
Jordan Peterson, Jeff Sandefer on Education: https://youtu.be/FEUjcRWfu3c
