Curt Jaimungal joins Coleman Hughes to explore the nature of death, the reference class problem, and the role of consciousness in fundamental reality. The conversation also tackles UFO sightings, the hard problem of consciousness, and philosophical questions about probability and the future of the sun.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:20 - Quantum mechanics overview
- 00:04:24 - Podcasts vs universities
- 00:06:49 - UFO discussion
- 00:11:06 - Skeptic strawmans on aliens
- 00:15:27 - Sightings as contagion?
- 00:21:44 - Consciousness in reality
- 00:24:51 - Hard problem of consciousness
- 00:29:29 - Mystery of consciousness
- 00:35:05 - Life vs death explanation
- 00:49:24 - Identity and self
- 00:55:53 - Reference class problem
- 00:59:22 - Philosophy of probability
- 01:04:05 - Outro with Coleman
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